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PSG108 - Project Management Capstone Course

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Course #:	PSG108
PDU:	21
Price:	Call for Pricing
Length:	3 days
Prereq:	Project Management Frameworks and Planning, Persuasion and Influence, Managing Project Risks, Earned Value Management, Project Leadership, Negotiating and Contracting with Project Service Providers, and Scope Management Techniques

Apply and practice your skills for planning and managing a mid-sized project successfully. *NOTE: You must take the first six (6) courses in the Masters Certificate series before taking the Project Management Capstone program. In this hands-on practicum, you’ll apply all of the skills needed to start, plan, execute, control and close a project. You’ll work in a team on a simulated mid-sized project with high priority and a six-month schedule. You’ll be responsible for developing such key deliverables as the charter, plan, change control process, status reports and post-project reviews. You’ll facilitate meetings and update your plan with actuals and changes. You’ll present status updates to management, justify your decisions to key stakeholders, and determine the impact of your decisions on other projects all using MS Project. Best of all, you’ll work under the guidance of a senior project manager who will evaluate your techniques to help you increase efficiency and effectiveness.

Topics:

Day 1
Project Initiation

Reviewing business case
Meeting with sponsor and key stakeholders
Developing a charter
Defining the scope

Project Planning

Writing a statement of work (SOW)
Constructing the work breakdown structure (WBS)
Planning projects using MS Project

Day 2
Project Planning (continued)

Building time and cost estimates
Developing the project schedule (network diagram)
Assigning resources
Cost/schedule optimization
Presenting estimates and plan to project sponsors
Baselining the project

Day 3
Project Execution and Control

Updating the plan with actuals
Creating and presenting project performance reports using MS Project
Managing change requests
Determining impacts to other projects

Project Closure

Completing and submitting all project deliverables
Conducting post-project review
Capturing lessons learned
Instructor evaluation and feedback

Audience: Team leads, project managers, project coordinators, project schedulers, project administrators, project analysts, project leaders and program managers.

Learning objectives:

Developing a project charter
Defining the functional requirements addressing the business needs
Building a project schedule
Presenting and reporting project status to key stakeholders
Managing the effects of change on multiple projects
Assigning and resolving resource constraints
Analyzing variances and practicing replanning
Presenting and reporting project status to stakeholders

PMBOK Knowledge Areas:

Time management
Cost management
Scope management
Quality management
Risk management
Procurement management
Communication management
Human resource management
Project integration

Capstone Exam:

Will there be an exam in the Capstone seminar?

Yes, but it won’t be multiple-choice, like the other seminars. The Capstone exam is an applied exam, requiring that you demonstrate your knowledge and skill in particular areas. Those include:

developing a charter
defining functional requirements
writing a statement of work
developing a work breakdown structure
building an activity network diagram
constructing a risk assessment management plan
presenting and justifying estimates
assigning and leveling resources
developing a complete PM plan
analyzing performance
presenting status reports
managing scope changes
conducting post-project reviews
using the basics of MS Project

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