Four to ten core members make for the best project team.

Project Management 101

PM101 introduces participants to a core set of terms, techniques, and processes to effectively define, estimate, launch, and manage projects. Any project greater than 120 staff hours and 3 or more people can benefit from project management tools and techniques.

 

PM101 can be designed to address real projects. Closed sessions ask project groups to come to the workshop together and use the class to make real progress defining their project plan.

 

All terms used are directly from the Project Management Body of Knowledge [PMBOK] so participants of PM101 are equipped to participate in projects lead by certified PM’s.

· Describe the roles and responsibilities of a project core team member, project leader/manager, sponsor and extended team members.

· Establish team ground rules in the four areas of planning, tracking, practices, and relationships.

· Describe the process steps for project planning.

· State the deliverables of the project planning process.

· Draw a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) based on the specific project selected in the course.

· Generate the Work Breakdown Structure dictionary.

· Sketch out a schedule and Gantt Chart for the project.

· Define risks, assess severity, and develop mitigation and contingency plans

· Assist the Project Leader in assessing project variation and making suggestions for corrections.

 

 

Understand the following terms:

Assumption List, Constraints of Scope, Schedule, Cost, and Quality, Critical Path, Gantt Chart, Program, Program Manager, Project, Project Flexibility, Project Leader, Project Management Body of Knowledge [PMBOK], Project Plan, Project Scope Statement [PSS], Project Team Member, Risk Analysis, Sponsor, Work Breakdown Structure {WBS]

http://www.pmi.org is the standard bearer of project management.

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