Learn essential project management skills with this free online course. Covering planning, scheduling, risk management, and more, it's perfect for aspiring managers.
The Project Management Course is an extensive and in-depth educational experience designed for those looking to master the intricacies of project management. With a total duration of 4 hours and 14 minutes, this course provides a comprehensive overview and detailed insights into the fundamental and advanced aspects of project management.
This course stands out with an impressive average rating of 5 stars, reflecting its high-quality content and the effectiveness of the teaching methods. It falls under the broader category of Business Administration, with a specific focus on Project Management.
You will begin your journey with "Project Management 101," an introduction that covers the essentials of project management, including defining the scope, planning the project, and scheduling activities. This foundational lesson sets the stage for understanding the key principles you'll need to manage projects effectively.
The course then delves into "Project Scheduling 101," where you'll learn to create project schedule network diagrams and Gantt Charts based on the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). You'll understand the significance of these tools in planning and monitoring the project's progress.
"Project Network Diagram 101" takes you deeper into the technical aspects of project management. You'll explore how to draw project schedule network Activity on Node (AON) diagrams from WBS, a fundamental skill for developing clear and efficient project schedules.
In "Project Risks 101," you'll learn about the different types of project risks and how to manage them. You'll explore various estimation techniques, including top-down, bottom-up, and parametric estimation, and understand how to apply these estimates to each component of the WBS. The importance of accurate data collection and the application of 3-point estimates with PERT will also be covered.
An essential part of the course focuses on critical path methodology (CPM). You'll learn what the critical path is, identify critical activities, and understand how to draw AON networks effortlessly. The course includes a real example of computing project AON times and slack, using lags in the project network, and when to use specific scheduling relationships such as START-TO-START or FINISH-TO-FINISH.
Exciting step-by-step exercises will guide you through computing forward and backward passes, drawing Gantt charts, and handling complex project networks with multiple lags. Each exercise reinforces your understanding and application of these essential project management techniques.
The course also covers the definition of project risks and their relationship with the triple constraint and the WBS. You'll navigate through the risk management process, understand risk events' impacts on time, cost, scope, and quality, and use the Project Risk Severity Matrix to calculate risk values. A practical example of a Project Risk Register will be discussed, highlighting how to manage project risks effectively.
Finally, the course will tackle resource leveling and constraints in project scheduling, addressing the resource problem effectively. By the end of this course, you'll have a solid grasp of the dynamics involved in managing projects, equipping you with the skills necessary to lead your projects to successful completion.
Video class: Lesson 1 - Project Management 101 - Intro to project management, scope, project planning, scheduling
0h05m
Video class: Lesson 2 - Project Scheduling 101 - Project schedule network diagram and Gantt Chart from the WBS
0h07m
Video class: Lesson 3 - Project Network Diagram 101 - How to draw project schedule network AON diagram from WBS
0h09m
Exercise: _What are the three steps for activities sequencing during the project schedule?
Video class: Lesson 4 - Project risks 101 - what are the project risk types? Learn project risk management
0h13m
Video class: How to prepare Project Estimates? Top-down estimates, Bottom-up estimates, Parametric estimation
0h12m
Exercise: _At which step does the project manager estimate things?
Video class: What are Top-down and Bottom-up Estimates? Apply estimates to each WBS component Project Management
0h13m
Exercise: _What is the top-down estimate technique in project management?
Video class: What are 3-point estimates? Improve data collection in project management - Project PERT estimates
0h06m
Exercise: _What is the three-point estimate in project management?
Video class: Work effort, Resource units, and activity duration project management. Activity type in MS-Project
0h09m
Exercise: _What are the three major concepts we talk about in project management?
Video class: Pay attention to the critical path! What is the Critical Path - CPM? What activities are critical?
0h06m
Exercise: _What is the critical path in the project network?
Video class: From the WBS to AON easy peasy! How to draw Project AON network? What is Activity on node diagram?
0h06m
Video class: Lecture Snapshots - Project Management - How to prepare a Project Schedule?
0h06m
Video class: How to calculate the project network times? A real example of computing project AON times and slack
0h26m
Video class: How to use LAGS in a project network? LAGS can prevent problems in the project schedule.
0h06m
Exercise: _What does it mean to apply legs in project management?
Video class: When to use START-TO-START or FINISH-TO-FINISH relationships in project scheduling and planning?
0h06m
Exercise: _When should you use finish to finish or start to start in a construction project?
Video class: Step-by-step exercise! Compute Forward and Backward passes, draw the Gantt chart. Project AON easy!
0h06m
Video class: Compute the times of an AON with multiple lags! Complex project network! Full exercise step by step!
0h21m
Exercise: _What is the relationship between task A and task B in Exercise 19 of the Project Management Course with Americo Cunha?
Video class: Can you define project risks? Project risk management is a critical definition to Project Management
0h11m
Exercise: _What is the difference between bad news, risk, and uncertainty?
Video class: The relation of project risks, triple constraint and the WBS. Project risk management made easy!
0h08m
Exercise: _What are the two major components of risk in project management?
Video class: Risk Management Process! Risk events on project activities affect the time, cost, scope, and quality
0h10m
Video class: Project Risk Severity Matrix! How to calculate the Risk Value and plot them in the Severity Matrix
0h16m
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Course comments: Project Management Course
Ruth Tjale
i really appreciate the way you taught me about project management i have learn lot you make me to improve my business profile
MD Billal Hossain
Thank you sir
Letswalela Mampone
The course was very informative. Thank you
onalenna ranja Ranja
Thank you sir , your teachings are highly appreciated. They are very useful.
Ramanantsoa Safidy
that's so nice
Samuel Asefa Firma
dear Americo Cunha PHD i am from Ethiopia to be honest those all lessons are very important and helpful .thank you very much for giving me good knowledge by sacrificing your valuable time .i wish you long life and good health