Project Management Foundations - Online - School of Continuing Education, University Of Wisconsin

	Project Management Foundations

	Success in today's project management arena demands a structured, systematic approach to project management. This workshop provides core tools and techniques for each phase of project management: initiating, planning, executing, control and closing. Through case studies and hands-on practice you gain a working foundation to better plan and control a variety of projects in your organization. Value to You • Standardize PM concepts and training through entire organization • Comprehensive overview of project management processes and project manager responsibilities • Learn key project management processes and concepts • Create a project charter for establishing the initial parameters of the project • Create a project management plan to use as a basis for managing and directing project work • Focus on real-world scenarios and techniques • Gain immediate results to take back to your daily applications Select 'More' below to view course outline
More ▼ Seminar Outline Overview of Project Management Defining what is a project and what is project management Project management lifecycle What is a project manager? Prerequisites Prerequisites to project initiation Identifying stakeholders and understanding their needs and issues Types of project managers and reporting relationships Initiating the Project Elements of initiating a project Creating a project notebook Establishing the core team Holding a kick-off meeting Beginning initial status reporting Planning the Project Identifying and formulating the project strategy Creating a project estimate and schedule Summary tasks and work packages Creating baseline time estimates Identifying resources Developing a budget Identifying and addressing task interdependencies Converting the work breakdown structure into a Gantt chart Creating the risk management plan Assembling the project plan and having it reviewed and approved Steps in the change management process Areas of project variance and how variance are tracked and reported Managing issues Considerations in managing quality What to do in crisis management Summarizing the elements of the project planning process Execution and Control Assembling the full team Establishing metrics and data to be gathered Managing communications: status reports Closing the Project Activities for closing out a project A final project report and how to produce it Close ▲
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	Dates and locations to be announced. Fee: $845 CEUs: 1.4, PDUs: 14

	Email us with your interest, contact:
		Business & Management General Information, sce-bus@uwm.edu, 414-227-3220 Maribeth Sacho, Program Associate, msacho@uwm.edu, 414-227-3337

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