English Audio Course - Project Management Exam Prep

English Audio Course - Project Management Exam Prep - 35 Hours

Full English Audio version of our 35-hour hybrid learning course for professionals interested in understanding the best practices of project management. It also offers exam preparation for the CAPM and PMP certifications.

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Course curriculum

1. How to use this course
1. Welcome
2. Project Management Fundamentals
3. What is a project?
4. What is project management?
5. Introduction to Project Management Approaches
6. Exam Preparation - Tips & Tricks
7. Exam Content Map (ECO) Description
1. Module Introduction
1. Identifying and acquiring talent
2. Defining team roles and responsabilitities
3. Developing a High Performing Team
4. Stakeholder Management: A Key Component of Team Success
5. Managing Resources Efficiently
6. Virtual Teams: Opportunities and Challenges
7. Team Skills Appraisals
8. Pre-Assignment and Knowledge Sharing
1. Defining Team Ground Rules
2. Team Norms: Setting the Stage for Behavior
3. The Team Charter: A Blueprint for Success
4. Ground Rules: Defining Acceptable and Unacceptable Behavior
5. Conflict Management, Resolution, and Negotiation: Keys to Team Success
6. Internal and External Communication Protocols: Keys to Project Success
7. Managing and Rectifying Ground Rule Violations
8. Fostering Accountability and Continuous Improvement
1. Empowering Team Members and Stakeholders: A Path to Project Success
2. Team Decision-Making and Conflict Resolution
3. Task Estimation and Accountability
4. Promoting Accountability Through Self-Organization
5. Continuous Improvement and the Retrospective Process
6. Empowering Stakeholders in Project Decision-Making
7. Encouraging Team Ownership of Improvement Initiatives
8. Determining and Bestowing Levels of Decision-Making Authority
1. Training Team Members and Stakeholders: A Critical Component of Project Success
2. Training and Coaching Plan
3. T-Shaped Skills Development
4. Identifying Required Competencies
5. Types of Training
6. Training Costs and Scheduling
7. Pairing and Coaching
8. Baseline and Post-Training Assessments
9. Ensuring Training Occurs
1. Engaging and Supporting Virtual Teams: Best Practices for High Performance
2. Collaboration Technology for Virtual Teams
3. Virtual Team Member Needs
4. Assessing Engagement and Team Performance
5. Best Practices for Supporting Virtual Teams
1. Building a Shared Understanding About a Project: A Path to Successful Collaboration
2. The Role of Project Vision
3. The Project Charter: Defining Purpose and Authority
4. The Project Overview Statement
5. Reaching Consensus
6. Task Boards and Transparency
7. Estimation Techniques
1. End of Module 1 Summary
1. Module Introduction
1. Selecting the Appropriate Methodology and Practices
2. Business Case and Business Needs Documents
3. Rolling Wave Planning and Progressive Elaboration
4. Building a High-Performing Project Team
5. Estimation Techniques and Task Management
6. Project Life Cycle: Predictive, Adaptive and Hybrid
1. Plan and Manage Scope
2. The Scope Management Plan
3. Scope Tools and Techniques
4. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
5. Managing Changes to the Scope
6. Handling Scope Creep
1. Plan and Manage Schedule
2. Developing the Project Schedule
3. Managing the Project Schedule
4. Agile Scheduling Considerations
1. Plan and Manage Budget and Resources
2. Planning the Project Budget
3. Managing Resources
4. Creating the Cost Baseline
5. Challenges in Budget Management
6. Funding Limit Reconciliation
7. Cost Control and Monitoring
8. Lessons Learned and Continuous Improvement
1. Planning and Managing Quality of Products and Deliverables
2. Quality Standards and Regulations
3. Planning for Quality Management
4. Cost of Quality (CoQ)
5. Quality Metrics
6. Managing and Controlling Quality
7. Quality Audits
1. Integrating Project Planning Activities
2. Integration Management in Projects
3. Developing the Project Management Plan
4. Managing Change in an Integrated Project Plan
5. Configuration Management and Its Importance
6. Factoring in Dynamic Change with Agile Approaches
1. Plan and Manage Procurement
2. Phases of Procurement
3. Procurement Management Plan
4. Source Selection Criteria
5. Vendor Management and Communication
6. Types of Contracts
7. Managing Contract Changes
1. Establishing Project Governance Structure
2. Key Components of Project Governance
3. Project Phases and Phase Gates
4. Applying Governance to the Project Life Cycle
5. Guidelines for Determining Project Governance
1. Plan and Manage Project/Phase Closure
2. The Closure Process: Key Steps
3. Knowledge Management and Lessons Learned
4. Transition Planning and Readiness
5. Guidelines for Project/Phase Closure
1. End of Module 2 Summary
1. Introduction
1. Assess and Manage Risks in Project Management
2. Developing a Risk Management Plan
3. Identifying Risks
4. Classifying and Analyzing Risks
5. Developing Risk Responses
6. Monitoring and Controlling Risks
7. Examples of Common Project Risks
1. Delivering Business Value Through Effective Project Execution
2. Leading on Value Delivery
3. Creating a Culture of Urgency
4. Product Roadmaps and Value Tracking
5. Incremental Delivery and Agile Practices
6. Using Cycles and Timeboxes in Project Execution
7. Measuring Ongoing Progress for Continuous Value Delivery
8. Handling Challenges in Value-Based Project Execution
9. Case Study: The Global Green Books Project
10. Conclusion: Delivering Business Value Through Effective Project Execution
1. Managing Project Communications
2. Developing a Communications Management Plan
3. Conducting a Communication Requirements Analysis
4. Implementing Communication Models in Project Management
5. Incorporating Feedback in Communication
6. Guidelines for Effective Communication Management
7. Leveraging Communication Tools and Technology
8. Case Study: Communication in Action
1. Engaging Stakeholders in Project Management
2. Creating a Stakeholder Register
3. Developing a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
4. Using the Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix
5. Guidelines for Developing, Executing, and Validating Stakeholder Engagement
6. Effective Communication for Stakeholder Engagement
7. Case Study: Stakeholder Engagement in Action
8. Challenges in Stakeholder Engagement and Mitigation Strategies
1. Creating and Managing Project Artifacts
2. Types of Project Artifacts
3. Managing Project Artifacts
