Project Management: The Planning Phase

About Project Management: The Planning Phase

Project Management

Project Management Courses: Planning Phase

is designed for aspiring project managers and project team members wanting to get more involved in project management. This _project management_ course is structured around the premise that all projects have a beginning, a middle and an end and that all successful projects follow a standardised _project management methodology_. Learn how to plan your projects using simple, repeatable processes guided by an easy to implement project management methodology.

Project Management as a Career

Enhance your career prospects, supercharge your project management skills and bring all your projects to successful conclusions - in time, under budget and to the delight of your key stakeholders.

Learn all the project management processes needed to complete the planning phase of your projects making sure all aspects of project execution and closing are included

Discover a project management methodology that is easy to implement, manage and control

Download a complete set of the only project management document templates you will ever need to manage your projects successfully

Project Management Methodology

Become a successful and practical project manager by introducing

My Practical Project Management Methodology

into your projects today so that you can plan, implement and bring all your projects to a successful conclusion.

Project Management Training

In this project management course you will learn:

What project management is all about

The characteristics of a successful project manager

How projects fit into organisations

What is and what is not a project life cycle

Why some organisations do not want and do not need a project management office

What is and what is not a project management methodology - The attributes of a practical and useful project management methodology

The five critical project management documents every successful project manager needs You will learn the project management processes and techniques used during the planning phase of every successful project This project management course will teach you:

How to initiate a project correctly with a sponsor and an approved project assignment

How to identify the key stakeholders and engage with them to make sure they are on your side

How to identify your key project team members

How to make sure all the project scope is included in the scope of work

How to define your project organisation

How to develop your project schedule through activity sequencing and duration estimating

How to identify the critical path through a project network diagram

How to estimate project costs and convert the costs into a time phased cost baseline, a budget

How to manage a risk identification workshop and identify the risks involved in the project

How to “plan-in" quality into your project

How to develop your procurement strategy for all the goods and services you will need to buy

How to decide what information is to be distributed to what stakeholder at what times The project management course consists of:

Video presentations

Easy to do quizzes to keep your attention alive

Complete set of downloadable project management document templates Students can ask and comment on questions in the discussion area and I will also be available to advise on any aspects of the planning phase of a project. See you on the inside… Jeb Riordan, PMP