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Lesson 1: Learning the Basics

Understanding Project Management
Initiating a Project
List Project Needs
Determine Project Feasibility
Perform Cost/Benefit Analysis
Write a Project Recommendation
Statement
Identify the Project Sponsor
Obtain Authorization to Proceed

Exercise 1: Initiate Case Study Project
Starting a Project Plan
Define the Project Goal
Create Project Objectives
Determine Project Scope and
Exclusions
Define Project Deliverables
Evaluate Project Constraints

Exercise 2: Develop Goal, Objectives, Scope, Exclusions, Deliverables, and Constraints for Case Study projects
Adding to Your Plan
Define Project Approach
Determine Required Resources
List and Evaluate Stakeholders
List Project Assumptions
Determine Critical Success Factors

Exercise 3: Develop Approach, Resources, Stakeholders, Assumptions, and Success Factors for Case Study
Project
Developing Project Control Plans
Develop a Communication Plan
Develop a Change Control Plan
Develop a Quality Management Plan
Develop a Procurement Plan
Develop a Completion Plan

Exercise 4: Develop a control plan for Case Study Project
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
Understand the WBS
Determine WBS Approach
Determine Tracking Levels
Create WBS Detail

Exercise 5: Create the WBS for Case Study Project

Lesson 2: Developing Project Plan Details

Creating Your Project Team
Consider Resource Availability
Consider Resource Styles
Develop an Organizational Plan

Exercise 6: Develop a Resource Plan for Case Study Project
Developing Project Estimates
Create Task Estimates
Use Special Situation Techniques
Create Cost Estimates

Exercise 7: Create Task Effort and Cost Estimates
Creating a Network Diagram
Understand Task Relationships
Determine Inter-Task Relationships
Create a PERT Chart
Create a CPM Diagram

Exercise 8: Develop a CPM Diagram for Case Study Project
Determining the Project Schedule
Calculate Task Duration
Determine Schedule From Date
Apply Schedule Adjustments
Determine Critical Path

Exercise 9: Schedule the Case Study Project
Creating a Gantt Chart
Understand Gantt Charts
Creating Gantt Charts
Understand Resource Histograms

Exercise 10: Develop a Gantt Chart and Resource Histograms
Facing Project Risk
Understand Risk
Evaluate Portfolio Risk

Exercise 11: Evaluate Portfolio Risk for
Case Study Project
Determine Risks to a Project
Develop Contingencies

Exercise 12: Determine Risks and Contingencies

Lesson 3: Executing Your Project

Doing the Work
Obtain Authority to Proceed
Set Project Baseline
Assemble Project Team
Create Work Packages
Hold Kickoff Meetings
Monitor Work
Develop Team

Exercise 13: Create Work Packages for Case Study Project
Following Your Control Plans
Use Communication Plan
Use Change Control Plan
Use Quality Management Plan
Use Procurement Plan
Use Risk Management Plan

Exercise 14: Evaluate project changes for Case Study Project
Tracking Your Progress
Collect Task Dates
Monitor Milestones
Collect Actual Effort

Exercise 15: Review Actuals for Case Study Project
Updating Your Project Plan
Review and Change Requirements
Review and Change WBS
Review and Change Deliverables
Review and Change Schedule

Exercise 16: Update Project Plan for Case Study Project

Lesson 4: Controlling Your Project

Monitoring Costs
Track Project Costs
Calculate Cost of Work Performed
Understand Earned Value
Calculate Cost of Work Remaining

Exercise 17: Monitor Costs for Case
Study Project
Evaluating Project Status
Compare Baselines to Actual
Deliverables
Compare Baselines to Actual Estimates
Getting Projects Back on Track
Review Dependencies
Review Estimates
Review Resources
Reporting Project Performance
Creating Status Report