EXBUSN 156 - Project Management for the Workplace

Course Description

This course is intended as an introduction to project management for the person who needs the skills but does not have the time or need for PMP certification. This is not a prep course for the PMP exam, but teaches the concepts and skills for using project management in the workplace. Upon completion of this eight-hour course, students will be able to: ¿ Identify project goals, constraints, deliverables, performance criteria, control needs, and resource requirements in consultation with stakeholders. ¿ Apply appropriate approaches to plan a new project. ¿ Apply appropriate methodologies to develop a project schedule. ¿ Develop a suitable budget for a new project. ¿ Identify important risks facing a new project. ¿ Apply appropriate techniques to assess ongoing project performance. Students will be trained in the basic principles of project management, including concepts from the initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing process groups. The course will also provide training and experience with project management tools and techniques, including work breakdown structures, network diagrams, risk management, earned value management, and other tools.