Project Management Excellence: 5-Course Bundle

Take your project management skills to excellence with this 5-course essential bundle.


What you'll learn
Understand the values and principles that underpin Agile Scrum methodologies.
Understand the components of the Agile Scrum framework roles—Scrum Master, Scrum Product Owner, and Scrum Team Member.
Establish the Definition of Done (DOD) to ensure that the team understands what it needs to accomplish.
Manage complex projects using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
Compare project management methods across industries, recognizing their unique applications.
Develop user stories and apply story points effectively for sprint planning.
Utilize Kanban to visualize and manage workflow in an Agile project setting.
Demonstrate proficiency in backlog refinement for efficient sprint planning and execution.
Apply Agile principles in real-world projects, using tools such as Github, Zenhub, and Jira.
Explore the Project interface with confidence and quickly find commands.
Understand the difference between automatically vs. manually scheduled tasks.
Setup Project calendars, define exceptions, and create milestone tasks.
Link tasks, add dependencies, and set task deadlines and constraints.
Deal with resource overallocations and understand effort vs. non-effort driven scheduling.
Set a baseline to measure progress and work with the timeline view.
Create milestone tasks, and add structure with summary and subtasks
Create and format basic reports, save a Project file as a template, and export a Project file to other formats.
Assign fixed costs to tasks and resources, understand cost accrual, and work within budgets.
Work with overtime and variable material costs.
Record macros to automate repetitive tasks in MS Project.
Learn Monday's user interface and create and delete boards.
Add data to boards, connect boards, and search, sort, and filter board data.
Use calendar, workload, form, Kanban, and Gantt board views in Monday.
Share a full board on a public URL, create dashboards, and add basic widgets.
Print and present dashboards, and add automation and integrations to a board.



Requirements
No prior knowledge is required for the beginner courses.
A basic understanding of the Agile methodology and framework is required for the advanced Agile course.
Microsoft Project 2021 desktop version for Windows installed and ready to use on your computer (ideal but not required).
Access to Monday is beneficial but not required.

Description
**This bundle includes downloadable course instructor files and exercise files to work with and follow along with, plus LIFETIME access!
This amazing-value five-course bundle gets you full access to courses on project software and services you need to manage your projects successfully.
Whether your project is big or small, business or personal, there are so many options now to ensure your success. Learn the fundamentals of the Agile Scrum methodology and harness the power of Microsoft Project 2021, Monday, and Jira to manage and organize your projects.
There are no prerequisites to the courses besides access to the applications taught in this bundle and an eagerness to learn.
What's included?
Agile Scrum Fundamentals:
Explain the differences between Agile Scrum framework and other project management approaches.
Understand the values and principles that underpin Agile Scrum methodologies.
Organize your team using Scrum principles.
Transform your team's approach to align with Scrum values.
Identify the problems that Scrum aims to solve, such as lack of teamwork and autocratic leadership.
Understand the components of the Agile Scrum framework roles—Scrum Master, Scrum Product Owner, and Scrum Team Member.
Create and manage Scrum stories to define project requirements.
Estimate Scrum effort accurately to ensure project delivery is on track.
Establish the Definition of Done (DOD) to ensure that the team understands what it needs to accomplish.
Create and manage the Scrum backlog to ensure the team is working on the most important tasks.
Define the Scrum sprint and burndown chart to track project progress.
Conduct Scrum meetings, including sprint planning, daily Scrum, sprint review, sprint retrospective, and backlog refinement.
Manage complex projects using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
Advanced Agile Scrum:
Summarize key Agile principles for application in project management.
Identify Scrum roles and articulate their responsibilities in a project context.
Explain the impact of Agile methodologies on organizational structures and workflows.
Compare project management methods across industries, recognizing their unique applications.
Assess and select the most suitable Scrum framework based on project requirements.
Develop user stories and apply story points effectively for sprint planning.
Utilize Kanban to visualize and manage workflow in an Agile project setting.
Demonstrate proficiency in backlog refinement for efficient sprint planning and execution.
Execute daily sprint activities, including stand-up meetings and sprint reviews.
Apply Agile principles in real-world projects, using tools such as Github, Zenhub, and Jira.
Project 2021 Beginners
Explain the differences between Project plans and Project versions
Explore the Project interface with confidence and quickly find commands
Work with keyboard shortcuts
Switch between views and tables
Create, save, open, and close Project files
Setup Project calendars and define exceptions
Manually enter tasks
Understand the difference between automatically vs. manually scheduled tasks
Create milestone tasks
Add structure with summary and subtasks
Create a work breakdown structure
Link tasks and add dependencies
Assign lag or lead time
Set task deadlines and constraints
Assign resources to tasks
Deal with resource overallocations
Understand effort vs. non-effort driven scheduling
Customize table columns
Work with the timeline view
Sort, filter, and group tasks
Identify the critical path
Set a baseline to measure progress
Identify and fix issues
Delay tasks
Make tasks inactive
Add notes to tasks and resources
Track and manage task and project progress
Create and format basic reports
Print views, notes, and reports
Save a Project file as a template
Export a Project file to a PDF and Excel workbook
Password-protect Project files.
Project 2021 Advanced
Splitting and consolidating projects.
Creating shared resource pools.
Setting up recurring tasks and creating custom fields.
Customizing outline numbering.
Understanding and creating unique WBS codes.
Assigning fixed costs to tasks and resources.
Understanding cost accrual and different accrual methods.
Working within budgets.
Making changes to cost rates.
Working with overtime in a schedule.
Working with variable material costs.
Creating custom tables and views.
Sorting, filtering and grouping Project data.
Creating, modifying, and running custom reports.
Comparing different versions of a project to highlight the differences.
Creating Excel and Visio reports from Project data.
Understanding Earned Value Analysis and interpreting the EVA tables.
Importing and exporting data between Project and other applications.
Recording a macro to automate repetitive tasks.
Learning the basics of modifying VBA Macro code.
Monday for Beginners
:
Setting up an account and logging in for the first time
An overview of the Monday user interface
How to create and delete boards
Essential columns and board templates
Adding data to boards and connecting boards
Searching, sorting, and filtering board data
How to add additional board views
Using calendar, workload, form, Kanban, and Gantt board views
Working with notifications, inbox, and my work
How to share a full board on a public URL
Creating dashboards and adding basic widgets
Printing and presenting dashboards
How to add automation and integrations to a board
This course bundle includes:
22+ hours
of video tutorials
250+ individual video
lectures
Course and Exercise files
to help you follow along
Certificate of completion
Who this course is for:
Team Managers and Project Managers
Anyone new to the Project Management role
Those who want to learn and adopt the Agile Scrum framework
Users new to Microsoft Project 2021 and those upgrading from previous MS Project versions
Non-project managers who have been asked to manage a large project
Beginner Monday users who want to explore the platform's functionalities

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