Learn advanced project management techniques, including execution, monitoring, and closing phases. Learn to manage budgets, resources, and risks. Discover Agile Project Management and popular frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XP.
Overview
Syllabus
The Project Team
Team Development
- Assembling a Team
- Project Kickoff Meeting
- Characteristics of Effective Teams
- Barriers to Teams
Stages of Team Development
- Stage 1: Forming
- Stage 2: Storming
- Stage 3: Norming
- Stage 4: Performing
Budgets & Costs
Types of Costs
- Resource cost rates
- Reserve analysis
- Contingency budget
- Cost of quality
Determining Activity Costs
- Estimate Activity Costs
Determining Project Budget
- Calculations
- Total Budgeted Cost (TBC)
- Time-Phased Budget
- Cumulative Budgeted Cost (CBC)
The Execution Phase
Determining Actual Costs
- Determine Actual Cost
- Compare Actual Cost to Budgeted Cost
- Actual Accumulated Cost by Period
- Cumulative Budgeted & Actual Cost Curve
Determining the Value of Work Performed
- Determine Value of Work Performed
- Earned Value (EV)
- Cumulative Earned Value
Cost Performance & Project Status
- Analyze Cost Performance
- Measure Project Status
Cost Analysis
- Analyze Cost Performance
- Cost Performance Index (CPI)
- Cost Variance (CV)
- Estimating the Cost at Completion
- Forecasted Cost at Completion (FCAC)
Controlling Costs & Corrective Action
- Cost Control Steps
- When to Take Corrective Action
Limited Resources: Leveling & Smoothing
Resource Leveling
Resource Limited Scheduling
Risk Management
Risks & Issues
- Identify Risks
- Risk Assessment
- Probability & Impact Matrix
- Risk Appetite
Common Types of Risks
- External Risks
- Single Point of Failure
Risk Mitigation
- Common Ways of Dealing With Risk
Project Communication
Meetings
- Project Kickoff Meeting
- Different Types of Meetings
Reports
- Different Types of Reports
Plans
- Project Plans
- Document Control Plan
- Project Communication Plan
The Closing Phase
Final Payments
Staff Recognition & Evaluation
Post Project Evaluation
Lessons Learned
Archive Project Documents
Customer Feedback
Early Project Termination
Agile Project Management
Overview of Agile
The Agile Manifesto
Agile vs. Waterfall
Agile Frameworks
Scrum
- Scrum Concepts
- Scrum Roles
- Why is Scrum So Popular?
- When Scrum Works Best
Kanban
- Kanban boards
- Work-in-Process (WIP) Limit
Extreme Programming (XP)
- Extreme Programming (XP) Activities
- Designing
- Coding
- Testing
- Listening
