Description

Project Management Fundamentals (PMF) is an introductory course designed for those relatively
new to project management who have been or may be assigned to a Project Manager role.
Today’s project environment is increasingly complex given the global and interconnected nature
of business and emergence of new information technologies. Today’s Project Manager must
adapt to these changes and become increasingly nimble in navigating through a myriad of
constraints. No longer is a single project delivery methodology adequate and Project Managers
must understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of predictive and adaptive approaches
to deliver successful project results. Through a combination of presentation, class exercises,
case studies, stories, and group discussion, this course prepares participants to lead projects for
their organization.

What You Will Learn:

Upon completion, participants will understand the project management framework, principles,
approaches and methodologies, the project lifecycle and its components, and practical
tools/techniques for delivering successful results in today’s rapidly changing world.

Course Outline:

Introduction, Course Objectives
• The “Accidental” Project Manager
• PMI PMBOK® – Project Management Body of Knowledge, 7th Edition
• Outcomes you can expect from this course
• Class logistics & dynamics
• Group project introductions
What is Project Management?
• Terms & Definitions
• The “Iron Triangle” of Project Management
• Project Management Methodologies – Traditional, Agile, Hybrid
• Process Framework
▪ Initiation
▪ Planning
▪ Execution
▪ Monitoring & Controlling

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▪ Closing
• The Role of the Project Manager
Project Definition
• Developing the Project Scope
• The Project Data Sheet – PDS
▪ Issue Statement
▪ Objective Statement
▪ Prioritization - Flexibility Matrix
• Is/Is Not
• Requirements
▪ Collecting, Validating, Managing
• Defining Deliverables
• Establishing Completion Criteria
Project Sponsorship & Governance
• Establishing clear Project Governance
• The Role of the Project Sponsor
• Developing a Relationship with Your Sponsor
• Making Project Decisions
Engaging Stakeholders
• Stakeholders – Who Are They?
• Stakeholder Map
• Stakeholder Register
• Stakeholder Engagement
Mastering Project Communications
• Communication Success = Project Success
• Basic Communication Model
• Communication Complexity
• Tools for Effective Project Communications
• Managing the Message
Project Planning: Identifying the Work
• What is a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
• Steps to Create a WBS
• Subdividing Project Work
• Organizing Project Work
Project Planning: Developing the Schedule
• Steps for Developing the Project Schedule
• Sequencing Activities
▪ Dependencies
▪ Network Logic Diagramming
• Identifying & Estimating Resources

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• Estimating Activity Time – Effort vs. Duration
• Project Accountability Structure & Roles/Responsibilities
• Identifying the Project Critical Path
▪ Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Establishing the Schedule Baseline
Project Execution: Managing the Project Schedule
• High & Low Confidence Schedules
• Identifying Constraints
• Schedule Compression & Resource Leveling
Project Execution: Managing Project Delivery & Quality
• Defining & Managing Project Quality
• Establishing Project Change Control
• Analyzing & Responding to Project Variance
• Communicating Project Status
Project Execution: Managing Project Risk
• The Risk Management Process
• Identifying Project Risk
• Developing the Risk Register
• Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Risk Reduction Tools
• Risk Reduction, Mitigation, and Response
Project Execution: Monitoring, Controlling, & Change
• Measuring Progress – Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Variance Analysis – Earned Value
• Change Management Process
• Managing Project Escalations
• Feedback & Corrective Action
Project Execution: Closing the Project
• Validating Deliverables
• Transitioning Benefits to Stakeholders
• Sponsor/Stakeholder Approval
• Capturing Lessons Learned
• Releasing the Project Team
Leading the Project Team
• Characteristics of High Performing Teams
• Team Development Lifecycle
• Managing Without Authority
• Leadership Styles

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• Team Dynamics – Power & Influence
• Conflict Resolution
• Project Management Professional Ethics

Instructor(s):

Mr. Dave Snider is a project management consultant with over 35 years of experience leading
complex projects in the high technology industry. Dave thrives in discovering innovative
methods to deliver business results. Beginning his career at Hewlett Packard as a Facilities
Project Manager, he led R/D infrastructure projects for semiconductor process research and
development. He then joined the emerging HP inkjet printer business leading a diverse portfolio
of projects and programs to expand (and sometimes contract) technology and production
capability in North America, Europe, and Asia. His program team opened the first high volume
semiconductor wafer fab in Singapore producing inkjet components for a growing global
demand. In the largest company separation in corporate history, in 2015 he co-led a global
workstream tasked with separating over 600 site locations that would become the two distinct
companies of HP, Inc. and the new Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Dave holds a B.S. in Industrial Technology from California Polytechnic State University and an
M.S. in Management in Science & Technology from Oregon Health & Science University. He is
also a certified Project (PMP) and Program (PgMP) Management Professional by the Project
Management Institute.