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Project Initiation

Course Summary

The Project Initiation training course is designed to provide an overview of project management with a focus on initiating and planning projects in order to start projects with the most effective tools.

The course will start with the history of project management, maturity levels related to project management, and a comparison of traditional to agile project management. The course then dives into fundamentals for project initiation, including creating a project vision and an effective project team. The course concludes by moving into planning for a project through activities around creating areas of focus, prioritizing those areas, and releasing them.

The course is designed for those in project management who want to ensure their projects are kicked off with best practices.

Purpose
Learn how to assess initiation and employ planning tools and techniques to create high functioning teams that start projects in the best form to help ensure success.
Audience
Project management professionals who are looking to improve their initiation and planning stages of project management.
Role
Business Analyst - Data Engineer - Data Scientist - Project Manager - Q/A - Software Developer - System Administrator - Technical Manager - Web Developer
Skill Level
Introduction
Style
Workshops
Duration
1 Day
Related Technologies
Project Management

 

Productivity Objectives
  • Compare traditional and agile project management
  • Create an effective project vision
  • Evaluate team dynamics
  • Prioritize areas of focus into a release plan schedule

What You'll Learn:

In the Project Initiation training course, you'll learn:
  • Project Management Overview
    • Project management maturity levels
    • Projects, programs, and portfolios
  • Project Initiation & Planning
    • Project vision
    • Project teams
    • Areas of focus, prioritization, and release plans
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