Program Management Foundations

(Best Practices Training by a Certified PMI Instructor)


This course is available for On-Site Training only. We will bring this course to your agency or company.
Contact Don Dickson, On-Site Training Manager at (301) 455-5633 or Don.Dickson@GovernmentTrainingInc.com

Accreditation

This course is recommended for 28 education hours or PDUs for obtaining or renewing the PMI credentials (PMP® or CAPM®.).

Course Description

This workshop addresses the tools and techniques used to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control and close a project following the structure provided in the Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) 4th Edition (2008). In this course we will explore the processes described in the PMBOK® Guide and use example tools to develop a project plan for a sample project. The workshop will address common problem areas on projects and tips for addressing these and provide the participant with a set of tools that can be used for future projects.

The Foundations class will provide templates for

  • The project charter
  • The project plan (a 77 page template that can be customized, containing all the sub-elements of a project plan)
  • Meeting agenda and minutes templates
    • We also develop a custom list of techniques to use for problem areas identified in the class
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Learning Objectives

  • Understand the principles of project management as prescribed by PMI.
  • Learn the processes associated with project management in the PMBOK Guide’s 9 knowledge areas:
      • a. Project integration management
      b. Project scope management
      c. Project time management
      d. Project cost management
      e. Project quality management
      f. Project human resource management
      g. Project communication management
      h. Project risk management
      i. Project procurement management
  • Introduce and practice the use of the project charter, project management plan, project status and issues reports, project tracking and management techniques and project close-out.
  • Learn the basic tools for managing team members, sponsors and stakeholders to drive project success.

Course Syllabus

  1. Introduction
      2. a. Definitions, terminology and an overview of the PMBOK® Guide
  2. Project initiation
      3. a. Developing the project charter
      b. Identifying project stakeholders
  3. Project planning
      4. a. Collecting and managing requirements
      b. Developing a scope management plan
      c. Developing a scope statement and WBS
      d. Identifying procurement needs and developing the statement of work
      e. Developing a project schedule
      f. Developing a project budget
      g. Developing an HR plan
      h. Developing a communications plan
      i. Principles of quality for project management
      j. Developing a quality management plan
      k. Developing a project risk plan
      l. Integrating the project plan
      m. Developing a change control process
  4. Project execution
      5. a. Managing the project execution
      b. Developing and leading the project team
      c. Communicating effectively on the project
      d. Holding effective meetings
      e. Developing project status reports
      f. Managing stakeholder expectations
      g. Managing project procurements
  5. Project monitoring and control
      6. a. Managing project performance
      b. Principles of project control
      c. Controlling project changes
      d. Using earned value 6. Project close-out a. Closing the project
      b. Using lessons learned

About to Start a New Project? Refresh an on-going project?

We offer customized training and facilitation to get your team started using the tools and techniques of project management – all based on the PMI toolset. Classes can be customized to focus on particular needs or existing tools and templates by our project management staff. Our PM team will work with you to identify the team's needs and examine the existing tools and infrastructure. This is followed by a hands-on workshop that combines skill development with application to real projects. Our project management professionals can also facilitate your team through a structured rapid-planning session, usually lasting 2-3 days depending on your needs, in which the team collaboratively works through the planning process to develop the content of a plan for a particular project. Our team is also available post-training to guide the project manager and team in establishing a management process for the project and leveraging the tools learned and developed in the working session.
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