Project Management in the Business Environment

Course Description

This course develops the principles and techniques to plan, execute, and manage complex projects. Topics include workflow analysis, quality control, and performance evaluation

Topics and Objectives

Project Management Overview

  • Describe the environment of project management
  • Explain how the selection of projects supports the organization's mission
  • Analyze the process of initiating a project
  • Assess the project life cycle parameters

Human Aspects of Project Management

  • Assess the importance of successful project sponsorship and leadership
  • Analyze how an organization's structure and culture impact project management
  • Appraise the attributes of a project team
  • Assess the role of communication in project management

Project Planning and Risk Management

  • Analyze the project planning steps and their sequence
  • Differentiate among the tools utilized in project scheduling
  • Assess project risks and their impact on project outcomes
  • Analyze the importance of project contingency planning
  • Apply processes used to identify, implement, and manage project changes

Project Resource Management

  • Assess time-cost tradeoffs in reducing project schedules
  • Distinguish among the types of project constraints
  • Analyze the methods of allocating resources to projects
  • Differentiate among the tools utilized in successful resource management

Partnering and Performance Measurement

  • Analyze the important practices used in successful partnering
  • Appraise the keys to mutually beneficial negotiations
  • Compare and contrast the components of an integrated cost/schedule system, including a mid-project status project report
  • Assess the importance of the project audit process
  • Summarize the project closure process

Project Management in the 21st Century

  • Compare and contrast the management of domestic and global projects
  • Analyze the importance of considering cultural differences in project management
  • Critique trends in project management

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