Course Description This course will teach you how to effectively manage all phases of a project. You'll learn the project management framework of initiation, planning, execution, control, and formal closing, and discover what it takes to ensure project success. In this skills-building course, you'll focus on practical tools and techniques as you spend 75% of the course working on a project-from initiation to close. You'll work individually and in teams to write objectives, conduct stakeholder analysis, and develop a work breakdown structure and risk management plan for a case study project. Practice using estimating techniques, dependency analysis, and network diagramming. Leave class with the knowledge and tools to immediately get your projects done on time, within budget, and to specification. Students pursuing a university-recognized and/or accredited certificate in Canada or continuing education units in the US must attend at least 90% of class time, participate in class exercises and section-knowledge checks, and score at least 70% on an end-of-class, multiple-choice assessment. What You'll Learn Define basic terminology of project management Identify the project management life cycle Understand the project management knowledge areas Build a business case for project initiation Define project scope and stakeholder expectations Define roles and responsibilities for project stakeholders Build an effective WBS and project schedule Ensure buy-in from your team and sponsors Identify, analyze, quantify, mitigate, and manage risks Create project management plans for quality, communication, resources, and stakeholder management Manage project change through formal change control processes Close a project Who Should Attend Project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project team members, stakeholders, and senior managers who want to master project management. Prerequisites: None; Do not take this course if you have taken IT Project Management. Course Outline: Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class. Lessons Lesson 1: Project Management Framework The Project Management Institute PMI Framework Five Process Groups Life Cycles Nine Knowledge Areas What is a Project? Project Management Terminology Lesson 2: Initiating Five Steps of Project Initiation Build a Business Case Establish Project Scope Analyze Stakeholder Needs Identify Constraints Build a Communication Plan BOSSCARD Framework Initiating Questions Objectives The Project Charter Constraints Assumptions Scope Stakeholder Analysis Prioritization Grid Five Stakeholder Groups Project Roles and Responsibilities Responsibility Assignment Matrix Sign-Off Process Lesson 3: Planning Seven Steps of Successful Planning Communications Planning Quality Management Quality Tools and Techniques Risk Management Identify, Assess, Quantify, and Manage Risk Management Life Cycle Risk Response Strategies Risk Management Workshop Sources of Change Formal Change Control Process Managing Organizational Change Developing the WBS Diagramming a Project Identifying the Critical Path Creating the Schedule Producing Effective Estimates Network Diagramming Resource Allocation, Leveling, and Schedule Compression Generating a Budget Cost Categories Procurement Planning Lesson 4: Controlling and Closing Project Controls Challenges Activity Analysis Earned Value Analysis Expectations Stakeholder Expectations Project Environment Expectation Control Elements Project Manager vs. Expectation Gap Organizational Style Why Do Projects Fail? Lesson 5: Closing Processes Administrative Closure Contract Closure Lessons Learned Lesson 6: Case Studies Managing Cross Functional Teams Dealing with Conflicting Expectations Handling Organizational Impacts Hands-On Exercises Project Management Terminology Establish the Project Background and Develop the Project Mini Charter Stakeholder Identification and Analysis Project Roles and Responsibilities Responsibility Assignment Matrix Defining Assumptions and Constraints Communications Planning Risk Planning Change Management Planning Develop the WBS Activity Definition Estimate Activity Duration Calculate the Critical Path Develop the Project Schedule Project Controls Calculating Earned Value Manage Expectations Plan for Closure Evaluate PM Competencies Price: $2,195.00 Duration: 3 days Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm Contact: Cari Jones, Corporate Account Manager Email: CariJ@fmctraining.com Phone: 407-354-4866 FUTURE MEDIA CONCEPTS, INC., the nation's premier digital media training center, provides manufacturer-authorized training in all areas of digital media including digital video and film editing, web design and development, sound design, DVD authoring, 3D animation, motion graphics, desktop publishing, architectural and mechanical design and Mac IT. FMC is an authorized training provider for Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Boris FX, Digidesign, NewTek and Softimage. Founded in 1994, FMC has training centers located in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Orlando, Chicago and Dubai. www.fmctraining.com