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Project Management

GES 410 -- 40 hours

Course Outline

I. Project Management Introduction and Framework

1. What is a project
2. Understanding project life cycles
3. Understanding project process groups
4. Identifying project stakeholders


II. Project Management Integration
1. Project management integration skills defined
2. Project charter
3. Developing the Project Management Plan


III. Project Scope Management
1. Developing the Scope Statement
2. Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
3. Establishing the project boundaries


IV. Project Time Management
1. Defining and estimating activity requirements
2. Establishing activity dependencies
3. Developing the schedule
4. Monitoring and controlling schedule performance


V. Project Cost Management
1. Estimating project costs
2. Developing the project budget
3. Monitoring and controlling cost performance


VI. Project Quality Management
1. Defining and planning for quality
2. Establishing project quality standards
3. Monitoring and controlling product / project quality


VII. Communication Management
1. Understanding the communication needs of stakeholders
2. Defining the distribution process
3. Communicating project performance information


VIII. Project Human Resource Management
1. Acquiring the project team
2. Developing the project team
3. Managing the project team


IX. Project Risk Management
1. Creating a risk management plan
2. Risk Identification
3. Assessment risks
4. Developing a mitigation strategy


Project Procurement Management
1. Planning for procurements
2. Selecting qualified sellers
3. Managing the contractual relationships




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