The Basics of Project Management: What Every PM Needs to Know

Project Management Basics

PMIThe Basics of Project Management: What Every PM Needs to Know is designed for anyone who wants to learn more about project management principles and how they can be applied in the workplace. It is also designed for team leaders who want to implement planning and control processes in the workplace.

In this course, students will:

  • Determine project objectives and requirements from the scope of work
  • Identify triple constraints and prioritize
  • Develop a project charter
  • Create a work breakdown structure (WBS) from a class project scenario
  • From WBS, generate a network diagram and Gantt chart
  • Analyze all resource conflicts from project tasks, cost data, and resource information
  • Determine the risks in order to develop a risk matrix
  • Investigate various ways to communicate within an organization
  • Analyze and discuss the necessity for roles, team-building, and motivation

Students will need to have an actual project scenario in mind before the first day of class. During the three weeks between days two and three, students will apply their new knowledge and skills to their individual projects. On day three, the class will reconvene to discuss the results and lessons learned.

Course Number: 

80989

Course Date: 
Friday, October 19, 2012 - Friday, November 2, 2012
Course Date Info: 

October 19, 20 and November 2, 2012
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

 

Course Format: 
Classroom
Location: 
University of Georgia Gwinnett Campus
2530 Sever Rd NW, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
United States
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Location Info: 

Room 134, 124 

Course Fee(s): 

$599

Who Should Attend: 
  • Individuals interested in becoming a professional project manager
  • Project managers seeking professional development or contact hours
  • Managers, supervisors and individuals who want to learn project management skills and processes through an in-depth project management program
Continuing Education Information: 
  • 1.8 CEUs/18 PDUs
Instructor: 

Jan Smid, MPM
Jan Smid has a master's degree in Project Management (MPM) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. She is both a business and academic professional with a wide range of curriculum development, assessment and training experience. She is President of Corporate-Copia, LLC, a project management and leadership training, and curriculum development organization. Jan is an active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI). She held the offices of Public Relations (PR) Chair for the Sales and Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG) and was on the Member Advisory Board for PMI National. Jan has presented papers at the PMI national conference and at Professional Development Day Symposia for PMI for the past ten years.

Jan is a Registered Education Provider with the Project Management Institute (PMI), REP #1291. 

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