Business objectives are increasingly solved by projects.
Many projects fail to produce the expected results, are over budget, or not completed on time.
Good project management significantly improves the likelihood of a successful project.
This course will examine the project management process and the management of
a portfolio of projects, with focus on techniques to overcome the pitfalls and obstacles
that frequently occur during a typical project. It is designed for business leaders
responsible for implementing projects, as well as beginning and intermediate project managers.
Course includes: Project management principles and practices;
Portfolio management; tools such as Charters, FMEA, Gantt Charts, PERT Charts,
Work Breakdown Structures, Critical Path Analysis, Budget Simulation, Timeline Simulation,
Project Crashing, and Project Plans, in order to increase the likelihood of project success.
Topic coverage prepares students towards Project Management Institute’s (PMI)
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM).