Name: Introduction to Project Management
Overall Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (1 rating)
Category: All Learners
Duration: 1.00 hour(s)
Individual Fee: Free

Project managers are more than administrators.  They are leaders of the organizations most important initiatives.  However, not every project leader needs to have full Project Management Institute (PMI) certification.  A core of key practices is required to deliver effectively, so how can project leads get up to speed, offer true value add, and make project success a priority without the laborious process of certification.

In this session we’ll establish a baseline of the key project management functions (tied to the PMI standards) that quickly gets practitioners aligned without sending them all to bootcamp.  

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College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Building E, Suite E186
Grayslake, IL 60030
United States
Know and Explain: Information you will know, be able to explain, or be able to find.
  • The difference needed to be a project leader instead of a project administrator
  • Common reasons that projects succeed or fail
  • Why a project life cycle is not the same as Agile or Waterfall or other development life cycles
  • The impact of ‘human skills’ over technical skills
  • The importance of organizational change management in delivery
  • The 12 project management functions (PMf)
  • Tips and tricks for mastering the PMf
  • Project planning approaches (e.g., Work Breakdown Structure)
  • Big Picture Status vs recounting everything you did ‘this period’
  • How to apply the practices in your environment

SkillPrerequisiteExpected Outcome
Project Management1 - Beginner2 - Basic
Class Costs
Class ValueNo Charge
Individual Fee$0.00
Private Class Fee$0.00
5.0 out of 5 (1 rating)

Thorough and thought provoking Wed, Jun 8, 2022
I enjoyed how Carl interwove his real-world experience with the standard best practices. It wasn't a cookie-cutter presentation but well thought out and relatable.
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