This two-day, virtual, instructor-led program provides students with the essential knowledge and skills needed to work as a project manager. As part of the program, participants will receive a digital workbook containing all program content covering five process groups, ten knowledge areas, and forty-nine processes. The workbook includes over twenty-five interactive activities and ten progress check reviews. In addition to this workbook, participants will receive a digital matrix representing the entirety of the project management life cycle.

Workshop Objectives:

• Define projects, project management, and project managers
• Identify the five process groups and ten knowledge areas as defined by PMI
• Describe the triple constraint
• Perform a project needs assessment and write goals, requirements, and deliverables

• Build a project schedule by estimating time, costs, and resources
• Understand and use the work breakdown structure
• Create project planning documents, such as a schedule, risk management plan, and communication plan
• Use planning tools, including the Gantt chart, network diagram, and RACI chart
• Establish and use baselines

• Monitor and maintain the project
• Perform basic management tasks, including leading status meetings and ensuring all documents are complete at the end of the project

Includes: Two full days of instruction, all materials, Penn State University Certificates, and 1.4 earned Continuing Education Units (CEUs) – recognized nationally. Additionally, the 14 hours earned in class can be used toward the 35 hours of education needed to APPLY for the certification.

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