Applied Project Management

Course Overview

This course is perfect for those comfortable with the basic principles of project management, and it provides a hands-on, in depth look at how to successfully manage real-world projects. Theoretical discussion will be paired with the practical application of tools and techniques of project management. This course serves as both an excellent follow-up to our PM Fundamentals course (exploring many of the same concepts in greater depth) and as a standalone course for more seasoned project managers. This course is only offered for groups – inquire for your company!

Duration: 2 days (8 hrs./day)

PDUs: 16

EARN YOUR PDUS

You worked hard to earn your certification, so don’t let your effort go to waste. Velociteach’s courses can be claimed for PDU credit with The Project Management Institute (PMI)®. So not only will you leave our courses with new skills, you’ll have a certificate for PDUs that can be applied toward maintaining your certification status.

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Velociteach was named Education Provider of the Year in Continuing Education by PMI, the organization behind the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam. We were chosen from over 1,600 PMP exam prep and continuing education providers worldwide for this distinguished honor.

Course Benefits and Objectives

Participants will strengthen key skills of project management, including:

Communication. 90% of the PM’s role is Communications, so let’s grow this muscle.
Effective Feedback. Gain confidence by mastering this model for effective feedback.
Decision Making. Find out how to tap into the expertise of others and arrive at the best decisions.
Time Management. Discover a 5-step approach, including a deep dive into delegation.
Conflict Resolution. Explore 6 approaches to conflict resolution and when each approach works best.
Meetings Management. Learn best practices, and observe the results of poor management.

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

Discuss various project management methodologies
- Choose an appropriate methodology based on project characteristics
Identify, analyze, and categorize project stakeholders
- Determine leadership style based on stakeholder characteristics
Identify the key traits of top-tier communicators
- Apply those traits to amplify project communications
- Customize status reports to meet the needs of various stakeholders
Recognize the Iron Triangle of Project Management:
- Accurately plan and manage project scope
  - Define, gather, and analyze project requirements
  - Implement next-level techniques to nail the scope
  - Determine scope management approach based on project methodology
  - Utilize tools such as the Work Breakdown Structure or the Product Backlog to manage project scope
- Accurately plan and manage project schedule
  - Identify and execute steps for developing a project schedule
  - Determine schedule management approach based on project methodology
  - Recognize a Project Schedule Network Diagram and an Agile Release Plan
- Accurately plan and manage project budget
  - Accurately estimate project costs
  - Provide a full budget picture to key stakeholders, anticipating common questions
  - Utilize metrics such as Earned Value, Performance Indices, & Variances to manage project costs
Identify, analyze, and categorize project risks
- Determine appropriate risk responses based on risk characteristics
- Recognize and utilize advanced risk identification and analysis methods

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