- Lesson 1: An overview of the course
- Lesson 2: Project Management Fundamentals
- What is a Project?
- Project Management Challenges
- Projects vs Operational Work
- Programs and Portfolios
- The Project Environment
- Lesson 3: Organizing for Project Performance
- Stakeholders
- Project Sponsor Role
- Project Manager Role
- Project Team
- Lesson 4: Development Approach and Life Cycle Performance
- Fundamentals of the project life cycle
- Tailoring the project life cycle and development approach
- Let’s talk about process group
- Project activities, deliverables and milestones
Day 2:
- Lesson 5: Business Analysis Frameworks
- The importance of business analysis
- Business analyst role
- Requirements as the focus of business analysis
- Stakeholders and the business analyst
- Influence of project approaches on business analysis
- Lesson 6: Starting a Project
- Understanding the Business Case
- Creating a Project Charter
- Establishing Communications
- Selecting and Tailoring the Project Approach
- Lesson 7: Predictive, Plan Based Project Methodology
- Tailoring a Predictive Life Cycle
- Developing a Project Management Plan—Scope and Schedule (Includes Resource and Cost Estimations)
- Developing a Project Management Plan— Quality
- Developing a Project Management Plan— Uncertainty and Risk
- Project Integration
Day 3:
- Lesson 8: Adaptive Approach
- Foundation and considerations for adaptive projects
- Typical steps in an adaptive project
- Requirements in adaptive approaches
- Plan release and iterations
- Adaptive approaches or frameworks
- Lesson 9: Project Work and Delivery
- Engaging Stakeholders
- Monitoring and Controlling Processes
- Detecting and Solving Problems
- Measuring Performance
- Applying Project Controls and Forecasting
- Validating Requirements Through Project Delivery
- Closing and Transitioning
