MDP407 – Principles & Techniques of Project Management

Course description

This 3-day course provides an overview of project management concepts and principles using lecture and discussions. An integrated case study will provide students with a first-hand opportunity to practice the theories and concepts discussed in the classroom throughout the course. This course is 100% compliant with the Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) current Project Management Body of Knowledge. (PMBOK® Guide)

Who should attend

This course is primarily designed for people who have or will be assigned project management responsibilities; for project managers, project leaders or anyone performing in those roles or soon to be performing in those roles.

What you will achieve

A clear differentiation between project, program, and subproject, identifying contrasting and related characteristics of each.
The ability to compare and contrast project management to: strategic management, operations management, and crisis management.
The knowledge of how to define the role of the project manager while balancing the expectations of the different project stakeholders.
The course-long case study will provide a forum in which to develop essential management deliverables: project charters, scope statements, work breakdown structures, activity lists, duration estimates, network diagrams, and risk analysis.
A skill assessment will enable students to gauge their level of skill in project management.

What you will learn

The Project Management Framework – as described in PMI’s® current PMBOK® guide
The (9) Knowledge Areas, the (5) Process Groups, and the Iterative Process Model – processes involved in project management
Key Stakeholders – their impact on, as well as their roles in a typical project
Types of Organizational Structures – their impact on managing projects
Project Quality and Risk – how to account for project quality and risk as a part of the project plan

Agenda

Day One

Course Introduction
Project Management Overview
Initiating Process Group

Day Two

Planning Process Group I

Day Three

Planning Process Group II (Continued)
Executing Process Group
Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
Closing Process Group
Assessing project manager skills

Please contact PSI for costs, more details and to register. Costs include all course materials, coffee breaks in the morning and afternoon, lunch and training venue.