Project Management Training | Project Management Black Belt Training in Philadelphia

Project Management Black Belt Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction

• Why Do Projects Fail?
• Mandate and Feasibility Study
• Projects are Driven by Principles
• Project Themes
• Typical Management Structure
• Customer/Supplier Relationship
• Deliverables
• Project Structure
• Directing a Project
• Project Board Responsibilities
• Activities
• Project Structure

Module 2: Starting Up a Project

• Appoint the Executive and PM
• Capture Previous Lessons
• Design and Appoint the Project Management Team
• Prepare an Outline Business Case
• Project Product Description
• Select the Project Approach and Assemble the Project Brief
• Project Approach
• Plan the Initiation Stage
• Initiating a Project
• Management Strategies
  • Risk
  • Quality
  • Configuration
  • Communications
• Create the Project Plan
• Set Up Project Controls
• Project Controls
• Refine the Business Case
• Benefits
• Assemble the PID

Module 3: Business Case Theme

• Continued Business Justification
• Contents of a Business Case
• Benefits Review Plan
• Organization Theme
• Project Interests
• Project Management Team

Module 4: Project Structure

• Project Board
• Executive
• Senior User and Suppliers
• Project Manager
• Project Assurance: Function
• Change Authority
• Project Support
• Team Manager and Progress Theme
• Management by Exception
• Levels of Control Required
• Management Stages
• Product Description and Change Theme

Module 5: Configuration Management

• Overview
• Configuration Items
• Configuration Management Procedure
• Configuration Management Strategy
• Types of Issue
• Issue and Change Control Procedure
• Integrity of Change
• Controlling a Stage

Module 6: Work Package

• Authorize a Work Package
• Receive Completed Work Packages
• Report Highlights
• Capture and Examine Issues and Risks
• Escalate Issues and Risks
• Take Corrective Action

Module 7: Managing Product Delivery

• MP Overview
• Accept a Work Package
• Execute a Work Package
• Checkpoint Report
• Deliver a Work Package

Module 8: Risk Management

• Managing a Stage Boundary
• Contents of End Stage Report
• Managing Risk Theme
• Risk Management Procedure
• Identify Step
• Risk Identification Techniques
• Types of Risks
• Assess, Plan, and Implement Step
• Communicate
• Creating Plans Theme
• What are Plans?
• Levels of Plan
• Project and Team Plan
• Exception Plan

Module 9: Quality Management

• What is Quality Assurance?
• Product Description
• Quality Control
• Quality Review Technique
• Preparation for a Quality Review
• Quality Review Meeting
• Follow Up Review
• Closing a Project
• Prepared Planned Closure
• Prepare Premature Closure
• Hand Over Products
• Evaluate the Project
• Recommend Project Closure