ADVANCED PROJECT MANAGEMENT

                                                                                           

Course Updated to PMBOK Guide – Fourth Edition

 

A comprehensive project management course that covers the Project Management Nine Knowledge Areas in depth and provides additional information on Professional & Social Responsibility, the Project Management Framework and the five Project Management Process Groups.  A must for those who have mastered the Fundamentals of Project Management or are preparing to take the Project Management Professionals (PMP) Certification Exam!

 

Advanced Project Management Day 1:

Framework, Process Groups, Professional & Social Responsibility, Project Integration Management

 

The first in a series of 3 classes. Discover the importance of the project management framework and the basis upon which this course is founded – the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).  Discuss the project life cycle and why project stakeholders are critical to any project’s success.  Review the five project management process groups and the associated project management processes.

 

Focus on the domain of Professional & Social Responsibility and the importance of a project manager’s overall conduct in terms of ethics, integrity, and professionalism.  Develop an understanding of overall project management success and the role of the nine knowledge areas throughout the project management process.

Understand integration and its importance in working across the organization to be successful.   

 

No Prerequisite; although it is strongly recommended that students take the Project Management Fundamentals Course first and enroll in all three classes for Advanced Project Management.

 

Advanced Project Management Day 2:  

Project Scope Management, Project Time Management, Project Cost Management, Project Quality Management

 

Second in a series of 3 classes.  This module focuses on the processes required to:  1) ensure that the project includes all of the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully, 2)  ensure timely project completion,  3) ensure the project is completed within the approved budget, and 4)  ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken. 

 

Advanced Project Management Day 3:

Project Human Resource Management, Project Communications Management, Project Risk Management, Project Procurement Management

 

Third in a series of 3 classes.  This module spells out the processes required to:  1)  make the most effective use of the people involved with the project, 2) ensure proper collection and dissemination of project information, 3)  identify, analyze, and respond to project risk, 4) acquire goods and services from outside the performing organization.