4. Storage and Distribution of Artifacts
5. Project Artifact Management Best Practices
1. Managing Project Changes: Strategies, Tools, and Effective Leadership
2. Establishing a Change Control System
3. Types of Change Requests
4. Techniques for Managing Project Changes
5. Leadership Attitudes for Effective Change Management
1. Managing Project Issues
2. The Role of an Issue Log
3. Differentiating Risks and Issues
4. The Issue Resolution Process
5. Tools and Techniques for Effective Issue Management
6. Best Practices for Managing Project Issues
1. Ensuring Knowledge Transfer for Project Continuity
2. Types of Knowledge: Explicit vs. Tacit
3. Knowledge Management Levels: Individual, Project, and Organizational
4. Tools and Techniques for Knowledge Transfer
5. Techniques for Tacit Knowledge Transfer
6. Establishing a Knowledge-Sharing Culture
7. Best Practices for Maintaining Knowledge Transfer
1. End of Module 3 Summary
1. Introduction
1. Lead a Team: A Comprehensive Guide to Effective Project Leadership
2. Leadership Skills and Traits for Project Managers
3. The Role of Diversity Awareness and Cultural Competence in Project Leadership
4. Distinguishing Leadership from Management: A Comprehensive Perspective
5. Servant Leadership: Empowering the Team for Success
6. Challenging the Status Quo: A Path to Innovation in Project Leadership
7. The 360-Degree View of Stakeholders: A Holistic Approach to Engagement
8. Team Building: Fostering Unity and Cohesion
9. Guidelines for Effective Team Leadership
1. Supporting Team Performance: Strategies and Tools for Effective Project Management
2. Fostering a Supportive Team Environment
3. Team Structure and Workspace Design
4. Supporting Team Cohesion Through Unity and Empowerment
5. Conducting Team Performance Assessments
6. The Tuckman Model: Understanding Team Development Stages
7. Setting Objectives for High Performance: Driving Team Success
8. Continuous Improvement Through Feedback and Retrospectives
9. Performance Tracking Tools and Metrics: A Guide to Optimizing Team Efficiency
1. Addressing and Removing Impediments, Obstacles, and Blockers: A Guide for Project Managers
2. Identifying Impediments, Obstacles, and Blockers: A Proactive Approach to Maintaining Project Momentum
3. Maintaining Open Communication Channels: The Foundation for Overcoming Impediments
4. Addressing Issues Through Servant Leadership: Empowering Teams for Success
5. Working with External Stakeholders: Strategies for Effective Collaboration
6. Tools for Tracking and Managing Impediments: Enhancing Project Visibility and Control
7. Daily Standup Meetings: Enhancing Team Alignment and Problem Resolution
8. Risk Reviews and Risk Registers: Proactively Managing Project Uncertainty
9. Adapting and Refining the Backlog: Keeping Agile Projects on Track
10. Continuous Improvement: Learning from Impediments
1. Managing Conflict in Project Teams: A Guide for Project Managers
2. Conflict as a Natural and Potentially Positive Force
3. Skills and Leadership Techniques for Conflict Management
4. Conflict as a Team Responsibility
5. Implementing Conflict Resolution Techniques: Strategies for Project Success
6. Encouraging Open Communication and Transparency
1. Collaborating with Stakeholders: Essential Strategies for Project Success
2. Developing a Stakeholder Engagement Plan
3. Building Trust and Effective Collaboration
4. Collaboration Activities and Techniques
5. Best Practices for Collaborative Stakeholder Meetings
6. Tools for Tracking and Enhancing Stakeholder Collaboration
1. Mentoring Relevant Stakeholders: Enhancing Project Success Through Knowledge Sharing
2. Building a Knowledge-Sharing Culture: Enhancing Mentorship in Projects
3. Approaches to Mentorship: Tailoring Strategies for Effective Knowledge Transfer
4. Encouraging Self-Organizing Teams: Cultivating Initiative and Collaboration
5. Supporting Stakeholders in Change Management: Mentoring Through Transitions
6. Integrating Mentorship into Project Workflow: A Practical Guide
7. Formal Training and Knowledge Sharing Plans: Structured Approaches for Project Mentorship
8. Transformational Mentoring for Adaptability
9. Benefits of Mentorship for the Organization
1. Applying emotional intelligence to promote team performance
2. The role of emotional intelligence in team performance
3. Practical applications of emotional intelligence in project management
1. End of Module 4 Summary
1. Introduction
1. Managing compliance requirements
2. Key Processes in Compliance Management
3. Tools and Techniques for Compliance Management
4. Compliance Categories
5. Potential Threats to Compliance
6. Managing Compliance through Quality Control
7. Consequences of Non-Compliance
8. Sign-offs and Approvals: Ensuring Compliance in Project Management
1. Evaluate and Deliver Project Benefits and Value
2. Accelerating Value Delivery with Agile Techniques
3. Conducting Benefit-Cost Analysis
4. Financial Metrics for Project Value Evaluation
5. Measuring Customer Satisfaction with Net Promoter Score (NPS)
6. A/B Testing to Enhance Value
7. Forecasting Project Outcomes with Monte Carlo Simulation
8. Decision Tree Analysis for Evaluating Project Scenarios
9. Building a Culture of Continuous Value Assessment
10. Managing Potential Value Threats
11. Evaluating and Delivering Project Benefits and Value
1. Evaluate and address internal and external business environment changes
2. Organizational Changes
3. Involvement of Key Stakeholders
4. Navigating the External Business Environment
5. Updating Baselines and Agile Re-Prioritization
6. Establishing a Clear Governance Structure
7. Assesing the Impact of Buiness Environment Changes
8. Strategies for Effective Change Management
9. Continuous Monitoring and Adaptation
10. Leveraging Organizational Knowledge for Change Management
1. Understanding Organization Culture and Structure
2. The Role of the Project Management Office (PMO)
3. Developing a Roll-Out Plan for Organizational Change
4. Updating the Project Management Plan and Training Artifacts
5. Demonstrating and Validating Changes Through Demos
6. Guidelines for recommending, planning, and facilitating change
7. Supporting a Culture of Continuous Improvement
1. Employ continuous process improvements
2. Origins and evolution of continuous improvement
3. The culture of continuous improvement
4. Popular continuous improvement approaches
5. Continuous improvement tools
6. Supporting continuous improvement as a project manager
7. Conclusion
1. End of Module 5 Summary

