How to Become a Successful and Practical Project Manager

Part 1 of 3 - The Planning Phase: Plan your next project using solid, repeatable and practical, methods and processes
* Lectures 68
How to Become a Successful and Practical Project Manager is designed for aspiring project managers and project team members wanting to get more involved in managing projects.
*Learn all the processes needed to complete the planning phase of your projects making sure all aspects of project execution and closing are included
*Discover a project management methodology that is easy to implement, manage and control
*Download a complete set of the only document templates you will ever need to manage your projects successfully
*What project management is all about
*The characteristics of a successful project manager
*How projects fit into organisations
*What is and what is not a project life cycle
*Why some organisations do not want and do not need a project management office
*What is and what is not a project management methodology - The attributes of a practical and useful project management methodology
*The five critical documents every successful project manager needs
*How to initiate a project correctly with a sponsor and an approved project assignment
*How to identify the key stakeholders and engage with them to make sure they are on your side
*How to identify your key project team members
*How to make sure all the project scope is included in the scope of work
*How to define your project organisation
*How to develop your project schedule through activity sequencing and duration estimating
*How to identify the critical path through a project network diagram
*How to estimate project costs and convert the costs into a time phased cost baseline, a budget
*How to manage a risk identification workshop and identify the risks involved in the project
*How to "plan-in" quality into your project
*How to develop your procurement strategy for all the goods and services you will need to buy
*How to decide what information is to be distributed to what stakeholder at what times
*Video presentations
*Easy to do quizzes to keep your attention alive
*Complete set of downloadable document templates