Initiating and Planning a Project
Overview/DescriptionTarget AudienceExpected DurationLesson ObjectivesCourse Number
Overview/DescriptionInitiating and Planning are crucial phases in developing and executing any successful project. Companies that are embarking on a new project initiative must assign people to gather facts and decide what exactly they want to produce and how they are going to produce it. This course examines which factors should weigh in during the project selection process and how to effectively plan a project from beginning to end.
Target AudienceThis course is targeted toward a diverse range of managers and staff members who wish to acquire the necessary skills to successfully manage small to medium sized projects.
Expected Duration (hours)2.0
Lesson ObjectivesInitiating and Planning a Project
recognize the importance of successfully initiating a projectidentify the steps of the Initiating phase of project managementidentify the types of questions to ask to define a project and your role as the project managermatch project stakeholders to examples of their responsibilitiesmatch each element of a project repository with its exampledetermine project charter requirements in a given scenariorecognize the importance of successfully planning a project identify the steps of the Planning phase of project managementidentify appropriate team members for a project in a given scenariomatch imposed team issues with solutionsmatch activities that must be performed during the project Planning phase to their examplesrecognize examples of the elements of a project planrecognize the steps in creating the work breakdown structurematch the elements of a project communications management plan with examplesrecognize the agenda of a kickoff meeting for a given projectCourse Number:proj_01_a03_bs_enus