Project Management Tips
47mBeginner2020-01-07
Authors

Daniel Stanton
Expert in Supply Chain Strategy and Project Management
Course details
Business moves fast, and project management moves faster. Many PMs don’t have time to study, take classes, or read books. So how can you get better at project management? This series helps you improve your skills, learn useful tips, and get answers to common project management questions—in short videos you can watch on your lunch break or listen to on your commute. Get quick and easy ideas for building a project plan, effectively communicating with your team, leading project meetings, and integrating agile practices. Instructor Daniel Stanton has designed this course to help all project managers—new and experienced alike—be more successful in their roles.
Topics include:
- Describe the process of creating a project charter.
- Explain the steps in preparing documents used in a project.
- Examine the most effective means of communication during a project.
- Review the purposes and goals of the various types of project status meetings.
- Examine how a crisis can affect a project.
- Explore the use of user stories in the agile project management process.
Topics include:
- Describe the process of creating a project charter.
- Explain the steps in preparing documents used in a project.
- Examine the most effective means of communication during a project.
- Review the purposes and goals of the various types of project status meetings.
- Examine how a crisis can affect a project.
- Explore the use of user stories in the agile project management process.
Skills covered
Tips, Tricks, & TechniquesProject Management SkillsProject Management
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Tips for project management
- 02 - Why does project management matter
- 03 - What does a project manager do
1. Building a Great Project Plan
- 04 - What is a project charter
- 05 - How to get buy-in from your project team
- 06 - What are project milestones
- 07 - Compress project timelines
- 08 - What is a RACI matrix
2. Project Management Software Tips
- 09 - What does project management software do
- 10 - Create a work breakdown structure (WBS)
- 11 - What is a network diagram
- 12 - What is a critical path
- 13 - What is a Gantt chart
3. Communication Tips
- 14 - Build a communication plan
- 15 - Ask the right project questions
- 16 - Survey tools for project management
- 17 - Data visualization for project management
- 18 - Project scorecards for reporting
4. Tips for Project Update Meetings
- 19 - Track unexpected project issues
- 20 - How to raise project concerns
- 21 - Avoid extra project costs
- 22 - Monitor project risks
- 23 - How to use a meeting parking lot
5. Helping Your Team Succeed
- 24 - Manage a project crisis
- 25 - Manage budget cuts and personnel changes
- 26 - What is scope creep
- 27 - Maintain team engagement
- 28 - Closeout a project
6. Agile Project Tips
- 29 - What is an Agile project
- 30 - What is a persona
- 31 - What is a user story
- 32 - Break a user story into tasks
- 33 - What is a Sprint
- 34 - What does a product owner do
- 35 - Run an Agile daily meeting
- 36 - What is acceptance testing
- 37 - What is a project Kanban
- 38 - What is a minimum viable product
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