Fundamentals of Project Success

Project Management

Plan, schedule, and control your projects

One of the key organizational strategies to saving money and satisfying customers in troubled economic times is successful project management.

To stay competitive today, businesses need to manage project work on time and on budget, while continuing to perform project scope in order to meet and exceed customer expectations.

*Receive 14 PDUs toward your PMP® certification requirements.

Fee: $1160 + HST

2 day workshop

Course datePlease register by
October 7 - 8, 2013 September 16, 2013

Facilitator: Sandra Martyn PMP

Sandra Martyn is the President of the Martyn Group, a consulting company specializing in all areas of Project Management.  Sandi has over 25 years experience in managing projects within IT, construction, transportation, financial and the public sector. Sandi is a certified PMP with the Project Management Institute and renowned PM trainer throughout North America, and provides training for several universities.   She has a reputation for excellence in planning and executing projects, building strong, cohesive teams, and knowing how to adapt a methodology to different types of projects.

Course description

This two-day workshop will provide the knowledge, tools, and templates necessary to assist participants in achieving project success. This workshop will provide a standard but adaptable approach to implementing projects throughout organizations. An experienced project management professional will provide participants with dozens of strategies and tips for managing a variety of projects effectively.

Upon successful completion of this workshop, participants will understand appropriate terminology which will assist them in communicating clearly with stakeholders and team members. In addition, participants will learn to carry out the following activities:

  • Plan a project from start to finish
  • Maintain and control time, scope, cost, and quality
  • Understand roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders
  • Develop a work breakdown structure
  • Establish a risk response plan

Course content

Project Management Framework

  • Terminology
  • Knowledge Areas
  • Process Groups
  • Factors that lead to failure
  • What is successful project management?

Project Initiation

  • Top Down Initiation
  • Bottom Up Initiation
  • Financial Considerations
  • Project charter
  • Preliminary Scope Statement
  • Business Requirements
  • Project Requirements

Planning the Project

  • The Project Plan
  • Scope
  • Business/Product/Project Objectives
  • Exercise – Writing Objectives
  • Project deliverables
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • Decomposition Guidelines
  • Schedule Development
  • Group Exercise - Developing the WBS for your project
  • Critical path
  • Resource Planning
  • Cost estimating / Cost budgeting
  • Risk Management
  • Group Exercise -Developing a risk response plan for your project
  • Quality Management
  • Exercise - Actions to ensure quality
  •  Exercise - Costs of not ensuring quality
  • Communications Management
  • Group Exercise – Develop a Communications Plan for Your Project

Project Execution

  • Directing and managing the project
  • Executing activities
  • Quality Assurance
  • Handling conflict
  • Developing the team
  • Information Distribution

Monitoring and Controlling the Project

  • An Integrated Approach
  • Scope Verification
  • Scope/Schedule/Cost/Quality Control
  • Performance Reporting
  • Exercise – Control Mechanisms
  • Change Control Systems
  • Change Requests

Closing the Project

  • Phase End Reviews
  • Responsibilities
  • What to ask the customer/sponsor/team
  • Overall Project Evaluation
  • Closeout Activities
  • Lessons Learned
  • Final Reports

Templates Provided

  • Sample Scope Statement
  • Sample Project Charter
  • Change Request Form
  • Risk Template
  • Project close-out report

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