Project Management Courses

Project Management Fundamentals (Third Edition)

*Both instructor-led and self-paced virtual learning options are available.

Target Student:

This course is designed for individuals whose primary job is not project management, but who manage projects on an informal basis. Also, anyone who is considering a career path in project management and desiring a complete overview of the field and its generally accepted practices can benefit from this course.

Course Length: 1 Day

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Course-specific Requirements:

• 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• CD-ROM drive (if installing any software from a CD-ROM)
• 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
• Network cards and cabling for local network access
• Microsoft® Windows® 8 or higher
• Microsoft® Word 2010 or later for accessing student data files.

Course Objectives:

• Identify the key processes and requirements of project management.
• Initiate a project.
• Plan for time and cost.
• Plan for project risks, communication, and change control.
• Execute, manage, and control a project.
• Close a project.

Project Management Essentials (Second Edition)

*Both instructor-led and self-paced virtual learning options are available.

Target Student:

This course is designed for any individual who might need to perform project management activities in their job role on either a formal or informal basis, or any individual who wants to build upon their current project management knowledge to be more productively involved on a project team.

This course is not specifically designed for students who are seeking project management-related certification. Rather, it is designed to introduce a structure to help students more effectively manage projects as well as participate fully on a project team.

Course Length: 3 Days

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Course-specific Requirements:

• 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• CD-ROM drive (if installing any software from a CD-ROM)
• 1,024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
• Network cards and cabling for local network access
• Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
• Any current version of Microsoft® Windows®
• Microsoft® Office Word 2016
• Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016

Course Objectives:

• Identify the basic concepts of project management.
• Launch a project.
• Estimate project work.
• Create a project schedule.
• Plan project costs.
• Plan for project risks.
• Plan for project quality and compliance.
• Manage human and physical resources for the project.
• Manage project procurements.
• Plan for change management and monitor the project scope.
• Monitor and optimize project schedule and cost.
• Monitor the quality of the project work and the risks involved.
• Plan communication strategies and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Close a project.

Microsoft Project 2016: Part 1 

Target Student:

This course is designed for a person with an understanding of project management concepts and who is responsible for creating and maintaining project plans. The course will give the student a fundamental understanding of Microsoft Project 2016 necessary to create and save project plans.

Course Length: 1 Day

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Course-specific Requirements:

• 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
• Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
• Microsoft® Windows® 10
• Microsoft® Office Professional 2016
• Microsoft® Project Professional 2016

Course Objectives:

• Identify project management concepts and navigate the Project 2016 environment.
• Create and define a new project plan.
• Create and organize tasks.
• Manage resources in a project plan.
• Finalize a project plan.

Microsoft Project 2016: Part 2

Target Student:

This course is designed for a person with an understanding of project management concepts and who is responsible for creating and maintaining project plans. The course will give the student a fundamental understanding of Microsoft Project 2016 necessary to create and save project plans.

Course Length: 1 Day

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Course-specific Requirements:

• 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
• Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
• Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
• Microsoft® Windows® 10
• Microsoft® Office Professional 2016
• Microsoft® Project Professional 2016

Course Objectives:

• Identify project management concepts and navigate the Project 2016 environment.
• Create and define a new project plan.
• Create and organize tasks.
• Manage resources in a project plan.
• Finalize a project plan.

Microsoft Project 2019/2021: Part 1

Target Student:

This course is designed for a person with an understanding of project management concepts, as well as general desktop computer skills, and who will be responsible for creating and maintaining project plans. This course will give you the fundamental understanding of Microsoft Project necessary to construct basic project plans.

Course Length: 1 Day

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Course-specific Requirements:

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) 64-bit (x64) processor.
• 2 gigabytes (GB) of Random Access Memory (RAM).
• 32 GB available storage space.
• Monitor capable of a screen resolution of at least 1,024 × 768 pixels, at least a 256-color display, and a video adapter with at least 4 MB of memory.
• Bootable DVD-ROM or USB drive.
• IP addresses that do not conflict with other portions of your network.
• Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional or Enterprise.
• Microsoft® Project® 2019 Professional, which is used to complete the activities in the body of the course.
• Microsoft® Project® Online Professional, if you wish to complete the activities in the course appendix.

Course Objectives:

• Identify project management concepts and navigate Microsoft Project Professional.
• Create a new project plan.
• Add tasks to a project.
• Manage task relationships within a project.
• Manage project resources.
• Finalize a project plan.

Microsoft Project 2019/2021: Part 2

Target Student:

This course is designed for a person with an understanding of project management concepts and who is responsible for creating and maintaining project plans. Target students will be looking to acquire the advanced knowledge and skills needed to update a project plan in Microsoft Project during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project.

Course Length: 1 Day

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Course-specific Requirements:

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) 64-bit (x64) processor.
• 2 gigabytes (GB) of Random Access Memory (RAM).
• 32 GB available storage space.
• Monitor capable of a screen resolution of at least 1,024 × 768 pixels, at least a 256-color display, and a video adapter with at least 4 MB of memory.
• Bootable DVD-ROM or USB drive.
• Fast Ethernet (100 Mb/s) adapter or faster and cabling to connect to the classroom network.
• IP addresses that do not conflict with other portions of your network.
• Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional or Enterprise.
• Microsoft® Project® 2019 Professional, which is used to complete the activities in the body of the course.
• Microsoft® Project® Online Professional (optional) if you wish to demonstrate Project Online.
• Microsoft® Office®.

Course Objectives:

• Update a project plan.
• Generate project views to manage a project.
• Create project reports to share a project's status.
• Reuse project plan information.
• Work with multiple projects.