Introductions, course program, introduction to project management, team project introduction

Introduction to the project life cycle, key terms and terminology for project management, project manager and team, project governance, exercises, processes Reading: Gray & Larson, Chapter 1

Strategic management process, project portfolio management, managing the portfolio system, project management structures Reading: Gray & Larson, Chapter 2 & 3

Defining the project scope, establishing project priorities, creating work breakdown structure, process break down structure, responsibility matrix, project communications plan Reading: Gray & Larson, Chapter 4

Estimates, times, cost, resources, introduction to MS Project Reading: Gray & Larson, Chapter 5

Network diagram, AOA, AON, PDM, critical path, project schedule, MS Project practical exercise Reading: Gray & Larson, Chapter 6

Nature of risk, risk management process, contingency management, change control management, opportunity management, MS Excel practical exercise Reading: Gray & Larson, Chapter 7

Schedule compression techniques and Gantt chart, Resource leveling and problem solving, resources scheduling, resource constrains, resource allocation, assigning project work develop project cost baseline, critical chain and resources and reserve, cost estimating, cost budgeting, project cumulative budget, critical path position, MS Project practical exercise Reading: Gray & Larson, Chapter 8

Reducing project duration, project cost duration, cost estimating, cost budgeting, project cumulative budget, critical path position, MS Project practical exercise Reading: Gray & Larson, Chapter 9

Execution, reporting, variance analysis, EVM, Closing actions of projects, project closure, quality management, stakeholder management, communication plan, lessons learned, MS Project practical exercise Reading: Gray & Larson, Chapter 13, 14

Managing vs leading, effective project management, outsourcing, social and ethical responsibility, project management career paths Reading: Gray & Larson, Chapter 10, 11, 12 & 18