Project Management Principles

Day 1

Module 1: Course Overview

Module 2: What is a Project?

Module 3: Project Management Basics

Module 4: Pre-Assignment Review

Module 5: How Can Projects Help Me?

• The Benefits of Projects
• Case Study: Mary Marvelous

Module 6: A Project’s Life Cycle

• The Life Cycle
• Stages of a Project

Module 7: Selling a Project

• Tom Peters
• The Priority Matrix

Module 8: Preparing Your Project

• Things to Consider 

Module 9: The Role of a Project Manager

• A Project Manager’s skills
• Key skills

Module 10: Project Goals

Module 11: Laying Out the Project

• The Statement of Work
• Individual SOW
• Project Planning worksheet
• Writing reports

Day 2

Module 12: Project Risks

• Risk Tolerance 
• About risks
• Reducing risks

Module 13: Contingency Planning

Module 14: What Really Needs to be Done?

• Beginning a Plan
• Preparing a Basic Schedule
• Other Scheduling Factors
• Planning My Project
• Scheduling My Project

Module 15: The Work Breakdown Structure

Module 16: Planning Tools

• Two Basic Tools
• PERT
• GNAT Charts
• The Network Diagram 
• Flow Chart 

Module 17: Budgets

Module 18: Teamwork

• Why Teamwork is Important
• Building a Winning Team
• The Team Machine

Day 3

Module 19: Developing Teams

• Four Issues to Address with Project Teams 
• Team Development 

Module 20: Aspirinia

• Decision Information
• Individual Action Steps
• Group Planning 

Module 21: Communication Tips

Module 22: Closing Out a Project

Module 23: Team Meetings

Module 24: Presentation Primer

Module 25: Project Presentations

• Presentation Time
• Presentations
• Feedback and Evaluations

Wrap up