Project Management Training CD Project Management: Coordination This program provides project managers with step-by-step guidance for ensuring that the various elements of a project are coordinated effectively. They learn about the importance of creating a project plan, as well as how to manage change during a project. Learn To: - Describe the information included in a project charter.
- Include the appropriate information in a project plan.
- Incorporate the seven management plans into an overall project plan.
- Conduct mid-project evaluations.
- Develop a good change control system.
- Complete five basic steps during configuration management.
Content Emphasis: Skills-Based Audience: Individuals who want to learn how to measure a project's progress and control factors that vary from the project's objectives. Total Learning Time: 2 - 4 Hour(s) | Product | CODE | Price | Order | | Project Management: Coordination CD-ROM | ng41510 | $74.95 | | Project Management Training CD Course Contents Unit 1: Understanding Integration
Duration: 0.5 - 1 Hour(s) - List the five steps of the project management process.
- Identify the three components of the project integration variable.
- Describe key differences between a project and product life cycle.
- Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Janet Porter, Icon's Director of Business Development, to discuss project coordination, also known as project integration. Through your questions, you will review your knowledge of the project management process and project communication systems, and you will discover what role each plays in project integration.
Unit 2: Developing a Plan
Duration: 0.5 - 1 Hour(s) - List the different functions of a project plan.
- Identify the documents needed to develop a project plan.
- Describe what information is included in a project charter.
- Include the appropriate information in a project plan.
- Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Travis Peterson, Icon's Director of Information Services, and Greg Avery, Icon's Engineering Manager. Your goal is to develop a project plan for the corporate-wide installation of a video-conferencing system. You must develop a project plan that is as solid and as complete as possible so that rework is avoided. As the project manager, it is your responsibility to make sure all the appropriate information is used in and applied to the project plan.
Unit 3: Implementing the Plan
Duration: 0.5 - 1 Hour(s) - Identify components of a project management information system.
- Incorporate the seven management plans into an overall project plan.
- Recognize the importance of a work authorization system.
- Conduct mid-project evaluations.
- Include stakeholder input during project plan implementation.
- Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Bruce Madison, Icon's Director of Information Services. He will lead you through a series of exercises to test your knowledge of implementing a project plan. Through his questions and your answers, you will verify your understanding of the different management plans, work authorizations and outputs, and mid-project evaluations.
Unit 4: Controlling Change
Duration: 0.5 - 1 Hour(s) - Identify five things needed to control changes to a project.
- List the different functions of a change control system.
- Develop a good change control system.
- Complete five basic steps during configuration management.
- Name the items used to control a project's performance, budget, and schedule.
- Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Travis Peterson, Icon's Director of Information Services, and Greg Avery, Icon's Engineering Manager, to discuss a change that must be made to the project plan for the telecommunications project. You have determined that it will be impossible to complete Phase III as planned. As the project manager, it is your responsibility to control the changes that must be made in order to successfully complete the project.
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