Project Management 101
About Course
A Practical Guide for Business Analysts and Consultants
Including PMP / PMBOK Context Throughout
24 Modules | Waterfall | Agile | Hybrid
Part 1: Foundations | Part 2: Planning | Part 3: Execution and Control
Part 4: Agile in Practice | Part 5: Closing and Career
Gold callout boxes throughout this course identify PMP / PMBOK-specific content
Course Content
Module 1: What Is Project Management and Why It Matters to BAs and Consultants
Module 2: Project Lifecycle Overview — Waterfall vs. Agile Side by Side
Module 3: Roles and Responsibilities — PM, BA, Sponsor, and Stakeholders
Module 4: The Project Charter — How Projects Get Authorized
Module 5: Scope Management — Defining, Protecting, and Changing Scope
Module 6: Work Breakdown Structure and Task Decomposition
Module 7: Scheduling — Gantt Charts, Dependencies, and Critical Path
Module 8: Resource Planning — People, Time, and Budget
Module 9: Risk Management — Identifying, Scoring, and Responding
Module 10: Communication Planning — Who Needs to Know What and When
Module 11: Kickoff to Go-Live — Running the Execution Phase
Module 12: Status Reporting and Project Dashboards
Module 13: Change Control — Managing Scope Creep and Change Requests
Module 14: Issue and Decision Logs — Tracking What Matters
Module 15: Stakeholder Management and Difficult Conversations
Module 16: Agile Fundamentals — The Manifesto, Values, and Principles
Module 17: Scrum Framework — Sprints, Ceremonies, and Artifacts
Module 18: The BA’s Role in Agile — User Stories, Backlog, and Acceptance Criteria
Module 19: Kanban for Consultants — Visual Workflow Management
Module 20: Hybrid Approaches — When Waterfall and Agile Mix
Module 21: Project Closeout — Lessons Learned, Handoffs, and Sign-Off
Module 22: Implementation Projects Specifically — ERP and WMS Deployments
Module 23: Working With a PM When You Are the BA
Module 24: Building Your PM Toolkit — Templates, Tools, and Certifications
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