For participants who already know about project life cycles, goal setting, creating a vision, and statement of work, this will be ideal for further skill development. At this level, participants learn to approach projects at a deeper level, and to function within a project team.

Through this course you will learn:

• identifying a project’s tasks and resources
• prioritizing with the Work Breakdown Structure
• using tools such as Gantt charts, PERT diagrams, and network diagrams; identifying and manage risk, change process

Course Topics:

Session One: Course Overview

Session Two: What Really Needs To Be Done?

• Identifying Tasks
• Identifying Resources
• Pete’s Cost List

Session Three: The Work Breakdown Structure

Session Four: Scheduling Techniques

• Preparing a Basic Schedule
• Other Scheduling Factors
• Planning Tools
• Gantt Charts
• Creating a Gantt Chart
• Network Diagrams
• Flow Charts

Session Five: Budgeting Tips and Tricks

• Budgeting Basics
• Pete’s Budget

Session Six: Assessing Project Risks

Session Seven: Preparing the Final Plan

Session Eight: Making it Fit

• Schedule and Budget Compression
• Case Study

Session Nine: The Execution Phase

Session Ten: Controlling Changes

Session Eleven: Closing Out a Project

• Recommended Reading List
• Personal Action Plan