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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.
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.
Course Content
GWFM Certification Recognition & Branding Guide
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GWFM Certification Recognition & Branding Guide
05:00
Know What is project management?
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What is project management
03:07 -
What it takes to be a project manager
02:32 -
The waterfall project management lifecycle
02:54 -
The agile project management lifecycle
02:50 -
How organizational structure affects projects
02:23 -
How organizational culture affects projects
03:32 -
Challenge: Organization
00:48
First Thing
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Initiating a project
01:30 -
Identify project stakeholders
03:20 -
Analyze project stakeholders
02:16 -
Identify the project goal
03:27 -
Define project objectives
04:15 -
Gather requirements
03:55 -
Identify project deliverables and success criteria
02:56 -
Prepare a project scope statement
02:26 -
Create a project Charter
03:07 -
Challenge: Project charter
00:44
Develop a Project Plan
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Project Panning
01:47 -
What is a work breakdown structure
02:28 -
Build a work breakdown structure
03:35 -
How to create work packages
01:50 -
Estimate time and cost
03:44 -
How to choose the best estimate
03:32 -
Create a resource management plan
03:47 -
Build a project schedule
01:51 -
Make a project budget
03:27 -
Identify risks
03:18 -
Create a risk management plan
04:14 -
Set up a communication plan
02:44 -
Develop a quality plan
03:32 -
Set up a change management plan
04:10 -
How to plan procurement
02:52 -
How to obtain approval to proceed
01:53 -
Challenege-3
01:12 -
Chapter Quiz
Build a Project Schedule
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Task flow planning
04:01 -
Resource planning and task assignment
02:29 -
Understand how to manage project milestones
01:42 -
Build an actionable and realistic plan
01:54 -
Learn to identify the critical path in a project
02:59 -
How to achieve faster project turnaround
03:36 -
Baseline documentation
01:37 -
Challenge
00:33
Introduction to Agile Project Management
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What is agile project management
03:38 -
Agile Project Lifecycle
03:46 -
Iteration Planning
03:11 -
Navigate the Explore Phase
02:49 -
Execute the Adapt and Completion Phases
02:41 -
Hybrid Project Management with Agile and Waterfall
02:00 -
Challenge
00:42
While Managing the Project
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Project Kickoff and Workflow Management
01:56 -
Communication Tools and Tactics
04:09 -
Manage Meetings Effectively
03:18 -
Effective Meetings Checklist
02:00
Collaborate with teams
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Draft Lesson
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Draft Lesson
00:00 -
Draft Lesson
00:00
Controlling Processes and Evaluating Performance
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Draft Lesson
00:00 -
Project Change Control Techniques
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Master the art of managing project scope
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Track & manage risks
00:00 -
Earned value analysis: when and how
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Monitor progress
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Choose a progress tracking approach
06:30 -
Getting a project back on track
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Challenge: Change request
00:00
Wrap up the project
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Project closure
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Gaining customer acceptance
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Summarize lessons learned
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Drafting the close-out report
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Project wrap-up and transition skills
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Challenge: Acceptance
00:00
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge Seventh Edition
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Deliver organizational value through effective value chains
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Principle-Centered Project Management
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Ensure project outcomes through targeted performance domains
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Customize your strategy to fulfill specific project goals and broader organizational requirements
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Models, methods, and artifacts
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- September 29, 2025
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