TOPICS

Course Outline
1. Role of the Project Manager
Project Management Life Cycle
Project Manager Role
Triple Constraints
2. Stakeholders
Stakeholder Communication
Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholders Analysis
3. Decomposing and Estimating Work Effort
Project Charter
Scope Statement
Work Breakdown Structure
Estimating
4. Risk Management
Defining and Documenting Risks
Prioritizing Risks
Response Planning
5. Executing, Monitoring, Controlling, and Closing
PDCA
Scope Creep
Change Management
Lessons Learned
6. Wrap Up
Stakeholder Communication and Engagement
Key Points
Final Reflections
Quiz
Exercises:
Identifying key stakeholders on your project
Estimating work effort by creating a work breakdown structure and decomposing deliverables into sub-deliverables and activities
Estimating time to complete activities
Creating a team responsibility assignment matrix and determining when and how to communicate to key stakeholders
Identifying and analyzing risks and developing a response plan
Reflection prompts to solidify the learning.