Practical Project Management (Earn 16 PDUs) (Udemy.com)

How to implement the PMI project management best practices in the most practical way.

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Created by: William Stewart PhD, PMP

Produced in 2021

What you will learn

How to get stakeholder buy-in and senior management support at the beginning of your project, and maintain it throughout.
The three fundamental messages of the PM triple constraint, how they inter-relate, and how they affect risk.
How to plan your project VERY efficiently, so you know the scope, schedule, budget, and risks before you start.
How to manage the top three drivers of project success to solve most of the problems on most projects.
The critical importance of the project requirements, with best practices for documentation, review, and approval.
How to build the work breakdown structure (WBS), your scope baseline, and when to break it down further.
Why the precedence diagram is your most important tool for planning and managing your project.
How to estimate the project resources, material, services, time, and cost, and handle estimating error.
Why the critical path means schedule is more important than cos

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Course Description

"Finally, an online course that teaches the 'how' of project management from an experienced veteran." Karin BrameThis course is an invaluable companion to the PMI PMBOK, describing how to practically apply the PM best practices in real life situations. More than 28,000 students have taken the course from around the world, making it the leading applied PM course online.*Complexity* is the primary challenge in project management, and so the PM processes must be extremely practical to add real value. Based on twenty-five years hands-on experience managing projects from $250K to $55M, the course provides a deeply practical description of how to use the proven Project Management Institute (PMI) processes to help you manage your projects of any size, from any domain.
The course is divided into more than 200 easy to digest videos of just a few minutes long. First an overview is provided of all the key PM concepts. Then the critically important role of the Project Manager is explained. Then the PM processes are mapped across the project time-line, and the specific actions you need to take at each step are explained in an easy to follow thread. The use of software tools to support the PM process is described. Templates are provided for all the key PM documents. At the end of the course, you will not only understand project management, you will be able to *implement* it.
The course now also includes a complete example, providing a set of realistic, professional documentation for the "Magical Devices Version 3" project, including a Project Charter, Project Management Plan, Risk Register, and much more, that you can reuse for your own projects.
If you need to manage a project right now, are pursuing a PMI certification, or just wish to get a solid grounding in the PM best practices to enhance your career, this course will really help. You will also earn 16 Professional Development Units (PDU's).
InstructorWilliam Stewart is a PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP) who has managed projects for more than a quarter century using the PMI processes, in the domains of organizational improvement, business process, system integration, software, construction, real estate, research, and others. He has delivered more than 200 onsite PM courses to more than 2,000 people. He has worked for aerospace, government, academia, and founded a software startup. He has in-depth experience with project management, risk management, systems integration, and software engineering. He earned a Ph.
D. in computer science for discovery of an algorithm that builds multi-dimensional geodesic domes in optimum space and time. What Students Say About The Course"This is by far the best project management course I have ever taken!" Susan Steigler, PMP"I have been a PMP since 2006, and learned so much from this course. Truly outstanding. Wish it was available years ago." Mark Thorogood, PMP"This is the best real-world practical PM course on the web. Valuable knowledge and insight, clear, and hands on. A great investment when your time is really valuable and you don't want to waste a minute of it." Sarah Hajipour"This course offers some of the most valuable material I've consumed as a Project Manager." Philip Kohler"This is a very, very useful resource for both Project Managers and team members. The best PM course I have taken online." Marcelo Palenzuela"Excellent course -- easy to understand -- wish I had reviewed this resource before I took my PMP exam!" Thomas Flores"The only course you will need. Walks you through all the phases of project management. With examples, anecdotes, and most importantly - templates. Highly recommend!" Allan Madhuram"I took this course after earning my PMP certification, and am stunned by the practical insights it provides. Thank you! I definitely recommend for both newbies and experienced Project Managers." Raj Bidika"This was the best project management course that I have taken. I recommend to anyone interested in project management. Really above and beyond what I expected." Mark April"Really straightforward and clear. Wish I had taken this before I sat for my PMP test." Alexander Feravich"Great course, perfectly delivered. The PMBOK Guide applied to reality. I plan to repeat this course over and over again." Alain Yeno"Not only does this course teach you practical project management, it also teaches you life skills you will keep for a lifetime. Exceptional. I couldn't have asked for anything better." Saad Faruqui"Crisp and direct, no blabbing. Wise to go with this first before consulting any other material." Rufus Okomhanru"The course was amazing. A lot of real life examples. In my 17 years of PM experience I have never taken a more concise, informative, and easy to understand PM walk-through." Vladimir Mitev"This course gave me valuable insight into key PMBOK areas that I haven't considered since I received my PMP certification in 2012. Great course!" Dan Bischoff"I've been managing projects for several years, and picked up key points which will improve my work in the future, and would have made previous projects significantly better if I'd known them sooner. Highly recommended." David Morrison"This turned out to be the best money I ever spent. My only regret is I didn't take this course sooner." Nicholas Ikpi"One of the greatest courses I have ever had. Short videos you can digest at your own pace. A warm environment, seems that you are talking with him." Francisco Zapata"Over the course of a 20 year career I have purchased many training materials, video courses, study guides, etc, and this was hands down the best material I have ever used." Christopher IronsWho this course is for:
Those that need to manage projects, and want a deeply practical description of how to use the project management best practices across the life-cycle.
Anyone involved in projects that wants to understand the practical essentials of the project management process.

Time: 8.5h

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William Stewart PhD, PMP

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William Stewart is a Project Management Institute (PMI) certified Project Management Professional (PMP), with more than 25 years experience using the PMI processes to manage projects from $250K to $55M. He has delivered more than 200 onsite PM courses to more than 2,000 people. He has worked for large corporations, government, academia, and founded a software startup. He has in-depth experience with project management, risk management, systems integration, and software engineering.
Bill is currently a management consultant helping clients work better and get more done. Previously, he founded and ran the cloud company Cirrus Computing for ten years. Before that, he spent 14 years in aerospace where he served as company System Engineering Manager and Software Manager, Project Manager for system integration projects up to $55M, and in a range of senior roles on other projects up to $3B.
His first job was with the Canadian Public Service, to establish and manage a computing center supporting 4,500 personnel, where he developed and deployed software to manage enterprise-wide scheduling, resource management, personnel management, and payroll, and developed and taught two programming courses accredited by Seneca College.
Bill received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of New Brunswick in 1992 for a thesis on algorithms that build geodesic domes in multiple dimensions in optimum space and time. While at UNB, he also served as Principle Investigator on a secure