Introduction
Deliver successful projects
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What you should know
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1. Get to Know Project Management
What is a project?
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What is project management?
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What it takes to be a project manager
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The project management life cycle
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Traditional vs. agile project management
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How organizational structure affects projects
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How organizational culture affects projects
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Project management software options
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Challenge: Organization
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2. First Things First
Initiate a project
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Identify project stakeholders
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Analyze project stakeholders
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Identify the project goal
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Define project objectives
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Choose a strategy
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Gather requirements
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Identify project deliverables and success criteria
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Identify project assumptions and risks
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Prepare a project scope statement
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Create a project charter
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Challenge: Project charter
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3. Develop a Project Plan
Project planning overview
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What is a work breakdown structure?
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Build a work breakdown structure
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How to create work packages
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Estimate time and cost
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How to choose the best estimate
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Create a resource management plan
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Build a project schedule
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Develop a project budget
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Identify risks
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Create a risk management plan
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Set up a communication plan
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Develop a quality plan
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How to set up a change management plan
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How to plan procurement
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Processes for procuring resources
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How to obtain approval to proceed
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Challenge: Change
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4. Build a Project Schedule
Put tasks in sequence
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How to assign resources to tasks
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Learn to use milestones
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Make a realistic schedule
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Understand the critical path
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Understand the critical chain method
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How to shorten a schedule
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Document the baseline
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Challenge: Network diagram
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5. An Overview of Agile Project Management
What is agile project management?
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The agile project management life cycle
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Plan an iteration
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Manage the explore stage
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Handle the adapt and close stages
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Challenge: Agile
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6. While You Run the Project
How to run a project
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Techniques for communicating effectively
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Run effective meetings
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Challenge: Agenda
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7. Work with Teams
Manage team resources
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Understand team dynamics
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How to manage virtual teams
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How to manage technical teams
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Challenge: Team
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8. Monitor and Control Progress and Performance
How to gather data
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How to manage project change
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Learn how to manage project scope
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Monitor and control risks
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Understand earned value analysis
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Evaluate progress
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Learn how to solve problems
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How to get a project back on track
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Challenge: Change request
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9. Close a Project
Close a project
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How to obtain customer acceptance
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Document lessons learned
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How to prepare a close-out report
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Learn how to close and transition projects
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Challenge: Acceptance
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Ex_Files_Project_Management_Foundations.zip
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Glossary_Project_Management_Foundations.zip
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