Project Management

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Welcome to the Project Management course at New World University.

Faster, cheaper, and better has become the mantra of not only profit-making organizations seeking to increase market share and profits but also nonprofits and governmental organisations seeking to increase their value to clients. Organisations are increasingly using projects to meet these goals. Projects are goal directed and time framed, and when managed well, projects deliver on time and within budget. This course is about how to manage projects well.

This course relies with our gratitude on edition 1.1 of Project Management from Simple to Complex by Russell Darnall and John M. Preston, and as such its long form readings are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License.

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Introduction to Project Management

Project Management Defined
Project Defined
Project Context
Key Skills of the Project Manager
Project Management Knowledge Areas 
Project Management Introductory Exercises

Project Profiling

Using a Project Profile
Project Profiling Models
Complex Systems and the Darnall-Preston Complexity Index 
Darnall-Preston Complexity Index Structure 
DCPI Exercises
DPCI Software Exercise

Project Phases and Organisation

Project Phases
Project Organization
Using the DPCI to Measure Organizational Complexity
Project Phases Exercises

Understanding and Meeting Client Expectations

Including the Client
Understanding Values and Expectations
Dealing with Problems
Nurturing a Feeling of Satisfaction
Client Expectation Exercises

Working with People on Projects

Working with Individuals
Working with Groups and Teams
Creating a Project Culture
Exercises on Working with People

Communication Technologies

Types of Communication
Selecting Software
Communication Technologies Exercises
Communication Technologies Web Exercise

Starting a Project

Project Selection
Project Scope
Project Start-Up
Alignment Process
Communications Planning
Starting a Project Exercises
Starting a Project Technology Exercise

Project Time Management

Types of Schedules
Elements of Time Management
Critical Path and Float
Managing the Schedule
Project Scheduling Software
Time Management Exercises

Estimating and Managing Costs

Estimating Costs
Managing the Budget
Estimating and Managing Costs Exercises

Managing Project Quality

Quality and Statistics
Development of Quality as a Competitive Advantage
Relevance of Quality Programs to Project Quality
Planning and Controlling Project Quality
Assuring Quality
Project Quality Exercises

Managing Project Risk

Defining Risk
Risk Management Process
Project Risk by Phases 
Project Risk and the Project Complexity Profile 
Project Risk Exercises
Project Risk Web Exercise

Project Procurement and Closure

Identifying the Need for Resources Outside the Organization
Procurement Plan
Selecting the Type of Contract
Procurement Process
Project Closure
Procurement and Closure Exercises