Combining PMBOK Guide Project Management Best Practices with Microsoft Project
This course is intended for:
· Project managers, project team leads, and project team members (with or without a currently-active PMI certification) who want to gain a deeper understanding of and hands-on experience with current project management best practices, as documented in the PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition.
· Professionals who hold current PMP®, PgMP®, or other PMI credentials, who wish to earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) to maintain their PMI certification.
This course is not intended as direct preparation for any PMI certification exam.
Author
Brian Salk, PhD, PMP®, PMI-ACP®, has over 30 years of experience, specializing in hands-on traditional and agile project management, training, and consulting. He manages a variety of consulting and training programs and projects for his organization and for a number of Fortune 500 customers. His global clientele includes organizations in North America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. In addition to authoring courses, Dr. Brian frequently delivers project-management certification training (e.g., PMP®) and project-management best practices training. He is a four-time winner of the prestigious Worldwide Excellence in Training award, recognizing the 25 highest-rated instructors from a network of over 2,400. Dr. Brian earned his PhD from Fielding Graduate University and his Masters of Arts (Education) from the University of Michigan.
Combining PMBOK® Guide Project
Management Best Practices with Microsoft Project Course Outline
Note: topics labeled with “MSP” indicate the use of Microsoft Project
Lesson 1: Project Management
Introduction
Project Management Introduction Overview
Defining Projects (1.2.1)
The Importance of Project Management (1.2.2)
Project, Program, Portfolio and Operations Management
(1.2.3)
Key Components (1.2.4)
Project Management Process Groups
Project Management Knowledge Areas
Project Data, Information, and Reports
Tailoring
Project Management Business Documents (1.2.6)
Success Measurements
Lesson 2: The Environment
in Which Projects Operate
The Environment in Which Projects Operate Overview
Enterprise Environmental Factors (2.2)
Organizational Process Assets (2.3)
Organizational Systems (2.4)
Governance Frameworks (2.4.2)
Management Elements (2.4.3)
Organizational Structure Types (2.4.4)
Project Management Office
Lesson 3: The Role of the
Project Manager
The Role of the Project Manager Overview (3.1)
The Project Manager’s Sphere of Influence (3.3)
Project Management Competencies (3.4)
Leadership: Politics, Power, and Getting Things Done (3.4)
Levels of Skills Capability (3.4)
Competency Model
Comparison of Leadership and Management (3.4.5)
Leadership Styles (3.4.5)
Personality (3.4.5)
Performing Integration (3.5)
Navigating Complexity: A Practice Guide
Lesson 4: Initiating
Process Group
Initiating Process Group Overview (3.3)
Develop Project Charter (4.1)
Identify Stakeholders (10.1)
Lesson 5: Planning
Processes
Planning Process Group Overview
Section A: Management Plans
Develop Project Management Plan (4.2)
Subsidiary Management Plans
Plan Scope Management (5.1)
Plan Schedule Management (6.1)
Plan Cost Management (7.1)
Plan Quality Management (8.1)
Plan Resource Management (9.1)
Plan Communications Management (10.1)
Plan Risk Management (11.1)
Plan Procurement Management (12.1)
Plan Stakeholder Engagement (13.2)
Change Management Plan and Configuration Management Plan
(4.1)
Section B: Scope, Schedule, and Cost Processes
Collect Requirements (5.2)
MSP: Explore the Microsoft Project 2010 Environment
MSP: Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views
MSP: Enter a Project Start Date
MSP: Create a Project Calendar
Define Scope (5.3)
Create WBS (5.4)
Define Activities (6.2)
MSP: Add Tasks to a Project Plan
MSP: Outline Tasks
Sequence Activities (6.3)
MSP: Link Dependent Tasks
MSP: Set Task Constraints and Deadlines
Estimate Activity Resources (9.2)
MSP: Add Resources to a Project Plan
MSP: Assign Resources to Tasks
Estimate Activity Durations (6.4)
MSP: Enter the Task Duration Estimates
Develop Schedule (6.5)
Overview: Cost Planning Processes
Estimate Costs (7.2)
MSP: Enter Costs for Resources
Determine Budget (7.3)
MSP: Update the plan
Section C: Risk Processes
Identify Risks (11.2)
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis (11.3)
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis (11.4)
Plan Risk Responses (11.5)
MSP: Revise the MSP Plan
MSP: Set a Baseline
MSP: Resolve Resource Conflicts
MSP: Shorten a Project Using the Critical Path
MSP: View the Project Summary Report
Lesson 6: Executing Processes
Executing Processes Overview
Direct and Manage Project Work (4.3)
MSP: Enter Task Progress
MSP: Enter Overtime Work
MSP: Create a Custom Table
MSP: Create a Custom Field
Manage Project Knowledge (4.4)
MSP: Create a Custom View
MSP: Make Custom Views Available to Other Project Plans
MSP: Export Project Plan Cost Data to an Excel Workbook
MSP: Copy a Picture of the Project Plan Information
MSP: Link Documents to a Project Plan
MSP: Create a Visual Report
Manage Quality (8.2)
Acquire Resources (9.3)
Develop Team (9.4)
Manage Team (9.5)
Manage Communications (10.2)
Implement Risk Responses (11.6)
Conduct Procurements (12.2)
Manage Stakeholder Engagement (13.3)
Lesson 7: Monitoring and
Controlling Processes
Monitoring and Controlling Process Group Overview
Monitor and Control Project Work (4.5)
Perform Integrated Change Control (4.6)
Validate Scope (5.5)
Control Change (5.6)
Control Schedule (6.6)
MSP: Reschedule a Task
MSP: Filter Tasks
Control Costs (7.4)
MSP: Update Cost Rate Tables
MSP: Group Costs
Control Quality (8.3)
Control Resources (9.6)
Monitor Communications (10.3)
Monitor Risks (11.7)
Control Procurements (12.3)
Monitor Stakeholder Engagement (13.4)
Lesson 8: Closing
Processes
Closing Process Group Overview
Close Project or Phase (4.7)
MSP: Create a Project Plan Template
MSP: Share Resources
MSP: Create a Master Project