Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

  • 2

    Module 1 - Introduction to Project Management

  • 3

    Module 2 - Project Management Structure

    • Module 2 - Overview

    • New - Presentation - Watch or Read: Terminology and Key Elements of Project Management

    • New - Key Elements - Scope (things to do)

    • Presentation: Key Elements - Business Case

    • Assignment: Read the Case Study

    • Presentation: Key Elements - Project Statement

    • Assignment: Create Project Statement

    • Assignment: Create Project Priorities document

    • Presentation: 12 steps for Business Case Development

    • Assignment: Create the Business Case document

    • Presentation: Key Elements - Project Priorities

    • Video: How to Identify Stakeholders

    • Assignment: Create Stakeholders Plan

    • Knowledge Check - This is the end of Module 2 - Take a Quiz to test your understanding

    • Assignment: Create Action Plan

    • Presentation: How to Identify Stakeholders

    • Student Discussion forum for Module 2 - Project Management Structure
  • 4

    Module 3 - Initiate the Project

    • Module 3 - Overview

    • Presentation: Initiate the Project - Part 1

    • Video: 7 Steps to create Product Requirements

    • Assignment: Re-write Product Requirements

    • Presentation: Initiate the Project - Part 2

    • Assignment: Read the guideline for creating a Project Charter

    • Assignment: Create a Project Charter

    • Knowledge Check - This is the end of Module 3 - Take a Quiz to test your understanding

    • Assignment: Create Action Plan

    • Student Discussion forum for Module 3 - Initiate the Project
  • 5

    Module 4 - Identify the Work

    • Module 4 - Overview

    • Presentation: Identify the Work

    • Read - The Sponsor Kick off meeting

    • Read - The Team Kick off meeting

    • Video: How to Create a WBS (Project Planning) using Sticky Notes

    • Assignment: Create a WBS

    • Knowledge Check - This is the end of Module 4 - Take a Quiz to test your understanding

    • Assignment: Create Action Plan

    • Student Discussion forum for Module 4 - Identify the Work
  • 6

    Module 5 - Estimate the Work

    • Module 5 - Overview

    • Presentation: Estimating the Work (Time and Cost)

    • A more in-depth explanation of Three-point Estimation

    • Video: One view of how to estimate time and cost

    • Knowledge Check - This is the end of Module 5 - Take a Quiz to test your understanding

    • Assignment: Create Action Plan

    • Student Discussion forum for Module 5 - Estimate the Work
  • 7

    Module 6 - Schedule the Work

    • Module 6 - Overview

    • Presentation: Schedule the work - Part 1

    • Assignment: Arrange in Sequence - (Easy)

    • Assignment: Arrange in Sequence - (Harder)

    • Video: Network Diagram

    • Presentation: Schedule the work - Part 2

    • Assignment: Create a Critical Path document

    • Knowledge Check - This is the end of Module 6 - Take a Quiz to test your understanding

    • Assignment: Create Action Plan

    • Student Discussion forum for Module 6 - Schedule the Work
  • 8

    Module 7 - Determine the cost - create a Budget

    • Module 7 - Overview

    • Presentation: Determine the cost

    • Assignment: Create a Top Down Cost plan

    • Knowledge Check - This is the end of Module 7 - Take a Quiz to test your understanding

    • Assignment: Create Action Plan

    • Student Discussion forum for Module 7 - Determine the cost - create a Budget
  • 9

    Module 8 - Complete the Plan

    • Module 8 - Overview

    • Presentation: Complete the Plan

    • Video: Risk Management steps

    • Assignment: Read explanation about creating a Risk Document

    • Assignment: Determine Risk

    • Video: Introduction to Procurement

    • Knowledge Check - This is the end of Module 8 -Take a Quiz to test your understanding

    • Assignment: Create Action Plan

    • Student Discussion forum for Module 8 - Complete the Plan
  • 10

    Module 9 - Do it - Execute the Plan

    • Module 9 - Overview

    • Presentation: Execute the Plan (Do it) - Part 1

    • Video: How to successfully Execute a plan

    • Presentation: Execute the Plan (Do it) - Part 2

    • Video: How to run a Project Team Meeting

    • Assignment: Ideas that contribute to excellent Meetings

    • Presentation: Execute the Plan (Do it) - Part 3

    • Knowledge Check - This is the end of Module 9 -Take a Quiz to test your understanding

    • Assignment: Create Action Plan

    • Student Discussion forum for Module 9 - Do it - Execute the Plan
  • 11

    Module 10 - Conclude the Project

    • Module 10 - Overview

    • Presentation: Conclude the Project

    • Video: Closing out a Project

    • Knowledge Check - This is the end of Module 10 - Take a Quiz to test your understanding

    • Assignment: Create Action Plan

    • Student Discussion forum for Module 10 - Conclude the Project
  • 12

    Module 11 - Enjoy and Learn from Success

    • Module 11 - Overview

    • Presentation: Enjoy and learn from your success

    • Video: How to capture Lessons Learned

    • Assignment: Create Action Plan

    • Student Discussion forum for Module 11 - Enjoy and Learn from Success
  • 13

    Model 12 - Resources

    • Overview

    • PMI Lexicon of Project Management Terms

    • Top Ten Project Management terms explained

    • Project Management - Templates

    • Explore Project Management Tools

    • Explore the Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • 14

    Final Exam - All Modules

    • Knowledge Check - This is the end of the course - Take the Final Quiz - All Modules (20 questions)

  • 15

    What is Next?

    • Congratulations!

    • This is the end of the course - here is what is next - Change to autogenerate certificate