Target groups

The target groups for this E-Learning Project Management ISO 21502 includes, but is not limited to:

• Individuals seeking to obtain the credential Certified Practitioner in Project Management, CPPM.
  See: –> CPPM
• executive and senior management, to provide a better understanding of project management and to help them give appropriate support and guidance to project managers and those individuals working on projects;
• project managers and project team members to have a common basis upon which to understand, conduct, compare, evaluate and communicate their project practices;
• individuals involved in the governance, direction, assurance, audit, and management of projects, such as project sponsors, project boards, auditors, and project managers; and
• developers of national or organizational project management standards, processes and methods.
• In addition, this document can also be useful to individuals involved in supporting:
  • the governance, direction and management of portfolios and programmes;
  • project teams, programme and project offices or similar organizational structures;
  • academic study of project, programme and portfolio management; and
  • functions related to the management of projects, such as finance, accounting, human resource management, procurement and legal.

Prerequisites

Participants must have the ability to understand content at a level equivalent to a master degree in business.

Learning objectives

At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:

• Understand how to apply the norm ISO 21500 to projects in the role of a project manager.
• Prove their knowledge in terms of the final exam at the end of the course.

Content

In line with the Norms ISO 21500 and ISO 21502 for Project Management this e-learning covers the following areas:

• 0.0 Overview and foundational elements
  • 0.1 PM Standards
  • 0.2 What is a project
  • 0.3 What is project management?
  • 0.4 Organisational structure as project environment
  • 0.5 Organisational culture as project environment
  • 0.6 The role of a project manager
  • 0.7 Project management software options
  • 1.1 Why a project?
  • 1.2 Project Selection 1: Portfolio Management Overview
  • 1.3 Project Selection 2: The Business Case
• 1.4 INITIATING A PROJECT – OVERVIEW
  • 1.5 Identify, analyse and classify appropriate stakeholders
  • 1.6 Identify which part of the problem / opportunity the project will address
  • 1.7 Define purpose and goal
  • 1.8 Elicit business requirements
  • 1.9 Identify and assess strategies; select the most appropriate
  • 1.10 Identify key deliverables
  • 1.11 Define project success criteria
  • 1.12 Identify high level risks, assumptions and constraints
  • 1.13 Participate to the development of the project charter and obtain sponsor approval
  • 1.14 Inform Stakeholders about the Charter – Kickoff Meeting
• 2.1 PLANNING A PROJECT – OVERVIEW
  • 2.2 Elicit project management requirements, and review assumptions and constraints with stakeholders
  • 2.3 Define SMART objectives leading to goal
  • 2.4 Define the development lifecycle to create the solution: phases, iterations
  • 2.5 DEVELOP THE PROJECT BASELINE – OVERVIEW
    • 2.5.1 Functional requirements and quality attributes for the solution
    • 2.5.2 Scope statement
    • 2.5.3 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
    • 2.5.4 Work packages
    • 2.5.5 Scope Baseline
    • 2.5.6 Estimate duration and costs
    • 2.5.7 Develop a project schedule
    • 2.5.8 Develop a project budget
  • 2.6 Develop subsidiary management plans
  • 2.7.1 Plan risk management
  • 2.7.2 Identify risks
  • 2.7.3 Analyse risks
  • 2.7.4 Plan risk responses
  • 2.8 Integrate a PM Plan and obtain sponsor approval
• 3.1 EXECUTING A PROJECT – OVERVIEW
  • 3.2 Acquire project or phase resources
  • 3.3 Conduct procurements
  • 3.4 Authorise, delegate and accept work packages
  • 3.5 Lead and manage team to achieve objectives
  • 3.6 Develop Team
  • 3.7 Manage communications and stakeholders engagement
  • 3.8 Assure quality
  • 3.9 Implement approved changes and corrective actions
  • 3.10 Implement risk responses
  • 3.11 Manage project knowledge and improve processes through lessons learned
• 4.1 CONTROL A PROJECT – OVERVIEW
  • 4.2 Control scope
  • 4.3 Control schedule
  • 4.4 Control budget
  • 4.5 Control quality
  • 4.6 Control issues
  • 4.7 Control changes
  • 4.8 Control risks, communications, stakeholders engagment, material resources and procurements
  • 4.9 Control phase gates
• 5.1 Close the last project phase and the entire project

To perform a test you can consult any of the sample lessons, for instance:

 1.6 Identify which part of the problem / opportunity the project will address

 2.4 Define the development lifecycle to create the solution: phases, iterations

 or any other lesson in the e-learning platform flaged as “sample lesson”