This seminar exposes participants to the most central of the generally accepted project management processes as defined in the PMBOK^® Guide, 6^th Edition.  Participants will also be introduced to some project management tools. Specifically they will learn:

Introduction

• Project Management Triple Constraint
• Project Management Plan
• Challenges to Effective Project Management
• Constraints and Assumptions
• Projects, Deliverables, Activities and Processes
• Exercise – Identify projects you have worked on

Stakeholder Management

• The Purpose of Stakeholder Management
• Project Stakeholder Management Proceses
• Who Are Your Stakeholders?

The Identify Stakeholders Process

• Stakeholder Register
• Power/Interest Grid
• Class Discussion
• Exercise – Prepare a stakeholder register

Plan Stakeholder Management Process

• Stakeholder Management Plan

Manage Stakeholder Engagement Process

• Knowing Your Stakeholders
  • Cultural Considerations
  • Diversity
  • Virtual Teams

Control Stakeholder Engagement Process

• Exercise – Sensitive Conversations
• Class Discussion

Introduction To Project Communications Management

• Challenges of Project Communications Management
• Class Discussion

Project Communications Processes

• Dimensions of Communication
• Important Communication Skills
• Sender-Receiver Models of Communications
• Where Does Meaning Come From?

Plan Communications Management

• Plan Communications Management
• Communications Management Chart
• Exercise – Create a Communications Planning Matrix for a project

Manage Communications

• Exercise – Active Listening
• Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

Project Scope Management

• Triple Constraint
• Scope Management Processes `
• Define the Project Scope
  • Project Scope Statement
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• WBS Format 1 – Org Chart
• WBS Format 2 – Outline
• WBS Format 3 – Mind Map
• Exercise – WBS
• Validate Scope
• Control Scope

Project Schedule Management

• Defining Activities
• Sequence Activities – Dependency and Precedence Relationships
• Estimate Activity Durations
• Critical Path
• Exercise – Critical Path

Project Cost Management

• Estimating Costs
• Determine Budget

Class Wrap-up