Project Management Best Practices

This two-day course covers the following:

• Deep Understanding of Project Management Main Processes,
• Full Understanding of Project Management Definitions & Concepts,
• Understand Implementation of PM Processes in Real World,
• Understand Self-organizing Teams vs. Traditional Approach,
• Understand Agile/Scrum vs Project Management,
• Understand Requirements Definitions Techniques,
• Understand Leadership & Communications Required in Teams,
• Class Activities & Exercises

This course is offered in two days as follow:

Day–1

• Introduction & Overview
• Project Management Definitions & Concepts
• Project Management Main Processes
• Initiation
  • Project Charter
    • Define components of the project charter
    • Define project constraint components
    • Review Proposal Document
    • Review project charter template
    • …
  • Statement of Work (SOW)
    • Review different contract types
    • Review SOW document template
• Planning
  • Budget Planning
  • Resource Planning
  • Schedule Planning
  • Quality Planning
  • Communication Planning
  • Risk Management Planning
  • …
• Execution & Control
  • Solution building roadmap
  • Review Agile & Traditional approaches
  • Review management plans in execution phase
• Closure
  • Release Resources
  • Project Audit

Day-2

• Brief Overview of  Communication & Leadership
• High level Requirements Gathering Techniques
• Project Managers’ Challenges & Best Practices
• Define different Organization Types
• Project Management Techniques
• Class Exercises & Activities

Josef Balahan – With over 45 years of experience in technical fields and managing hundreds of projects, primarily with Fortune 500 companies in the U.S., combined with an entrepreneurial background, 17 years of soccer coaching, and academic achievements in Software Engineering, an MBA, and PhD studies in Philosophy, we guarantee your time in our workshop will be invaluable. You’ll gain a deep understanding of Scrum, the philosophy behind its success, and best practices across various disciplines.

There are so many testimonials submitted by our students.  Here are just a few for your review:

• Nazii from Amirkabir University of Technology: It’s challenging enough to sit through a couple of hours of class, let alone two full days, without feeling the time drag. But this experience was such a joy—learning in such a fun and engaging way made the time fly by!