Initiating and Planning Projects

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Instructor: Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP

What you'll learn

  •   Identify project stakeholders
  •   Define the role and responsibilities of the project manager
  •   Summarize the key elements of a project plan
  •   Anticipate common sources of conflict within a project environment
  • Skills you'll gain

  •   Project Planning
  •   Project Scoping
  •   Influencing
  •   Project Documentation
  •   Organizational Structure
  •   Conflict Management
  •   Project Management Life Cycle
  •   Project Coordination
  •   Project Management
  •   Stakeholder Management
  • There are 6 modules in this course

    Successful projects require careful upfront planning. In this course, you’ll learn the key roles and responsibilities of the project manager and project team. You’ll also learn to answer some key questions upfront to help you meet project objectives: What will this project accomplish? Why is this project important? Who benefits from this project? How will we plan for successful outcomes? Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Identify the key characteristics of a project 2. Identify primary project constraints 3. Define the role and responsibilities of the project manager 4. Identify Project Organizational Structures 5. Understand the definition of a Project Stakeholder 6. Identify project stakeholders 7. Identify information needs of the project stakeholders 8. Define responsibility for managing stakeholder and controlling stakeholder engagement 9. Define the purpose of using a project charter 10. Summarize the key elements of a project plan 11. Identify common sources of conflict within a project environment 12. Describe the difference between authority and influence

    What is a Project?

    Get to Know your Stakeholders

    Scope Matters

    Authority vs. Influence

    Wrap Up

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