| Overview |
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The broad framework is based on the contents of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK®). |
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| Objectives |
After the completion of the course, the participants would be able to:
- Understand the complete Project Management Life Cycle
- Understand the processes involved in managing a Project
- Learn about the core project management processes and techniques involved in managing - Scope, Time and Cost of the project
- Also understand the relevance and application of Project Quality, Human Resources, Risk and Procurement
- Learn about Project Integration Management
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| Topic |
| Introduction |
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Getting to know the participants
- Expectation setting and clarifications |
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| 1 Introduction to Project Management |
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Introduction to Projects, Project Management and PM environment:
- Characteristics of a Project
- Introduction to Programs, Portfolio, Sub-Projects, PMO
- Project Triple Constraint
- Different Life Cycles – Product Life Cycle, Project Life Cycle, PM Life Cycle
- Stakeholder Management
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| 2 Project Management Processes |
Introduction to Project Management Process Groups:
- Initiating
- Planning
- Executing
- Controlling
- Closing
Interaction of Processes across various Process Groups |
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| 3 Project Initiation |
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- How does a project come into existence? Initiation of a project
- Profitability calculation using different project selection methods
- Development of a Project Charter |
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| 4 Project Planning – Scheduling |
- Overview of the Project scheduling process
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Scope Planning
- Work Breakdown Structure using best practices of project management
- Network Diagramming techniques for arriving to a Project Network Diagram
- Duration estimation & Resource estimation
- PERT estimation technique
- Critical Path Method |
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| 5 Project Planning – Costing |
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Resource Planning - How to plan resources for the project?
- Cost Estimating techniques
- Different types of Cost estimates
- Cost Budgeting
- Preparation of Cost Baseline |
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| 6 Project Quality Management |
- Concepts of Quality Management in Project Management
- Quality Planning techniques
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control techniques
- Analysis of different Tools used in Quality Management
- Pareto Chart
- Control charts
- Statistical Sampling
- Ishikawa Diagram
- Quality Audits
- Costs of Quality and Non-Quality
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| 7 Project Human Resource & Communications Management |
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Organizational Planning & Structures
- Role and Responsibility Assignment matrix preparation
- Staff Acquisition Activities and creation of a Staffing management Plan
- Team Building, Leadership, Motivation and Conflict resolution techniques
- Importance of Communications in Projects
- Communications Planning
- Project Manager’s role in Communications management
- Communication models and their application to Project
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| 8 Project Risk Management |
- Description of Risks a Project can face
- Risk Management Planning
- Risk Identification process
- Risk identification Techniques – including Brainstorming and Delphi techniques
- Management and Contingency Reserves
- Risk prioritization Risk Response Planning
- Various Risk response techniques/ Contingency Plans
- Risk Monitoring & Control |
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| 9 Project Procurement Management |
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Relevance of procurement management in project management
- Project Manager’s role in procurements
- Procurement Planning
- Procurement activities – contracting, negotiating etc.
- Different Contract types and their utility
- Contract administration and closure |
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10 Project Monitoring & Control |
- Project monitoring – its importance and advantages
- How to monitor
- Project monitoring techniques – Earned Value Management
- Forecasting
- Taking corrective or preventive actions
- Reporting progress
- Change Control Process
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| 11 Project Closure |
- Project closure process
- Project closure activities
- Project closure methods
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| Case Study and Exercises |
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| Delivery Method |
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The course is a mix of instructor lead, and self paced learning, designed to enable participants learn, experiment and implement the concepts involving application of Project management concepts / techniques.
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| Target Audience |
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The target audiences for the program are junior level Project Managers (with about 2+ years of PM experience). |
