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The application of knowledge is a key success factor to learning. This class focuses on the practical application of project management principles by managing a project from beginning to end with a software-based project simulation package. The simulator reinforces the importance of properly resourcing tasks on a project, managing the critical path, effective communication and utilizing earned value reporting to keep the project within cost and budget.  As a result, the students are more prepared to apply good project management practices to real life situations.

This class uses Simultrain Interactive project management software from STS (www.STS.ch)

Learning Objectives

• Understand important aspects of project management to effectively manage a project

• Utilize earned value reporting to monitor progress and adjust project schedule and budget

• Employ appropriate schedule compression techniques to specific situations and understand the impacts

• Apply effective people management skills to monitor and improve morale

• Identify and manage to the appropriate level of quality

• Apply knowledge and experience to successfully manage a simulated project

Who Should Attend

• Project managers and team members that manage and work on projects

• Managers that manage project managers and monitor project status

• Clients, customers and all stakeholders that participate on projects

Course Outline

• Review project management fundamentals

• Understand critical path and its importance to the project

• Managing the schedule and budget

• Managing communication, risk and human resources

• Managing quality and metrics

• Project Simulation (1.5 days)

The class group discussions and project simulation.

Class Length

• Two days (16 PDUs)