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Course Introduction (1.5 Hrs)

Module 1: Forming Effective Project Teams (7 Hours 15 Minutes)

Module 1.6: Building a Project Team

Module 1.12: Defining Team Ground Rules: The Foundation of Effective Project Management

Module 1.8: Negotiating Project Agreements: Key Considerations and Best Practices

Module 1.5: Training Team Members and Stakeholders: A Critical Component of Project Success

Module 1.11: Engaging and Supporting Virtual Teams: Best Practices for High Performance

Module 1.10: Building a Shared Understanding About a Project: A Path to Successful Collaboration

End of Module 1

Module 2: Planning and Managing a Project (9 Hours 30 Minutes)

2.12 Determine Appropriate Project Methodology/Methods and Practices

2.8 Plan and Manage Scope

2.6 Plan and Manage Schedule

2.5 Plan and Manage Budget and Resources

2.7 Plan and Manage Quality of Products and Deliverables

2.9 Integrate Project Planning Activities

2.11 Plan and Manage Procurement

2.14 Establish Project Governance Structure

2.17 Plan and Manage Project/Phase Closure

End of Module 2

Module 3: Executing a project

2.3 Asses and Manage Risks in Project Management

2.1 Executing Projects to Deliver Business Value

2.2 Managing Project Communications

2.4 Engaging Stakeholders in Project Management

2.12 Creating and Managing Project Artifacts

2.10 Managing Project Changes

2.15 Managing Project Issues

2.16 Ensuring Knowledge Transfer for Project Continuity

End of Module 3

Module 4: Monitoring Team Performance

1.2 Leading a Team

1.3 Support Team Performance

1.7 Addressing and Removing Impediments, Obstacles and Blockers

1.1 Managing conflict in Project Teams

1.9 Collaborate with Stakeholders

1.13 Mentoring Relevant Stakeholders

1.14 Applying Emotional Intelligence

End of Module 4

Module 5: Delivering Business Value

3.1 Manage Compliance Requirements

3.2 Evaluate and Deliver Project Benefits and Value

3.3 Evaluate and Address Internal and External Business Environment Changes

3.4 Support Organizational Change

EXTRA - Employ Continuous Process Improvement

End of Module 5

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