Passionate About Effective Project Management
The principals of Meridus have trained thousands of people how to be better project managers. They are now bringing their decades of experience to unique and engaging on-line courses.
Project Management Essentials
An introduction to the key elements to manage projects effectively.
We offer best-in-class training for the basics in project management. The founders of Meridus are bringing their decades of project management experience to everyone.
What You Get Out of This Course
- 3.5 hours of engaging training content
- A clear and concise review of all the basics of project management
- Insight on how you can immediately start applying the project management essentials
- Summaries and knowledge checks for all major concepts
Course curriculum
- Sound Check
- Overview
- Course Objectives
- Overview
- What is a Project?
- What is Project Management?
- What is a Project Manager?
- Definitions – Knowledge Check
- Summary
- Constraints – Introduction
- Documentation
- Overview
- Scope Statement
- Stakeholders
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Scope – Knowledge Check
- Summary
- Overview
- Level of Detail
- Gantt Charts
- Dependencies
- Milestones
- Schedule – Knowledge Check
- Summary
- Overview
- Creating Budgets
- Accuracy
- Contingency
- Budget – Knowledge Check
- Summary
- Overview
- Creating Budgets
- Accuracy
- Contingency
- Budget – Knowledge Check
- Summary
- Constraints Summary
- Introduction
- Planning – Part 1
- Planning – Part 2
- Planning – Knowledge Check
- Schedule Management – Part 1
- Schedule Management – Part 2
- Schedule Management – Knowledge Check
- Budgeting – Part 1
- Budgeting – Part 2
- Budgeting – Part 3
- Budgeting – Knowledge Check
- Execution – Part 1
- Execution – Part 2
- Execution – Knowledge Check
- Monitoring – Part 1
- Monitoring – Part 2
- Quality Control – Part 1
- Quality Control – Part 2
- Project Wrap-up
- Monitoring/Quality/Wrap-up – Knowledge Check
- Life Cycle Essentials Summary
- PM Attributes – Part 1
- PM Attributes – Part 2
- PM Attributes – Knowledge Check
- Course Summary