Title: Business & Project Management Fundamentals (8 hours)

This course ensures you understand the aspects of a project and how to work with others that manage projects.  Covers 15 knowledge areas (Scope, Schedule, Budgets, Risk, Procurement, etc.) and how they align with business. Explains the framework and common language and approach but does not delve into the weeds.  Can be a predecessor course to the Complete Framework or can be a stand-alone course (higher level).  Based on the global leading PMBOK (www.pmi.org) with aspects of customized additional methodologies.

This course was designed to provide an understanding and a basic set of tools and techniques for people that work in a project environment. The course is based on the PMI framework (www.pmi.org) which is the most globally accepted PM Methodology. After this course you will have an understanding of the project lifecycle and project management. The structured approach taught has been used to manage projects ranging from personal every-day lives to 100 million dollar advanced, high risk projects. The course delivers concepts, methods, definitions and a common language that can be put to work immediately.

Supporting details:

• Course Outcomes: align with global best practices in project management
• Professional Development: 8 hours of formal training (PDUs or Credits)
• Course History: over 10 years taught at Private Companies, Universities, Government
• Framework: based on PMI's PMBOK (most followed & accepted methodology in the world)
• Design & Delivery: from leading experts in the field of interactive online education & training
• Online Flexibility: take it when you want it, from where you want it, just need internet
• Pace: take the course as fast as you want, review, progress & understand at your own pace
• Duration: estimated time to complete is 8 hours
• Live Webcasts: weekly access to experts in PM and other business practices
• Accreditation: backed by PMI (www.pmi.org) and CCA (www.cca-acc.com) 

Value: Understand a consistent approach, language, and method on how a project is managed. All stakeholders of a project will be “on the same page” so they can have consistent expectations on how the work will progress in a project approach. The approach will be structured and based on best practice methodologies followed around the world. Immediate value is ability to leverage work for future projects, improve communication and collaboration, reduce duplication, reduce conflict, and increase project reporting capability.

What is Included:

• Access to the course for 90 days
• Access to a Live Weekly Tutorial Webcast
• Certified PM Curriculum based on best practice methodologies (PMI, ISO 9000, Six Sigma, SEI, ANSI, and FITT).
• Customized PM Curriculum based on decades of PM experience
• Access to all functionality of the course (content, pictures, graphs, tables, links, audio, videos, exercises, games, assignments, tutorials, tests, final examination)
• Access to checklists and templates
• Interactive communication forums (blog, Q&A center, chats, lounge, forms)
• Access to PM network (at a global level, includes students past and present, teachers, consultants, PhDs, guests)
• Online support from course counsellor, instructors and the help desk