Project Management

About Course

Project Management Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide

Project management encompasses a set of techniques that can be applied to achieve goals and enhance project success. It is a versatile discipline used to manage everything from small, straightforward projects to large-scale, enterprise-wide initiatives.

Bonnie Biafore, known for her passion for optimizing processes, explores the core principles of project management in this course. She covers essential topics such as setting project goals and objectives, creating a structured project plan, managing resources and tasks efficiently, meeting deadlines, and successfully closing projects. Additionally, she shares valuable insights on effective communication, conducting productive meetings, staying on track, and securing customer approval.

This course also highlights key updates from the Seventh Edition of the Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide). Practical exercises based on a healthcare/IT case study accompany most lessons, reinforcing learning through real-world scenarios.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Define the fundamentals of project management.
• Compare traditional and agile project management approaches.
• Understand how to analyze and manage project stakeholders.
• Identify effective methods for setting project goals and objectives.
• Learn strategies for gathering project requirements.
• Develop a structured approach to creating a project budget.
• Understand how to craft a quality management plan.
• Determine best practices for resource procurement processes.
• Explore techniques for developing a realistic project schedule.
• Learn strategies for monitoring and controlling project progress and performance.

This course provides a solid foundation for mastering project management, helping participants navigate challenges and drive successful project outcomes.