MGT 626 - Practical Project Management

1.2 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to enable the student, who is a project manager and/or a project team member, to develop the practical knowledge and skills needed to plan a project and improve his/her projects’ outcomes. Topics include defining the project, constructing a project plan, developing the project schedule, developing estimates and budgets, and monitoring and controlling the project.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

explain the key components of a project;
describe the essential elements of a project plan;
utilize a work breakdown structure to plan a project;
develop a project schedule showing durations and dependencies;
describe techniques for developing cost estimates, pricing proposals, and project budgets;
explain techniques for monitoring project progress; and
describe effective approaches for managing deviations from planned outcomes.