Practical Guide To Traditional Project Management

Unit #1:
Scope management
Learning goals / deliverables:
– Gain an understanding of the aim of scope management; and how scope is developed and constructed.
– Discover how scope is managed in waterfall, agile, and hybrid projects.
– Learn the important aspects of the scope management plan.
Related distribution material:
– Scope statement template

Unit #2:
Stakeholder engagement
Learning goals / deliverables:
– Discover the stakeholders in the software implementation project and why engaging with them is important.
– Learn how to identify and collaborate with software implementation project stakeholders.
– Get familiar with concepts on how to manage stakeholder engagement and how to react to stakeholder changes.
Related distribution material:
– Stakeholder mapping template

Unit #3:
Schedule management
Learning goals / deliverables:
– Gain an understanding of how the schedule management plan is constructed; and how the project management methodology influences it.
– Learn how to develop a project schedule step-by-step based on the initial Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
– Master concepts to shorten the project timeline; and influencing factors of schedule development.
Related distribution material:
– Gantt chart template

Unit #4:
Project risk management
Learning goals / deliverables:
– Get familiar with different types of risks that might occur in software implementations.
– Deep dive into a step-by-step and structured risk management process including risk collection, assessment, tracking, etc.
– Understand how to develop a comprehensive risk response strategy and learn how to include risks in financial planning.
Related distribution material:
– Risk and opportunity log template

Unit #5:
Communication management
Learning goals / deliverables:
– Learn why and how communication is an essential part of software implementation projects.
– Gain an understanding of possible directions and factors of communication in the organization.
– Understand how a communication plan is built up using best practices.
Related distribution material:
– Communication management plan template

Unit #6:
Cost management
Learning goals / deliverables:
– Deep dive into the principles of cost reserves, budget elements, and monitoring.
– Explore various types of cost estimation techniques and methodologies; and discover what factors have an important role in cost estimations.
– Master how costs are managed for off-the-shelf (eg. SaaS) and in-house developed software and get familiar with Earned Value Management (EVM).
Related distribution material:
– Cost management template

Unit #7:
Expectation management
Learning goals / deliverables:
– Explore various fields of expectations (eg. delivered value, costs, timeline) and how they need to be managed.
– Master how to manage correctly the expectations of stakeholders.
– Gain knowledge on how to handle the aftermath of incorrectly set expectations.
Related distribution material:
– Expectation monitoring matrix template