Introduction
  • Instructor Introduction and course overview
Project Management - History, Philosophy, Economics
  • Module Overview
  • History of Project Management
  • Current state of Project Management
  • Why invest in Project Management? – Part 1/2
  • Why invest in Project Management? – Part 2/2
The Art of Estimation
  • Module Overview
  • Are we good at estimation? - Part 1/2
  • Are we good at estimation? - Part 2/2
  • Estimates and probabilities
  • Understanding the estimating process
Project Negotiation
  • Module Overview
  • Case Study: Operation Husky
  • What is "Negotiation"
  • How to present your estimates
  • Case Study: ABC Software e-Merchant 5.0
Initiating A Project
  • Module Overview
  • Problems and Opportunities
  • Stakeholders, budgets, schedules and risks
  • Exercise: Project Charter
Project Scope - Requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation.
  • Module Overview
  • M247 “Sergeant York” Story
  • How to elicit requirements
  • Types of requirements and their taxonomy
  • Sample Requirements Documents – Part 1/2
  • Sample Requirements Documents – Part 2/2
Customer Walk-throughs, Technical Inspections and Peer Reviews
  • Module Overview
  • Case Study: Lost at Sea
  • Reviews and Inspections: Why, What, How, and Challenges
  • Best practices: Reviews and Inspections
The Science of Estimation
  • Module Overview
  • Scheduling and work breakdown structure
  • Network Diagrams
  • Wide-Band Delphi and PERT
Managing Scope and Customer Expectations
  • Module Overview
  • Case Study: "Le Grand Hotel"
  • Managing Expectations
  • Managing Requirements
  • Managing Change
Project Control: Risks, Communications, and Tracking
  • Module Overview
  • Communications
  • Performance Tracking and risks
Lessons Learned
  • Module Overview
  • Why "Lessons Learned" is important
  • How to do "Lessons Learned"
Course Summary
  • Course Wrap-up: Congratulations and Well Done!