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Project Management Simplified

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Overview

Learn the basic project management skills you need to succeed as a business professional.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Project management: A priceless skill
  • Introduction to the 12-step process
1. Define Your Project
  • What is a project?
  • Define the Iron Triangle
  • Plan before you commit
  • Kick-off meetings
  • Key project drivers
2. List the Tasks
  • Three ways to list all the project tasks
  • Choose the level of granularity
3. Plan the Running Order
  • Use Post-its to plan the order of tasks
  • How to estimate durations
  • The importance of your project's critical path
4. Add Contingency
  • How much safety margin does a project need?
  • How to calculate and add contingency
5. Crashing
  • How to speed up your plan
6. Gantt Chart
  • How to create a Gantt chart
  • A reason to love Gantt charts
  • Set up a basic Gantt chart in Excel
  • Add names and dates to your Gantt
  • Add time and money to your Gantt
7. Resources
  • Resource planning for one project
  • Resource planning for multiple projects
8. Risk
  • How to create a Risk chart
9. Monitor Progress
  • How to monitor project progress
10. Monitor Cost
  • Cost monitoring: The potential traps
  • The six combinations of progress and spend
  • How to forecast future cost
11. Re-adjust the Plan
  • When to re-adjust the plan
  • What to do when your project is late or over budget
12. Review
  • Why people avoid reviewing projects
  • How to review a project
Conclusion
  • Apply the simple 12-step process

Taught by

Chris Croft

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