PJM111 - Principles of Project Management

Because project management can be viewed as a methodology applicable in all organizations, individuals in banking, finance, engineering, IT, human resources, and any other industry valuing a uniform approach to projects will benefit.  This course is intended for project team members, those interested in project management as a career, and current project managers.

Individuals successfully completing this course can be expected to demonstrate a basic understanding of the requirements for leading and participating in successful projects and have the ability to apply their learning in a practical way in the workplace.  Included in this course are the basics of the following key topics.

• Project selection – financial and objective basis for project selection, and supporting the business case.Importance of the project charter.
• Role of the PM and Adaptive Environments- includes descriptions of agile-specific tools and techniques
• Initiation and scope development – identifying project stakeholders, interpreting needs and expectations, and developing customer deliverables
• Project cost and schedule development and management – developing the all-important budget and time baselines and managing against them
• Human resource management – understanding the importance and use of leadership and interpersonal skills for the project manager
• Risk management – steps of risk planning and alternative risk strategies, implementation of the risk plan
• Quality management – quality management process as they apply to managing projects
• Stakeholder management
• Effective management of project change
• Aspects of effective project closeout – importance of lessons learned, administrative and contract closeout, and customer satisfaction