At-a-Glance:
Course Length:
5 days
Course Number & Level:
104.PMET3 - Introductory
Professional Development Units (PDUs):
35
Continuing Education Units (CEUs):
3.5
PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Areas Covered:
- Project Integration Management
- Project Scope Management
- Project Cost Management
- Project Time Management
- Project Risk Management
- Project Human Resource Management
PM Essentials Using Microsoft® Project 2003
Course Overview
The foundation of what you need to know to manage projects is presented in this unique course that integrates project management theory and practice. Participants gain a broad overview of project management basic concepts and practices during PM Essentials while at the same time applying their knowledge using Microsoft Project 2003 as a project management tool. The course covers the basic concepts using the five essential project management processes, defining requirements, schedules, risk management, and change control as well as learning the capabilities of Microsoft Project 2003. Participants the opportunity to apply best practices, including the application of Microsoft Project 2003, through the use of short case studies, practical exercises, class discussions, and lectures.
Key Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define the elements of an effective project charter
- Demonstrate the capabilities of Microsoft Project 2003
- Identify and develop all the elements of a team charter
- Identify the elements of the triple constraint
- Develop a project using the Work Breakdown Structure
- Define and use different types of estimates
- Determine strategies for handling change requests
- Identify, quantify, and manage risk
- Develop, monitor and control schedules
- Apply Microsoft Project 2003 concepts in a practical case study situation
- Explain the importance of a project closeout process
Course Outline
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The Project Management Environment
- Define a project, project management, and a program
- Explain project management methodology and its application
- Identify processes and phases
- Perform a stakeholder analysis
- Demonstrate MSP 2003 project guide and project information dialog information
- Demonstrate MSP 2003 views, wizards, and calendars
Kicking off the Project
- Define elements of a project charter
- Explain the stages of team development
- Identify elements of a kickoff meeting
- Identify elements of a project workbook
- Use MSP 2003 templates to enter new tasks and durations
Defining the Project Scope
- Determine requirements
- Define project scope
- Explain Triple Constraint and use a Priority Matrix
Developing the Work Breakdown Structure
- Define the WBS objectives and terminology
- Decompose the project activities to manageable work packages
- Use outlining in MSP 2003
- Demote and promote tasks and customize the WBS in MSP 2003
Defining Estimates for Project Activities
- Develop quality estimates
- Define estimating terminology
- Describe methods to accurately estimate project costs
- Calculate top down and bottom up estimates
- Describe methods to validate project estimates
- Demonstrate how to assign and replace resources in MSP 2003
- Distinguish fixed work, fixed units, and fixed durations in MSP 2003
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Understanding Project Risk
- Identify the three components of risk
- Identify and applying the risk management process
- Determine the value of risk management
- Add notes to tasks in MSP 2003
Developing the Project Schedule
- Define schedule terminology
- Identify types of schedule views
- Determine relationships, lags, and loops
- Explain scheduling approaches and tools-Gantt charts and network analysis
- Identify the critical path
- Establish dependencies, predecessors, and linking in MSP 2003
- Save and clear a baseline in MSP 2003
Managing Change
- Establish the baseline with the customer and other stakeholders
- Describe elements of a good control process
- Change control process
- Change control board
- Change request form
- Change control log
- Describe methods to communicate the process and results to stakeholders
Managing and Controlling Outcomes
- Define the project manager's role in project tracking
- Describe the technical and human aspects of monitoring and controlling
- Describe the decision making process
- Identify types of project reviews
- Identify the purpose of status meetings
- Describe tools to help monitor and control
- Determine methods to appropriately manage conflict on the project
- Demonstrate how to track progress using MSP 2003
Closing the Project
- Describe the benefits of the closing process
- Describe the process of implementing closeout activities
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