Project Structure
- Sources of Project Success and Failure
- Defining Project and Project Management
- The Project Environment
- Roles in the Project
- Project and Project Lifecycles
- The Importance of Business Value
- PM Methodologies
Project Initiation
- Where Projects Come from: Enterprise Analysis
- The Business Case
- The Project Charter
- Stakeholder Identification
- Establishing Preliminary Scope Boundaries
- Defining Project and Business Objectives
- Viewing the Project as an Investment
- Project Selection Criteria
- Developing Useful Estimates
- Project Flexibility
Project Planning
- Defining Scope
- Importance of the WBS
- The Requirements Engagement
- Developing Correct and Complete Requirements
- Developing the Project Schedule
- Resource Planning
- Procurement and Contracts
- Project Budget
- Setting Project Baselines
- The Communication Strategy
- Defining Quality to Fit Business Value
- Proactive Management of Threats and Opportunities
Execution and Control
- Monitoring Project Work
- Delivering Useful Status Reports
- Project Metrics and Earned Value
- Using a Project Performance Baseline
- Forecasting Project Outcomes
- Taking Control of Project Change
- Managing Project Baselines
- Managing Stakeholders and Vendors
- Managing the Team
- Organizational Adoption
- Testing Project Deliverables
- Controlling Cost
Successful Conclusion
- Planning and Managing Transition
- Preparing the Customer for Delivery
- Contract Closure
- Administrative Closure
- Measuring Project Success
- Lessons Learned
- Celebration
- Review of Critical Success Factors