Managing Projects by Terrence RicHansen

Master the art of managing an organisational project from start to finish

What you'll learn

Understand the role of projects in organisations

How to create a project scope statement

How to create a work breakdown structure

How to create a project schedule

How to create a project budget

How to manage risk on a project

Understand project communication and how to engage stakeholders

Understand how to finish a project in style

Requirements

No previous experience is required for this course

Description

Projects are becoming a more and more popular way of doing work. The ability to manage projects on behalf of your organisation is an important skill to learn and one that will also position you for future career progression. You need to know some theory relating to project management  and you can learn that via this course and other such courses. More importantly you need to apply this learning to real-life projects as projects involve people and unique situations which one can only master on the job.This course consists of a series of videos as well as supporting presentation slides and activities. To get the most out of the course you should select a real-life project you are busy with or planning to implement at your organisation and work through the activities at the end of each section using your specific project.A project starts with an idea - we start by discussing project ideas: where they can be found, how to decide if they are good or bad ideas and how to move from an idea to a project concept. You will learn what the project lifecycle is, how to screen ideas and how to select projects.Once you have selected a project you will work through how to get the project started and how to plan a project. The main focus is how to develop and use a schedule to guide you. If you know how to develop a schedule you are on your way towards project success so we spend quite a bit of time on this topic.There are also a number of informative videos relating to managing project risk, project budgets, project communication and stakeholder engagement as well as how to finish a project in style. The course takes a step by step approach to project management to facilitate learning however in real-life projects do not happen in a straight line so we also discuss changes and different approaches to projects.The course is not about project management software although there are demos using MS Project as well as Asana to explain certain concepts better. Once you have finished this course you will find it much easier to learn to use any of the 600+ project management software packages on the market.Please enrol and become an intentional project manager!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Trainer Overview: Terrence Ric-Hansen

Lecture 2 Course Overview

Lecture 3 Why Project Management Matters

Lecture 4 Activity: Identify strategic projects

Section 2: Where Projects Come From

Lecture 5 Sources of Project Ideas

Lecture 6 Project Screening

Lecture 7 MCDA

Lecture 8 Project approvals and the project lifecycle

Lecture 9 Activity: Select a Project

Section 3: Scope Statements

Lecture 10 What is a scope statement

Lecture 11 Scope Creep

Lecture 12 Activity: develop a scope statement for your chosen project

Section 4: Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)

Lecture 13 WBS Overview

Lecture 14 WBS Examples

Lecture 15 Activity: Develop a WBS for your project

Section 5: Developing a Project Schedule

Lecture 16 Introduction to Scheduling

Lecture 17 More about Tasks

Lecture 18 Precedence Diagrams

Lecture 19 Create a Network Diagram: Simple Example

Lecture 20 Create a Network Diagram: More Complex Example

Lecture 21 Project Management Software & Network Diagrams

Lecture 22 Gantt Charts

Lecture 23 Activity: create a schedule for your project

Lecture 24 Kanban Boards

Section 6: Project Budgeting

Lecture 25 Introduction to Project Budgeting

Lecture 26 Developing your Project Budget

Lecture 27 Tracking Project Costs

Lecture 28 Develop a budget for your project

Section 7: Project Risk Management

Lecture 29 Introduction to Risk Management

Lecture 30 Risk Identification

Lecture 31 Risk Assessment

Lecture 32 Risk Responses

Lecture 33 Monitor & Control Project Risks

Lecture 34 Activity: create a risk management plan for your project

Section 8: Project Communication

Lecture 35 Introduction to Project Communication

Lecture 36 Engaging Stakeholders

Section 9: Finishing your Project in Style and the Project Showcase

Lecture 37 Finish your project in style

Lecture 38 Final Activity: Showcase your project

This course is designed for learners that would like to learn how to manage projects on behalf of thier organisation. For example subject matter experts or administrators who have been asked to manage a project or part of a project. "Accidental" project managers i.e. those not plannign on being project managers but finding themselves in a position where they have been tasked to manage a project.