This comprehensive foundation course focuses on the project management principles and best practices aligned with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and many of the GAO guides, helping you obtain knowledge, tools, techniques, and best practices to successfully manage a project from initiation to final closeout. You will learn techniques designed to help concepts and forms the basis for future, more advanced studies. It also provides a basis for those students seeking PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential. This three day intensive course provides delegates with a broad introduction to the concepts of project management

• • Defining Projects
  • Planning Projects
  • Communicating with Stakeholders
  • Breaking Down Project Work
  • Estimating Project Resources
  • Managing to a Project Budget
  • Preparing for Change and Risk
  • Developing a Performance Measurement Baseline
  • Managing the Project
  • Closing the Project

The programme enables participants to:

• Explain fundamental project management concepts and develop a project charter
• Develop a project management plan and create a communications management plan
• Develop a work breakdown structure (WBS)
• Create a realistic schedule
• Complete project activities given a project budget
• Prepare for change to a project baseline
• Develop a risk plan
• Develop a performance measurement baseline (PMB)
• Monitor and report project status
• Close out a project and capture lessons learned and create an on-the-job action plan.

This course is designed primarily for entry-level or newer project managers or any organization seeking to establish a project management culture as well as those pursuing PMI’s Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) and Project Management Professional (PMP®) credentials