PM 101 Project Definition

PM 102 Task / Resource Definition

PM 103 Project Risk and Communication
PM 104 Project Execution and Control
PM 105 Project Close
Project Control
Book (PCB)
Project Management Fundamentals Program
PM 101 Project Definition
Objective Activity
Week 1
Define a Project

Articulate differences between the 3 organization
structure types

Articulate differences between Project Concept and
Project Initiation

Define the role of the Project Sponsor
F1 - Compare Project Concept and Project Charter
Documents (PM 101)

D1 - Real Project Examples (PM 101)
D2 - List project types (PM 101)
D3 - Identify Project Sponsor (PM 101)

Quiz1 Organization structures (PM101)


Week 2
Describe the five project management process groups

List the triple constraints and articulate the impact to the
overall project objectives
D4 - Triple constraints (PM 101)

Q2 - Five project management processes (PM
101)


Week 3
Explain the most important Project Management skill

Complete the Project Concept and Project Charter
documents (Form 1)

Compare and contrast the Project Kick-off and Project
Charter meetings

F0 Review Outline for the Project control Book
and follow instructions to begin populating with
course deliverables

D5 PM Skills

Q3 - Internet Quiz (PM 101)
Q4 - Project Charter Fields (PM 101)
Q5 - Project Kick-off vs project Charter (PM
Activity Legend : F (Form #), D (Discussion #), Q (Quiz #)
PM 102 Task / Resource Definition
Objective Activity
Week 1 -2
Build Task List (Identify all 3 approaches) (Form 2A)
Develop a WBS (Form 2B)
Form 2(A) Build Task List
Form 2(B) Build WBS (PM 102)

D6 -WBS (PM 102)

Week 3
Perform Task Estimating , using PERT formula (Form 3A)
Label the critical path
Build a Network Diagram, identifying the four types of task
dependency relationships (Form 3B)
Form 3(A) Time Estimating and critical Path (PM
102)
Form 3 (B) Build a Network
Diagram
Week 4
Discuss when to use Crash and the possible impact to float
time. Do you like the Network Diagram?
Build a Gantt chart, put in critical path first (Form 3C)
Form 3(C) Build a Gantt chart (PM 102)

D7 - Network diagram / Task Dependencies (PM
102)

Week 5
Identify the different team roles and responsibilities for a
sample project and build a Responsibility Assessment Matrix
(RAM). (Form 4)
Form 4 - Build a Roles and Responsibilities Matrix
(RAM) (PM 102)

Week 6
Discuss Resource Leveling
List the four stages of team development and identify the stage
that drives the most team conflict

Form 0 Update Project Control Book



Activity Legend : F (Form #), D (Discussion #), Q (Quiz #)
PM 103 Project Risk and Communication
Objective Activity
Week 1
Build a Risk management plan (Form 5)


Form 5 -Build a Risk Management Plan (PM 103))
Week 2
Articulate the impact of Risks to the Critical Path
Articulate what takes place before the project is officially
started



D8 Official Project Start (PM 103)

Quiz 6 - Leadership Styles (PM 103)
Week 3

Build Communication Plan
Complete Practice Quiz Mid-Term
Update Project Control Book
Form 6 Build communication Plan, given list of
stakeholders (PM 103)

Quiz 7 - Reflection Quiz (PM 103)

Form 0 Update Project Control Book

Activity Legend : F (Form #), D (Discussion #), Q (Quiz #)
PM 104 Project Execution and Control
Objective Activity
Week 1
Monitor progress using a Gantt chart
Monitor finances progress / budget / burn rate

D10 - Gantt Chart Comparison - (PM 104)
Week 2
Build a Status Report

Form 7 Build Status Report
Quiz 8 - Stakeholder Status Reporting (PM 104)
Week 3
List the four types of leadership styles

D9 - Your Leadership Style - (PM 104)
Quiz 7 - Leadership Styles
Week 4
Articulate the probable causes for scope change and the impact
to the overall project plan

D11 - Monitoring Scope Changes (PM 104)

Week 5
Build Change Management Plan (Form 6)

Form 8 - Build Change Management Plan (PM 104)
Form 0 Update Project Control Book


Activity Legend : F (Form #), D (Discussion #), Q (Quiz #)
PM 105 Project Close
Objective Activity
Week 1
Build Sample Project Plan (Form 7) - Review Sample
Project Plans

Review Project Performance - Good, Bad (Avoid), and
Better (Could have been better ) Lessons learned
F9 - Build Sample Project Plan (Form 8) - Review Sample
Project Plans

Week 2
List the steps to be executed in the Project Closing
process (Form 8)

Build a sample project control book, accumulating the
plans and diagrams created in this course (Form 9)

F10 - List Project Close Steps (PM 105)
F11 - Assemble / Update Project Control Book (PM 101) (PM
102) (PM 103) (PM 104) (PM 105)

D12 - Reflection / Application of learning (PM 105)
D13 - Project Close-out purpose (PM 105)
D14 - Archiving : Why (PM 105)

Form 0 Update Project Control Book

Q11 Submit Project Control Book to instructor for review
and adjustments.


Activity Legend : F (Form #), D (Discussion #), Q (Quiz #)