BUS5655 - Project Management Basics

Leeward Community College - OCEWD

Course Description

This course will introduce project management terminology and concepts. Organizations use projects for temporary requirements aimed to achieve key deliverables, optimize limited resources and budget, or perform initiatives outside of normal operations. Participants will be prepared with a basic understanding of the project lifecycle, project roles, and importance of the project triple constraints - scope, time, cost. In addition, participants will gain skills to build simple project management tools such as a Project Charter and Work Breakdown Structure. Each class is 1-day and can accommodate up to 30 students for a flat fee of $2,500.

Learner Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course participants will be able to:

Recognize and identify projects and project management concepts and tools
Identify and recall project management terminology, project roles, and the project life cycle
Understand and recall the importance of the project triple constraints
Participate in class and group activities to develop project management documents
Identify and recall steps to create a project charter and work breakdown structure
Recall various project types and apply project management approaches and tools appropriately
Identify future opportunities for project management application in their current team / organization
Identify resources for personal / professional growth in a project management career and networking opportunities in project management organizations.

Notes

Patrick Leddy
Workforce Development Coordinator
psleddy@hawaii.edu

For assistance call our office at 455-0477.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.