PROJECTS ARE EVERYWHERE!!
Are you confused about Project Management and do you think you will benefit from learning the most important aspects of project management?
This course will set you on course and will allow you to PROGRESS at work whether you are from the business or part of technical team. This course could also enlighten you to start a potential NEW CAREER as Project Manager.
After attending this course you will
– Get an edge by understanding what few people know about Project Management
– be able to Influence a project
– Sound knowledgeable and get Respected in the corporate world. “Yes I know what you’re saying”
– Maybe get enough of a taste to start a CAREER as Project Manager.
ABOUT ME
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)
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
This course is a 90mn introduction to Project Management, but is also providing lots of useful information around Projects, Project Management and Project Managers (PM).
You will understand exactly:
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What is a Project
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What is Project Management
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What is the most basic Project Management process used on most projects
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What are the 9 key things to look into when dealing with or managing a project
You will also get an introduction on:
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Program Structure (Project Manager team)
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Steering committee structure
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Risk Management
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Issue Management
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Budgeting
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Stakeholder management, the unloved child yet so important in Project Management
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Project Charter and Project Management Plan (2 very important project management document)
WHAT I PROVIDE IN ADDITION TO THE VIDEOS
I will provide you with most slides of this course to allow you to review the basics wherever you are without having to watch the videos.
I am also provide a small booklet with the 7 key artefacts of Project Management.
COURSE STRUCTURE
•Part 1: Definitions and Process overview
This will provide you with a framework, basic knowledge on how a Project Management works. Useful for Part 2 too.
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Introduction & Definitions
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4 Phases
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9 areas to watch
Part 2: Walking through the process
Here I take you step by step through a Project lifecycle, from start to finish
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Lifecycle: 4 phases in detail
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Example for each phase
•Part 3: Knowledge reinforcement
This part will really nail down the concept of Project Management. You will review some topics seen from a different angle.
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Roadmap walkthrough
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7 key Documents
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How to talk to a PM
PROJECTS ARE EVERYWHERE!!
It would be useful for anyone to learn the basics of project management to allow them to:
– Understand what is going on in a project
– Influence a project
– Become part of one
– Sound knowledgeable and get respected in the corporate world. “Yes I know what you’re saying”
– Maybe start a Project Manager career. (This course is not sufficient, if you know you want to become a PM now, check out my other course)
My bio:
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.
Part 1: Introduction and high level view
Part 2: Initiation phase
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3Introduction: What is a project?
Why are starting this course by discussing what can be put down as a project.
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4What is Project Management
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5Introducing the 4 phases of Project Management
This class gives you a high level overview of the most common process for Project Management
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6Introducing the 9 key areas of Project Management
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7High Level explanation of the 9 areas
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8Quiz Part 1
This quiz checks your understanding of Part 1
Part 2: Planning Phase
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9Starting a project: Introduction of the Initiation phase
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10Initiation Phase description
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11Stakeholder Management
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12OPTIONAL: Stakeholder Matrix
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13Initiation: activities post approval
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14Org Chart example: Program Structure
This video gives you an example of a Program - which is a group of Projects
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15Org Chart example: Steering committee
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16Initiation phase: Exceptions
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17The challenge with Initiation
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18The Olympics: Why always over budget?
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19Multi phased projects
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20Initiation: Example
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21Quiz to test your knowledge on the Initiation phase
Quiz to test your knowledge on the Initiation phase
Part 2: Execution phase
Part 2: Closing phase
Part 3
Conclusion
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40Roadmap introduction
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41Roadmap walkthrough
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427 key documents introduction
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43Project Charter
The PDF resource for this is bundled with the 7 documents under the 7 Documents intro lecture
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44Reports
The PDF resource for this is bundled with the 7 documents under the 7 Documents intro lecture
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45Schedule document
The PDF resource for this is bundled with the 7 documents under the 7 Documents intro lecture
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46Issue list
The PDF resource for this is bundled with the 7 documents under the 7 Documents intro lecture
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47Risk register
The PDF resource for this is bundled with the 7 documents under the 7 Documents intro lecture
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48Budget document
The PDF resource for this is bundled with the 7 documents under the 7 Documents intro lecture
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49Project Management Plan (PMP)
The PDF resource for this is bundled with the 7 documents under the 7 Documents intro lecture
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50How to talk to a Project Manager to get what you want
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51OPTIONAL: Project Management overuse
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52This is a generic test for Part 3
This quiz will check a couple of things we have learned in Part 3 or earlier.
Note: I do not always refer exactly the lecture in this case as it would give away the answer :-(