PM 102: PROJECT PLANNING: CREATE THE PLAN 1 DAY SEMINAR (7 PDUs)
ROI
PM 102 covers the basics of project planning by introducing you to the planning process group. Using a Work Breakdown Structure, Decomposition Approaches and a Network Diagram, you will learn a step-by-step way to create detailed and accurate project plans. Participants leave understanding the critical path, and types of relationships and constraits that form the "flow" of project work. You will also learn how to reduce risk through statistical means using PERT to estimate how long things take.
Experience
Through a blended learning approach of lecture, breakout sessions and individual work, participants are taught processes that professional project managers use to evaluate a project plans' viability and ensure successful project planning and management.
Session Topics for the PM 102 Program: Project Planning
- Reduce the likelihood of project failure or costly rework
- Understand the Planning Process Group
- Create a High Level Work Breakdown Structure
- Learn top-down and bottom-up decomposition approaches
- Discover the difference between a WBS and a Network diagram
- Understand the types of relationships and constraints that form the “flow” of project work
- Learn to lower risk through statistical means using PERT
- Understand Critical Path Methodology and learn how to calculate the “Critical Path”
Additional Reading
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (Pmbok Guide) by Project Management Institute (Paperback - Dec 31, 2008)
Q & As for Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Fourth Edition , Project Management Institute, Inc., 2008.
Audience
Learn iT!’s Project Planning: Create the Plan Seminar is designed for project managers and those interested in project management. Our workshop is based on the proven standards established by the world’s largest and most respected project management organization, PMI.
Faculty
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