Float The Boat - Learn Project Management The Google Way

Manage projects like a Project Wizard

What you'll learn

Develop your professional understanding and expertise in initiating, planning, overseeing, carrying out, and concluding organizational projects

Create the best possible foundation for your continued higher education or for a future career.

Identify the various stages of a project's life cycle, the concepts and procedures used in projects

Understand the roles and responsibilities of the project team

Requirements

Passionate learner

Description

This course, which covers a variety of contemporary subjects and vocations, consists of six units. Gain knowledge and experience in developing, organizing, supervising, executing, and wrapping up organizational tasks. Build the greatest possible foundation for your future employment or for your further study. At the conclusion of the course, you will be able to name the many phases of a project's life cycle, as well as the ideas and practices employed in projects and the duties and obligations of a project manager.This course enables you to anticipate obstacles, mitigate risks, set priorities appropriately, and maintain focus on the ultimate objective. You'll be anticipating and riding the waves like a pro rather than spending time trying to remain afloat.In order to manage stakeholder expectations, you will discover how every project may be divided into a well-defined process with assigned tasks, dates, and milestones. You will also discover how to allocate each component to a designated task manager. You should anticipate being in high demand both inside and outside of your company once you can demonstrate to people that you are a trustworthy leader with expertise in each of these fields.Understanding project management will enable you to consistently turn in work that you are proud of.

Overview

Section 1: Basics of project management

Lecture 1 What do you mean by "Float the Boat"?

Lecture 2 What is project management?

Lecture 3 Reading : History of Project Management

Lecture 4 Roles & Responsibilities of project manager

Lecture 5 Project Life Cycle

Lecture 6 Session-Wrap up

Section 2: Initiation

Lecture 7 Introduction to Initiation

Lecture 8 Elida Case Study

Lecture 9 How to write a business case?

Lecture 10 Reading - Setting Goals & Objectives

Lecture 11 RACI Chart

Lecture 12 How to write a Project Charter

Lecture 13 Additional - Get started with Asana

Lecture 14 Initiation - Wrap up

Section 3: Planning

Lecture 15 Introduction to Planning

Lecture 16 Part 1- Planning processes in Integration, scope and schedule management

Lecture 17 Scope Baseline & Estimation methods

Lecture 18 Reading : Project Estimation techniques & Dependencies'

Lecture 19 Part 2: Planning processes in Cost, Quality and Resource management

Lecture 20 How to develop Budget & Quality plan template?

Lecture 21 Part 3: Planning processes for Communication, Risk, Procurement & Stakeholder

Lecture 22 Lesson 4: How to write a Communication , Risk plan & stakeholder engagement plan

Lecture 23 Reading Procurement Planning

Lecture 24 Additional : Project or Task creation in Asana

Lecture 25 Planning - Wrap up

Section 4: Execution

Lecture 26 Introduction to Execution

Lecture 27 Part 1: Execution processes : Integration, Quality , Resource & Communication

Lecture 28 How to create change log, lessons learned, project road map & group evaluation

Lecture 29 Reading : Kanban board and 7 QC tools

Lecture 30 Part 2: Execution processes : Risk, Procurement, Stakeholder management

Lecture 31 How to implement risk plan, conduct procurement & manage stakeholder engagement

Lecture 32 Reading - Email & meeting templates

Lecture 33 Project management methodologies

Lecture 34 Additional - Tips for assigning tasks in Asana

Lecture 35 Execution -Wrap up

Section 5: Monitoring & Control

Lecture 36 Introduction to Monitoring & Controlling

Lecture 37 Part1 :Monitoring & Controlling: Integration, Scope , Schedule & Cost management

Lecture 38 How to monitor & control cost, quality, schedule ,scope and measure performance

Lecture 39 Part 2 : Monitoring Quality, Communications, Risk, Procurement & Stakeholder

Lecture 40 How to control Resource, Communications, Risks, Procurement & Stakeholder

Lecture 41 Reading - Skills, competencies of a project manager - By Ray Cruickshank

Lecture 42 Additional - Managing Teams in Asana

Lecture 43 Monitoring & Controlling - Wrap up

Section 6: Closing

Lecture 44 Introduction to Closing

Lecture 45 How to tie loose ends, close loop with stakeholder, conduct closure meetings

Lecture 46 How to conduct evaluation meeting, set roadmap, index documents and celebrate

Lecture 47 Additional - Reporting in Asana

Lecture 48 Closing - Wrap up

Section 7: Practice Test & Assignment

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