Acing Project Management: Ultimate 7h Project Manager course
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If you ever wanted to understand project Management, become a project manager or bring your project management skills to the next level…
Then this course is for you.
My name is Ben, I have been a Project Manager for more than 20 years working for amongst others IBM, HP, large Financial companies and also Government agencies. I have also been coaching Project Managers for more than 10 years.
I have all the most respected Project Management certifications (PMP, Prince2, MSP, Agile Project Management) – and you know when I was doing those courses – I did not really enjoy them because when I did them I was already a PM and what I was hearing was not usable and so remote from what happens out in the field… and I thought I can do better maybe – to bring this knowledge to people interested in Project Management.
So I have learned from it and wanted to make a course that would provide you with all you need to understand project management – both the theory and the practical / real life components. I also wanted to make it more palatable by including diagrams, templates, plenty of examples and some quizzes.
As part of this course I also provide a framework to go beyond being just a standard project manager – to really ace it. A very concrete, step by step framework that if you follow – will really take you to the next level in project management, you would be out there with the best!
And finally this course includes an introduction to the most common methodologies/standards in Project Management (PMP, Prince2, Waterfall, Agile).
Ben
Who this course is for:
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Anyone interested in Project Management
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People interested in becoming a Project Manager
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Project Managers who want to up their game.
Course outline:
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Introduction, tips to follow the course, introduction to Project Management, the Birth of Project Management legend.
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Part 1: The full Project Management course (including all phases of Project Management, Practical view, how to simplify, with lots of diagrams and examples)
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Part 2: A framework to ace it as a Project Manager, including the overall Project Management context and what to say at interviews.
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Part 3: The course in context of some Project Management standards (PMP, Prince2, Waterfall, Agile)
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Introduction to the courseQuick intro to the course: I will let you know what is coming next.
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Course overview
This lecture will provide you with an in-depth overview of the course. Skip it if you want to get straight into it!
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Watch this before starting the course: Some tips!
In this lecture I am suggesting several resources you can print (including a road map) or have handy for the course.
Finally a couple of tips will be mentioned!
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Terminology used in this course
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The birth of Project Management
A fun take on how Project Management might have started... This will provide an introduction to Project Management phases and facilitate the understanding of the phases in Project Management.
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What is Project Management?
This lecture will provide a definition on Project Management and when it is needed.
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Role of the Project Manager
This lecture is giving a high level view of what is expected from a Project Manager.
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Quiz for the introductionCheck your understanding on what can be a project.
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Section overview: Initiation Phase
This lecture will show you an overview of what we will learn in the Initiation phase.
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Purpose and key components of the Initiation Phase
This lecture highlights the purpose of the Initiation phase: Why companies use it, and when do they skip it. A diagram will show the key components of this phase as well.
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Project Manager role in the Initiation phase
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Project Charter Definition
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Scope Definition during the Initiation phase
In this video I will Define the role of Scope during the Initiation phase and to what extent it needs to be detailed.
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Scope Definition example during Initiation and some tips
In this video I will walk you through an example of a Scope Statement that can be included in a Project Charter. At the back of that, I will mention (or remind you of!) a few tips.
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Introduction to Costing during Initiation
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Types of costs
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3 point estimation
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Example of cost estimate during Initiation
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Stakeholder Management: Introduction
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Stakeholder Definition and Stakeholder Matrix
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OPTIONAL LECTURE: Example of Stakeholder matrix
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OPTIONAL LECTURE: Example of Communication Plan
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Risk Management: Introduction
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Risk types
In this video we will review several types of Risk that will help us get started with putting our Risk Register together.
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Risk outcomes
In this video I will walk you through the different decision we can make about Risks
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Risk Severity definition
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OPTIONAL LECTURE: Risk Register example
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Risk Management: TIPS!
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Project Structure: Introduction and basic Project Team structure
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Project Structure: Project Office
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Project Structure: Project outsourced
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Project Structure: Steering committee
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OPTIONAL LECTURE: Project charter example
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OPTIONAL LECTURE:: Some Initiation/Project Charter components example
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Initiation Phase wrap up
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Initiation phase Quiz
For this Quiz we will review some topics discussed during the Initiation phase.
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Section overview: Planning Phase
This lecture will provide an overview of what we will learn in the Planning phase section
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Purpose of the Project Planning phase
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Project Manager role in the Planning phase
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Project Management Plan
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Scope: Introduction and Requirements matrix
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Scope: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
This lecture will provide an overview of a tool that can be used to split requirements and also P Mgt tasks
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Scheduling: introduction
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Scheduling: Breaking down the Execution phase
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Scheduling: Examples of breaking down Execution using defined model
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Scheduling: Steps to produce schedule with simple example
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Scheduling types: Milestone and timeline view
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Scheduling types: Gantt Charts and Resources overview
This Lecture will introduce you to 3 types of schedule used for Project Management
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Costing: Introduction for Costing in Planning
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Costing: Using Fixed Price and Time & Material to define Project costing
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Costing: Fixed Price and Time & Material Example
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Costing: Simple Budget Example
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Costing: Schedule based budget example
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Costing: Budget contingency
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Quality: Planning for quality Introduction
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Quality: Planning for Quality what to check.
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Quality: Types of Testing and example on how they show on the Gantt Chart
In this lecture we will review various types of testing that can be used to apply quality to the final product.
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Quality: EXAMPLE of types of Testing for Software Development
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OPTIONAL LECTURE: Project Management Plan Example
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Planning phase wrap up
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Planning phase Quiz
This Quiz will check your understanding on some points reviewed during the Planning phase.
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Section overview: Execution Phase
This lecture will provide an overview of what we will learn in the Execution phase section
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Purpose of the Execution phase
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Project Manager role in Execution
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Scheduling: Introduction to tracking Schedule in Execution phase
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Scheduling: Critical path definition
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Scheduling: Monitoring the schedule
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Scope Management: Introduction
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Scope Management: How to track scope changes: Change control
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Issue Management: Introduction
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Issue Management: Issue Register
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Issue Management: Most common issue
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Project Meetings: Introduction and 2 main types of meetings
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Project Meetings: What to discuss depending on type of meetings
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Project Meetings: Minutes and Template
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Project Reporting: Introduction What to include
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Project Reporting: Defining the RAG status
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Project Reporting: RAG Status with tolerances
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Project Reporting: Example of a report and Template
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Costing: Budget Introduction and tracking actuals
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Costing: Tracking Budget month by month with Example
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Costing: Tracking Budget - Introducing Earned Value with one simple example
This lecture will provide an overview of what Earn Value means and how it can be used to track budgets
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Costing: Tracking Budget - Earned Value formula and 2nd more complex example
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Using Earned value for Scheduling
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Execution phase Wrap up
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Execution Phase quiz
In this quiz will we review some of the things we have learned on the Execution phase
