Project Management

Project Management Module 1
Overview of Project Management

• Defining Project Success
• Defining Roles
• Committee Sponsorship/Governance
• Classification of Projects
• Project Management Growth
• Product vs. Project Management
• Stage-Gate Process
• Project Life Cycles

Project Management Module 2    
Organizational Structures and the Project Office

• Organizational Workflow
• Pure Product (Projectized) Organization
• Matrix Organizational Form
• Project Management Offices
• Transitional Management
• The Staffing Environment
• Today’s Project Managers
• Organizational Staffing Process
• The Project Office
• The Functional Team

Project Management Module 3    
Management Functions and Communications Management

• Controlling and Directing
• Project Authority
• Barriers to Project Team Development
• Value-Based Project Environment
• General Management Pitfalls
• Modeling the Communications Environment
• Project Review Meetings
• Active Listening
• Brainstorming
• Facilitation

Project Management Module 4   
Conflicts and Variables for Success

• The Conflict Environment
• The Management of Conflicts
• Conflict Resolution Modes
• Performance Measurement
• Mega Projects
• Internal and External Partnerships
• Virtual Project Teams
• Project Management Effectiveness
• Understanding Best Practices

Project Management Module 5   
Executives and Planning

• The Project Sponsor
• The Collective Belief
• Stakeholder Relations Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Business Case
• Life-Cycle Phases
• Life-Cycle Milestones
• Establishing Project Objectives
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Project Selection

Project Management Module 6  
Network Scheduling Techniques and Pricing

• Network Fundamentals
• Dependencies
• Network Replanning
• Scheduling Problems
• Global Pricing Strategies
• Pricing Process
• Overhead Rates
• The Pricing Review Procedure
• Systems Pricing
• Project Risks

Project Management Module 7  
Cost Control and Metrics

• The Operating Cycle
• Budgets
• The Cost Baseline
• Summary Variances
• Status Reporting
• Project Management Information Systems
• Project Metrics
• Key Performance Indicators
• Value-Based Metrics
• Business Intelligence

Project Management Module 8   
Trade-Off Analysis and Risk Management

• Methodology for Trade-Off Analysis
• Contracts
• Industry Trade-Off Preferences
• Project Manager’s Control of Trade-Offs
• Risk Management
• Plan Risk Management
• Risk Analysis
• Plan Risk Response
• The Impact of Risk Handling Measurements
• Risk and Concurrent Engineering

Project Management Module 9 
Learning Curves and Contract Management

• The Learning Curve Concept
• Graphic Representation
• Developing Slope Measures
• Selections of Learning Curves
• Manufacturing Breaks
• Procurement
• Types of Contracts
• Contract Administration
• Proposal-Contractual Interaction
• Contract Closure

Project Management Module 10
Quality Management and Modern Developments

• The Quality Movement
• Quality Management Concepts
• Acceptance Sampling
• Implementing Six Sigma
• Quality Leadership
• The Project Management Maturity Model
• Project Management Methodologies
• Capacity Planning
• The Business of Scope Changes
• End-of-Phase Review Meetings