Project Management Fundamentals Workshop

This workshop is not intended to prepare attendees for any exams or certifications, it is targeted to project managers appointed to the role, and project team members, as well as other staff involved in project work.

The workshop is practice oriented, and includes the following activities performed after each section of study:

• Overview on using MS Project during planning and tracking
• Walkthrough sample project documents and applicable templates
• Hands-on group practice sessions

Attendees will receive handouts of the training materials. Free catering and beverages are available all day long, and free lunch meal is offered. A certificate of attendance will be issued to attendees at the end of the training.

The workshop outline is as follows:

• Introduction
  • What is project management?
  • Why do we need project management?
  • What are the project manager role and responsibilities?
  • Project Management Frameworks
• Main Terminology
  • Scope
  • Schedule
  • Plan
  • Risk
  • Procurement
  • Stakeholder
  • Team
• Project Leadership Skills
• Organization Types
• Project Management Lifecycle
  • Project Lifecycle vs. Product Lifecycle
  • Project Phases
• Project Initiation
  • Creating the Project Charter
  • Stakeholders Identification
• Project Planning
  • Scope Planning
  • Stakeholder & Communication Planning
  • Quality Planning
  • Duration Estimation
  • Activity Sequencing
  • Developing Project Schedule
  • Risk Planning
  • Resource Planning
  • Cost Planning
  • Procurement Planning
• Project Execution & Monitoring
  • Team Management
  • Change Management
  • Procurement Execution
  • Schedule & Cost Tracking
  • Risk Monitoring & Control
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Performance Reporting
• Project Closure
  • Closure Activities
  • Post Implementation Review
  • Lessons Learned Collection