Project Management - Project Management Overview

Summary:

This course provides an overview on the nature of projects as well as project management.

This lesson is part of our Project Management online training series which contains over 22 hours of self-paced courseware. Our web-based training provides 6 months of unlimited access.

Objectives:

After completing this course you will be able to:

• Define the terms project and project management
• Explain the seven components of a management system
• List and describe the five phases of the project life cycle
• Describe how the time devoted to a project affects its cost
• Explain what causes rework on projects
• Describe the factors that contribute to the cost of quality
• Explain how to tailor project management to small projects
• Describe ways to gain your organization's support of project management

Outline:

• Definition of project and project management
• The project management system
• The project life cycle
• Project constraints
• The costs of quality
• Managing small projects
• Gaining organizational support

Applicability:
This course is for anyone who wants to get the most out of using Project Management.

Prerequisites: None:

Technical Requirements:

• Internet connection
• Browser: Internet Explorer, FireFox, Chrome, Safari, Opera or any standards compliant browser.
• Authorware and Macromedia Flash player recommended but not required.
• JavaScript must be enabled.

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