Project Management Skills for Non Project Managers Online Course

From managers to staff members, the need to assume leadership responsibilities for projects is always needed, regardless of your job title. This course will teach you how to make a meaningful contribution by leading others through the stages of planning, executing, and completing a project.

Course Content

Lesson 1 - Planning the Project

• Planning the Project
• Define the Project Requirements
• Key Area Analysis: Things to Consider
• Questions to ask yourself?
• Definition
• Criteria for Judging a Project
• Stages of the Project
• Defining the Project Requirements - Real Life Example
• Defining the Project Requirements - Assessment Activity
• How to Define the Project Requirements - Guidelines
• Create Your Project Plan
• Schedule
• Benchmarks
• Benchmarks Real Life Example
• Team Development
• Pushback
• Project Plan
• Sample Microsoft Project Plan
• Sample Project Plan
• Milestones
• How to Create Your Project Plan - Guidelines
• Lesson 1 Reflective Questions
• Lesson 1 Review

Lesson 2 - Implementing the Project Plan

• Implementing the Project Plan
• Execute the Project Plan
• Kick-Off Meeting
• Kick-Off Meeting - Real Life Example
• Delegation
• The Limitations of the Project-Management Role
• How to Execute the Project Plan - Guidelines
• Executing the Project Plan - Assessment Activity
• Monitor the Progress of the Project
• Time-Management Tools
• Checkpoints
• Performance Gaps
• Common Performance Problems
• Common Performance Problems - Real Life Example
• How to Monitor the Progress of the Project - Guidelines
• Monitoring the Progress of the Project - Assessment Activity
• Negotiate for Success
• Red Flags
• Troubleshooting
• Escalation
• Troubleshooting Strategies
• Negotiation Strategies
• How to Negotiate for Success - Real Life Example
• How to Negotiate for Success - Guidelines
• Evaluate the Process
• Close-Out Meeting
• How to Evaluate the Process - Guidelines
• Evaluating the Process - Assessment Activity
• Lesson 2 Reflective Questions
• Course Closure

PACKAGE INCLUDES

• 12 Months Online Subscription to instructor-led classroom sessions with full audio, video and demonstration components
• Printable courseware
• Focused on practical solutions to real-world development problems