Project Planning Course Overview
Lesson 1: Introduction
- Attendee objectives
- Course outline
- Project definitions
- Project management processes
- Sample project initiation
- Project charter
- Assignment
Lesson 2: Framework for success
- BPPM success framework
- Functional analysis system
technique
- Stakeholder analysis
- Triple constraints
- Brainstorming
- Risk management
- Assignment
Lesson 3: Work package
- Inputs/outputs
- Product work breakdown structure
- Project management information
system
- Sample project set-up
- Assignment
Lesson 4: Time schedule
- Dependencies
- Lags and leads
- Network diagrams
- Activity duration estimating
- Pert analysis
- Critical path
- Assignment
Lesson 5: Resources
- Human resource management plan
- Responsibility assignment
matrix
- Resource leveling
- Procurement management
- Assignment
Lesson 6: Cost
- Cost management plan
- Cost breakdown structure
- Earned value method
- Cost budgeting
- Quad plot
- Critical ratio
- Assignment
Lesson 7: Facilitating processes
- Communication management plan
- Change management plan
- Assignment
Lesson 8: Complete project plan
- Project planning template
- Referencing
- Assignment