Project Management Essentials: The 8 Keys to Bring Every Project In On Time and On Budget

Overview:
How do we manage projects and customer relationships effectively? How do we understand the full scope of a customer "project"? How do we assemble the necessary resources to effectively manage a customer relationship and attendant projects? To whom do we delegate specific responsibilities and when? These are among a number of questions we discuss and about which we learn as we strive to effectively manage projects and the customers whose project we are managing.

• Understand the essentials of project management
• Plan for identifying project needs
• Practice scheduling and teaming
• Create the necessary plans which will allow you to more effectively manage projects to success
• Help you to more effectively manage others expectations
• Keep projects on track
• Gain knowledge and skills you can apply to all project team situations
• Keep content, process and structure on track to produce positive outcomes

• Introduction to Project Management
  • What is a Project?
  • What is Project Management?
  • What skills do you need to effectively manage projects?
  • Why is Project Management needed?
  • Leading contributors to Project Success

• Identifying Needs, Starting Toward Solutions
  • Identifying Stakeholder Needs and Expectations
  • Identifying Business Requirements
  • Performing a Systems Requirements Analysis
  • Performing a Human Resources Analysis
  • Identifying Roles and Responsibilities
  • Creating a Scope Document
  • Gaining Stakeholders Consensus and Approval

• Scheduling and Teaming
  • Planning
  • Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
  • Performing Risk Management
  • Developing Effort, Time, and Cost Estimates
  • Creating a Project Schedule
  • Creating a Budget
  • Creating a Project Team

• Management Planning and Execution
  • Creating a Vendor Management Plan
  • Creating a Resource Management Plan
  • Creating a Communication Plan
  • Creating a Quality Management Plan
  • Creating a Project Management Plan
  • Execution
  • Track the Project and Resolve Issues
  • Manage Resources

• Managing Project Success and Customer Satisfaction Success
  • Managing Quality
  • Managing the Project Team
  • Managing Change
  • Case Study
  • Project Closure
  • Conducting a Customer Acceptance Meeting
  • Conducting a Project Review
  • Identifying the Lessons Learned
  • Compiling a Project Report

• CEO
• Senior Vice President
• Vice President
• Executive Director
• Managing Director
• Regional Vice President
• Area Supervisor
• Manager