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Improving Your Project Management Skills: The Basics for Success

Improving Your Project Management Skills: The Basics for Success empowers your team to plan, execute and deliver results every time.

  • Create project documents that can be adapted directly to your organization’s real initiatives
  • Gain ready-to-use tools and templates that ensure immediate impact back on the job

WHAT THE PROGRAM COVERS

Key Project Management Concepts

The project triangle, defining a “project” and the five core PM process groups

Initiating the Project

Create a project charter tied to the business case requirements and set clear expectations with customers, sponsors and team members

Identifying the Work

Build a work breakdown structure from the charter and assign ownership to ensure accountability

Estimating the Work

Industry best practices for creating realistic estimates

Scheduling the Work

Network diagrams to map dependencies, build Gantt charts to visualize timelines, and determine the critical path to keep projects on track

Creating the Budget

Estimating and tracking expenses

PMI

Aligned with the Project Management Institute (PMI) framework, this program focuses on the practical application of project management concepts to drive real organizational results. AMA is an approved PMI training provider, and participants can earn up to 18 PDUs upon completion. The PMI Authorized Training Partner seal is a registered mark of Project Management Institute, Inc.

 

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