Module 1: Course overview
• Organizational structures
• Project, program and portfolio
• Project and operations
• Stakeholder management
• Resource management
• Project manager roles and responsibilities
• Emotional intelligence
• Project approaches
• Project Charter
Module 2: Project Management Fundamentals
• What Is a Project?
• Project Management Challenges
• Project or Operational Work?
• Programs and Portfolios
• The Project Environment
Module 3: Organizing for Project Performance
• Stakeholders
• Project Sponsor Role
• Project Manager Role
• Project Team
Module 4: Development approach and Life Cycle
• Fundamentals of the Project Life Cycle
• Tailoring the Project Life Cycle and Development Approach
• Project Activities, Deliverables, and Milestones
Module 5: Business Analysis Framework
• The Importance of Business Analysis
• The Business Analyst Role
• Requirements as the Focus of Business Analysis
• Stakeholders and the Business Analyst
• Influence of Project Approaches on Business Analysis
Module 6: Starting a Project
• Understanding the Business Case
• Creating a Project Charter
• Establishing Communications
• Selecting and Tailoring the Project Approach
Module 7: Predictive Methodologies
• Tailoring a Predictive Life Cycle
• Developing a Project Management Plan—Scope and Schedule (Includes Resource and Cost Estimations)
• Developing a Project Management Plan—Quality
• Developing a Project Management Plan—Uncertainty and Risk
• Project Integration
Module 8: Adaptive Approaches
• Foundation and Considerations for Adaptive Projects
• Typical Steps in an Adaptive Project
• Requirements in Adaptive Approaches
• Plan Releases and Iterations
• Adaptive Approaches or Frameworks
Module 9: Project work and delivery
• Engaging Stakeholders
• Monitoring and Controlling Processes
• Detecting and Solving Problems
• Measuring Performance
• Applying Project Controls and Forecasting
• Validating Requirements Through Project Delivery
• Closing and Transitioning
