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Project Management Jumpstart

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3 Days
$1195
$1195

The Charter Performance Project Management Jumpstart course is a 3-day, 24 PDU/contact hour class designed to jumpstart individuals into new roles in project management. This class introduces students to the Project Management Institute (PMI)® project management process framework including the five project process groups, ten project management knowledge areas, and 47 processes as described in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide.

By understanding the fundamentals of project management, you will be better prepared to initiate a project in your organization and position it for success.  This 24-hour class will help you understand the fundamentals of project management.

Contact us for course dates and locations at (317) 696-0063!

Private classes in your organization are available!

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Huntsville classes are held at

600 Boulevard South, Suite 104
Huntsville, AL 35802

Indianapolis classes are held at

11805 North Pennsylvania Street
Carmel, IN 46032

Course Overview

The Charter Performance Project Management Jumpstart course is a 3-day class designed to introduce students to the project management process framework including the five project process groups, nine project management knowledge areas, and 42 processes as described in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide.

  • 24 contact hours
  • PMP Certified Instructors
  • Includes snacks

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify the key processes and requirements of project management
  • Initiate a project
  • Plan for time and cost
  • Plan for project risks, communication, and change control
  • Manage a project
  • Execute the project closeout phase

Course Benefits

By understanding the fundamentals of project management, you will be better prepared to lead a project in your organization and position it for success.  In this course, you will learn effective project management practices to help you successfully manage a project by:

  • Defining and gaining approval on the project charter
  • Identifying and managing stakeholders
  • Defining clear project scope and objectives
  • Developing realistic project management plans and baselines
  • Managing execution of the plan
  • Carefully monitoring and controlling the project baselines
  • Successfully closing the project

Target Student

This course is designed for an individual who:

  • Desires to learn and strengthen his/her project management skills from initiating to closing a project using generally accepted best practices
  • Is considering a career path in project management
  • Is seeking a refresher course on project management knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques
  • Wants to start applying the PMBOK framework principles

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you will have a solid understanding of how to apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® to successfully manage projects.  You will be able to:

  • Initiate a project
  • Plan project work
  • Develop project schedules, cost estimates and budgets
  • Plan project quality, staffing, and communications
  • Analyze risks and plan risk responses
  • Plan and manage project procurement
  • Execute project work
  • Monitor and control project work
  • Monitor and control project scope, schedule, costs, quality, and risks
  • Monitor and control project staffing, communications, and contracts
  • Close the project

Upcoming Course Dates and Locations

Interested in this class? Give us a call at (877) 282-2882 to find out when and where our next is scheduled!

Discounts

  • 10% discount for groups of 3 or more
  • 10% Government employee discount

Instructional Approach

The Charter Performance Project Management Jumpstart course is comprehensive and designed for learning and understanding the project management best practices.  The course includes a combination of lectures, slides, student guide, hand-on exercises, and one-on-one interaction with the instructor to provide the foundation for managing projects.

Comprehensive

This course covers the five project process groups and nine knowledge areas outlined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)®Guide.  The course lessons correlate directly with the 42 project management processes and include hands-on exercises to reinforce the learning objectives. All project management framework processes, inputs, outputs, tools and techniques are covered in the course lessons and the accompanying student guide.

Designed for Learning and Comprehension

The course includes a framework map to help the student navigate from the PMI process groups to the knowledge areas.  This framework uses a color-coding scheme that is used throughout the course materials.  Throughout the course the lessons are reinforced through hands-on exercises.

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to Project Management

  • Lesson 1.1: Projects and Project Management

Module 2: Project Initiating

  • Lesson 2.1: Define Objectives
  • Lesson 2.2: Develop Project Charter

Module 3: Project Planning

  • Lesson 3.1: Define the Work
  • Lesson 3.2: Plan the Work
    • Lesson 3.2.1:  Develop PMP
    • Lesson 3.2.2:  Develop Schedule
    • Lesson 3.2.3:  Develop Cost
    • Lesson 3.2.4:  Develop Risk

Module 4: Project Executing and Monitoring

  • Lesson 4.1: Executing
    • Lesson 4.1.1:  Perform the Work
    • Lesson 4.1.2:  Communicate and Coordinate the Work
  • Lesson 4.2: Monitoring and Controlling
    • Lesson 4.2.1:  Track and Analyze Performance
    • Lesson 4.2.2:  Manage Changes and Report Performance

Module 5: Project Closing

  • Lesson 5.1: Close Procurements
  • Lesson 5.2: Close Project or Phase