Course Content

Lesson 1 Initiating the Project

• Defining the Project
• Understanding Organizational Structures
• Validating the Project
• Understanding the Project Management Knowledge Areas
• Understanding the Role of the Project Manager

Lesson 2 Project Process Groups and the Project Charter

• Project Life Cycles and Process Groups
• Project Process Groups
• Receiving a Project Request
• Project Stakeholders
• Creating the Project Charter

Lesson 3 Planning a Project

• Holding the Kick-Off Meeting
• Documenting the Scope Management Plan
• Writing the Project Scope Statement
• Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Lesson 4 Schedule Planning

• Defining Activities
• Activity Sequencing
• Activity Duration Estimates
• Creating the Project Schedule

Lesson 5 Communicating the Plan

• Communications Planning
• Resource Planning
• Human Resources Planning
• Procurement Planning

Lesson 6 Defining the Cost, Quality, and Risk Plans

• Cost Estimating
• Cost Budgeting
• Quality Planning
• Risk Planning
• Project Management Plan Sign-off and Transition

Lesson 7 Executing the Project

• Forming and Developing the Project Team
• Project Kickoff
• Organizational Governance

Lesson 8 Processing Change Requests

• Implementing Change Control Systems
• Other Plan Changes
• Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
• Risk Monitoring and Control
• Establishing Performance Measures

Lesson 9 Controlling the Project

• Controlling Quality
• Controlling Cost with Earned Value Measurement
• Managing Stakeholder Expectations

Lesson 10 Closing the Project

• Preparing for Project Closure
• Steps in Closing Out a Project