Project Management Foundations - 1-day Workshop

Price
$795.00 USD

Duration
1 Day

 

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
Private Group

Project Management Fundamentals Overview

Organizations that leverage project management best practices complete projects on time 28% more often and deliver on budget 24% more often than organizations that do not have a strong focus on project management standards.¹ This hands-on, discussion-oriented workshop allows students to gain a foundational knowledge of project management best practices and provides the opportunity to apply their project management learnings to real-life scenarios. Covering both predictive and adaptive approaches, the workshop emphasizes utilizing the latest practices, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), that will be most effective within your organization. Upon completion of the workshop, students will receive a certificate of completion. This workshop course is offered as either a 1 or 2 day course to fit your schedule needs.

Note: This course has been approved by PMI for 8 PDUs.

Course Objectives

  • Understand and use project management core terms
  • Explain key project management concepts and their importance to project and organizational success
  • Identify key stakeholder roles and leverage them to engage all stakeholders
  • Develop components of a project management plan appropriate for any type or size of project
  • Select the best practices for a project using Predictive, Agile, or Hybrid approaches and apply them appropriately to benefit the project and organization

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for anyone looking to enhance or reinforce their understanding of project management foundational concepts and techniques, including both new and experienced project managers.

How You Will Benefit

  • Understand the foundational principles, terms, and approaches of project management
  • More effective use of industry-standard project management tools and techniques, including AI
  • Experience via workshop activities to practice utilizing project management frameworks
  • Immediate applicability to ongoing projects
  • Top-rated instructors: Our crew of subject matter experts have an average instructor rating of 4.8 out of 5 across thousands of reviews.
  • Authorized content: We maintain more than 35 Authorized Training Partnerships with the top players in tech, ensuring your course materials contain the most relevant and up-to date information.
  • Interactive classroom participation: Our virtual training includes live lectures, demonstrations and virtual labs that allow you to participate in discussions with your instructor and fellow classmates to get real-time feedback.
  • Post Class Resources: Review your class content, catch up on any material you may have missed or perfect your new skills with access to resources after your course is complete.
  • Private Group Training: Let our world-class instructors deliver exclusive training courses just for your employees. Our private group training is designed to promote your team’s shared growth and skill development.
  • Tailored Training Solutions: Our subject matter experts can customize the class to specifically address the unique goals of your team.

Learning Credits: Learning Credits can be purchased well in advance of your training date to avoid having to commit to specific courses or dates. Learning Credits allow you to secure your training budget for an entire year while eliminating the administrative headache of paying for individual classes. They can also be redeemed for a full year from the date of purchase. If you have previously purchased a Learning Credit agreement with New Horizons, you may use a portion of your agreement to pay for this class.

If you have questions about Learning Credits, please contact your Account Manager.

Agenda

Project Context & Approach

  • Projects, Products, and Processes
  • Project Management and the Project Life Cycle
  • Defining Project Success
  • Waterfall vs Agile

Partnering with Stakeholders

  • Key Project Roles and Responsibilities
  • Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) – RACI Diagrams Exercise

Initiating the Project

  • Predictive Project Life Cycle
  • Project Charters

Planning the Project

  • Project Management Plan Best Practices
  • The PM Plan Components
  • Balancing Constraints

Defining Project Scope

  • The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Creating a WBS Example

Defining and Estimating Activities

  • Breaking Down Activities
  • Effort vs. Duration
  • Defining Activities Exercise

Developing the Project Schedule

  • Dependencies, Leads, and Lags
  • The Critical Path and Float
  • Schedule Compression
  • Schedule Formats
  • Developing a Budget
  • Creating a Schedule and Budget Exercise

Planning Project Communications

  • Tailoring Stakeholder Communications
  • Project Communication Challenges and Best Practices
  • Communications Matrix
  • Creating a Project Communications Plan Exercise

Planning Project Risk Management

  • Risk Identification Challenges
  • Identifying Risks: Knowns and Unknowns
  • Risk Analysis
  • Planning Risk Responses
  • Creating Risk Register Exercise

Artificial Intelligence

  • Generative AI vs. Artificial General Intelligence
  • Opportunities & Risks

Executing the Project

  • Leading and Managing Projects
  • Developing the Team and Trust
  • Engaging Stakeholders

Overseeing and Controlling the Project

  • Change Management
  • Tracking and Reporting
  • Controlling the Project Schedule
  • Monitoring Communications, Risk, and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Project Monitoring and Controlling Top 5

Closing the Project

  • Closing Projects, Phases, or Milestones
  • Lessons Learned
  • Celebrating Project Successes

Wrap-Up

  • Parking Lot Review
  • New Ideas, Confirmations, and Takeaways
 

Upcoming Class Dates and Times

Aug 28
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Sep 18
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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Nov 20
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Dec 18
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