Project Fundamentals Home / Courses / Project Fundamentals PST, Application Classroom Length: 3 days Times: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM View Course Outline Lesson 1: The Project Management Life Cycle Topic A: What is a Project? Topic B: The Project Management Life Cycle Topic C: The Role of the Project Manager Lesson 2: Setting Up for Success Topic A: The Meaning of Success Topic B: What Happens in the Initiation Phase? Topic C: Project Definition and Scope Topic D: Putting Together a Statement of Work Topic E: The Project Charter Lesson 3: The Project Team Topic A: The Teamwork Challenge Topic B: Selecting Team Members Topic C: The Team Charter Lesson 4: Risk Management Topic A: Project Risk Lesson 5: Project Plans Topic A: The Work Breakdown Structure Topic B: Work Package Sequencing Lesson 6: The Project Schedule Topic A: The Scheduling Process Topic B: Time Estimates Lesson 7: The Project Budget Topic A: What is a Budget? Topic B: Creating a Preliminary Budget Topic C: Budget and Schedule Balancing Lesson 8: Project Tracking and Control Topic A: Moving the Project Forward Topic B: Monitoring for Project Progress Topic C: Earned Value Analysis Topic D: Getting Back on Track Lesson 9: Project Reports Topic A: Communications Overview Topic B: Project Performance Reports Topic C: Project Change Requests Lesson 10: Project Close-out Topic A: Elements of Close-out Topic B: Evaluation of People and Projects COURSE DESCRIPTION: In this course, participants will identify effective project management practices and their related processes. Successfully managing a project requires effective planning and adherence to the industry's best practices in every step of the process. By understanding the fundamentals of project management, you will be better prepared to initiate a project in your organization and position it for success. IDEAL CANDIDATES: This course is intended for those looking to improve their project management skills. RELATED COURSES: CAPM, Project Management Professional