Project Management Essentials

Project Management Essentials free download

A crash course in the essentials of project management for new project managers.

"This is a great course, not only for new project managers who want to learn the basics of project management, but also for existing PMs who would like to refresh themselves with the fundamentals.  Clear, concise, and very informative." – Jade Mercado

This course teaches you the most important concepts in project management in under two hours.  Brought to you by the President of the Institute For Practical Project Management (IFPPM), the instructor has managed projects for more than 30 years from just a few thousand dollars to $55M, and worked in senior roles on projects up to $3B.  The course gives you the essential information you need to understand what project management does, how it flows across the life-cycle, and the key steps you need to take to make your project successful.

     1.  Overview:   First an overview is provided of what project management fundamentally does.  The five stages of the formal process.  The most important concept in PM - the triple constraint.  The critically important role of the Project Manager, and how accountability automatically gives you authority so you will be listened to.

     2.  Initiation:  The purpose of Initiation.  Baselining the first definition of your project’s scope - the Objective.

     3.  Planning:  A one page flowchart of the entire Planning process.  The project scope baseline - the work breakdown structure.  The logic of the project - the precedence diagram.  The schedule baseline  - the Gantt chart.  The cost breakdown.  Risk management.  Documentation of the Project Management Plan.

     4.  Execution:  The purpose of Execution.  The essentials of building the best project team.

     5.  Monitoring & Control:  The purpose of Monitoring and Control.  Managing scope, schedule, cost, and risk.  The monthly project status review.

     6.  Closing.  The purpose of Closing.  Wrapping up the project with a targeted final report.

If after taking this crash course you wish to dig deeper, please feel free to check out the next level course "Deeply Practical Project Management", which explains *how* to implement the PM processes in-depth. 

Instructor

William Stewart is President of the Institute For Practical Project Management (IFPPM), and a PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP) who has managed projects for more than 30 years, from just a few thousand dollars to $55M, and worked in senior roles on PM teams on projects up to $3B.  He has managed projects in the domains of system integration, software development, business process, construction, real estate, and others.  Internationally recognized, he has spoken twice as a keynote speaker at International Project Management Association (IPMA) conferences.  He has delivered this course live more than 330 times to more than 3,300 people.  Previously, he worked for aerospace, government, academia, and founded and led the cloud computing company Cirrus Computing.  He has deep experience with project management, risk management, systems integration, software engineering, and negotiating.  He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science for discovery of an algorithm that builds multi-dimensional geodesic domes in optimum space and time, which to his knowledge has never been used for anything practical.

Student Feedback

"This is the best quick refresher project management course there is out there.  Highly recommend!" – Adity Das Gupta

"I think I learned almost as much here as in my PMP bootcamp, a very good refresher before I take the test.  Thank you." – John Franklin

"A must have course as a ready reference for a new or even a seasoned PM." – Jignesh Jani

"The best course in the Udemy portal that I have come across.  Concepts are crisp and neatly explained!  I strongly recommend!" – Suresh Raju

"Working with project managers for a long time, brings a clearer understanding of what they were doing and why.  A good overview for anyone working on a project, not just for project managers." – Dave Uebele

"Cuts through the noise and delivers tangible and practical lessons." – Harold Floyd

"Would have been very useful to learn this earlier, but better late than never!" – Tibor Kocsis

"Great, succinct overview covering all the major points of project management in an easy-to-follow format." – Kathleen Adams

"Concentrated the PM theories into less than two hours - that is a very great job!" – Samuel Song

"Great course.  I'm not a project manager, but it has made me realize I definitely undertake some of the key elements of the role already." – Rachel Horne

"Awesome refresher course on Project Management.  I would recommend this course to any new Project Manager." – Manjunath Maller

"It was a great course.  Excellent course for people who are planning to become a PM." – Adolph Robinson

"The course instructor is an expert and has managed very large projects successfully. That is why I have taken this course, to learn practical skills from someone that has actual experience in managing large complex projects.  I recommend this course to anyone wanting to understand project management and how to get started in the field." – Stefan du Plooy