Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Analyze status reports containing valuable information about a project’s progress and performance
• Compute a realistic budget that takes all costs of a project into account
• Define project management and state its three constraints
• Describe deliverables and why these are important in scheduling
• Estimate a schedule during the planning phase
• Evaluate the most appropriate communication tool and methods for your project
• Identify techniques for estimating time accurately to prevent you from running over budget and reducing your profit
• Indicate closure when goals are achieved, agreements are fulfilled, and the end-user accepts the project as finished
• List steps for organizing an effective PM meeting
• Outline the requirements that help you decide what work needs to be done and how you might approach critical decisions
• Select a matching framework that suits your project
• Create a plan that details how a project will be executed and controlled