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Effectively Executing a Project
Project Management Essentials

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Module 1 | Project Management Essentials | |
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Unit 1 | Project Management Essentials Pretest | |
Unit 2 | Introduction to Project Management | |
Unit 3 | Initiating and Planning a Project | |
Unit 4 | Creating your Project Plan | |
Unit 5 | What should be Included in your Project Plan | |
Unit 6 | Effectively Executing a Project | |
Unit 7 | Effective Project Management Communication | |
Unit 8 | Closing a Project | |
Unit 9 | What Makes a Successful Project Manager | |
Unit 10 | Common Project Manager Pitfalls | |
Unit 11 | The Project Manager’s Checklist | |
Unit 12 | Project Management Essentials Posttest |
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Now that you have your project plan in place, you are ready to start executing on the phases of the project towards the expected deliverables. Execution involves proper allocation, co-ordination and management of human, physical, and financial resources.
Throughout execution, as a project manager you will be monitoring and controlling all the processes, deliverables and project performance so that potential problems can be identified in a timely manner and corrective action can be taken.
Monitoring and controlling typically include:
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Measuring the ongoing project activities (the As-Is - 'where we are');
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Monitoring the project variables (cost, effort, scope, etc.) against the project management plan and the project performance baseline (the To-Be - where we should be);
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Identify corrective actions to address issues and risks properly (How can we get on track again);
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Influencing the factors that could circumvent integrated change control so only approved changes are implemented.
Project managers need to monitor three key elements: Time, Scope and Cost. Scope covers the deliverables at certain agreed quality and within a defined time. Quality should never be sacrificed, but can be adjusted through re-scoping, in agreement with project owner.
A project without a critical path is like a ship without a rudder. D. Meyer