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Project Management for Non Project Managers - PMP/PMI
Master project management with this practical guide for all industries. Learn essential skills, tools, and methods to manage successful projects on time and within budget.
Created By Chris Croft
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What You'll Learn
- How to avoid the top ten mistakes people make in projects, ensuring success.
- Manage a project successfully, even with zero experience in the industry.
- Learn how to create and use Gantt Charts and PERT diagrams with ease.
- Understand and apply the PMP or PMI method to manage projects effectively.
- Learn how to measure whether you’re on budget and on time, and how to fix issues if you're not.
- Feel calm, confident, and effective in running any project, big or small, in any industry.
Requirements
- No prior experience required—just a willingness to learn!
- Having a project in mind would be helpful to get the most out of the course.
Course Description
Project Management is a key skill that can accelerate your career, even if you don’t have “Project Manager” in your job title. In this course, you will learn the PMP method of Project Management to deliver exceptional projects on time, on budget, and to specification, regardless of the industry.
This course focuses on practical techniques and tools that you can apply right away. You'll learn how to avoid the common mistakes that derail projects, how to use Gantt charts and PERT diagrams to plan and track progress, and how to manage risks and stakeholders effectively. From launching a new product to organizing an event, this course will give you the confidence to manage projects successfully.
By the end of this course, you will be prepared to run projects with efficiency and ease, ensuring they come in on budget and on time. Chris Croft, an international speaker and project management expert, will guide you through the entire process, offering real-life examples, practical tools, and humor along the way. Whether you’re working on a small personal project or a large corporate endeavor, this course will make you a more confident and effective project manager.
Who This Course is For
This course is perfect for:
- Anyone currently managing a project (big or small) or planning to manage one in the future.
- People who find project management stressful or feel their projects often run late or overspend.
- Those looking to level up their career by learning essential project management skills.
- Anyone interested in running smooth, efficient, and impressive projects.
Course content web
1. Promo
2. Welcome
2.1 Introduction to PM
2.2 What is a Project
2.3 Why Projects are Difficult
2.4 My Thoughts on Prince
2.5 My Thoughts on Agile
2.5.2 When to use Agile
2.6 The APM Method
2.6.2 Project Management methodologies compared
2.7 12 Step Process
2.7.2 12 APM Steps
2.8 Project Management Qualifications
2.9 Wrap Up
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Tip 1 - Having a Plan in Your Head
3.2.2 PID - example minimum template
3.3 Making Your Plan
3.4 Demo - Gantt Chart in Excel
3.4.2 Demo excel gantt
3.5 Tip 2 - Saying "Maybe" or "I'll Try"
3.6 Tip 3 - Answering the Killer Question
3.7 Tip 4 - Not Involving Teams Enough
3.8 Tip 5 - List of Tasks vs Gantt Chart
3.8.2 How most projects are planned
3.9 Tip 6 - Not Planning Across Projects
3.9.2 Gantt of Gantts template
3.10 Tip 7 - Stories vs Gantt
3.11 Tip 8 - Thinking Underspend is OK
3.12 Tip 9 - Rescheduling too Late
3.13 Tip 10 - Not Reviewing
3.13.2 Review Template
3.14 Wrap Up
4.1 Why do these mistakes happen?
4.1.2 Top Ten Project Mistakes
4.2 Congratulations!
4.3 Fun Bonus Surprise - Project Management Rap - Censored Version
4.4 Gantt Chart in Excel (Detailed Version)
4.4.2 Excel Gantt demo
Gantt Demo Part 1
Gantt Demo Part 2
Gantt Demo Part 3
Gantt Demo Part 4
Gantt Demo Part 5
Gantt Demo Part 6
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