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Overview

8.0 Credits
ONLINE

This past year has shown us the need for numerous projects and the need to manage those projects uniquely. Project management is an important part of every organization; however, often, companies do not differentiate between project management and operations management. This course is designed for the finance professional of the small and medium-sized organizations. It is not meant for the experienced project manager of a large organization or the person wanting training for project management certification. To avoid talking theory without concrete examples, we will often use examples born from projects needed due to our experiences with COVID-19.

Objectives

  •     Understand when and when not to apply project management thinking
  •     Know how to define success in a project
  •     Understand and manage the critical path of a project
  •     Understand the theory of constraints in project management
  •     Know how to both choose and lead people on the project team

Major Topics

  •     Project management is a way of thinking and managing
  •     Identifying projects, needs, objectives, and deliverables
  •     Project feasibility evaluation
  •     Life cycle of a project
  •     What causes projects to fail
  •     Establishing the project scope and preventing "project creep"
  •     Defining and managing stakeholders
  •     Organizational politics and conflict management
  •     Establishing the detailed schedule
  •     Introduction to project management software

Prerequisite

Experience in financial management of a small or midsize company
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