Project Management Fundamentals

Agenda

Module 1   What is Project Management?

• The Nature of Project Management

• Introducing the Project Stakeholders

 Module 2 The Theory of Project Management

• The Project Lifecycle

• Project Processes

• Critical Path

• WBS

Module 3 Initiating a Project

• Developing a Scope Statement

• Develop a Project Management Plan

• Create a Scope Management Plan

• Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Module 4  Project Planning

• Establishing the Business Case for a Project

• Determining Metrics

• Determining Budgets & Timelines

• Critical Path

• Building the Tasklist

Module 5  Project Scheduling

• Estimation in Projects

• Estimation Techniques

• Identifying Dependencies between tasks

• Documenting, Tracking & Managing the schedule

Module 6 Managing  the Project

• Controlling the Project

• Managing the Schedule & Cost

• Managing Risk

• Managing Quality

• Managing Resources

• Managing Project Changes

Module 7  Leadership & Communication

• Developing the Project Team

• Agreeing objectives and metrics

Module 8  Closing the Project

• Closing a Project

Learning Objectives

This Project Management Fundamentals training programme may be beneficial to individuals who have some project experience but not in a management capacity. The course is ideal for a technical audience with a Manufacturing, Business, Technical  or medical or pharma background