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Project Management Orientation

Course Purpose

Project management is a key initiative at IBM. IBM project managers need training to efficiently and effectively manage projects. Consultants, IT architects, IT specialists, and other team members who work with the project managers also need to understand the basics of project management. This course provides you with in-depth exposure to project management concepts, such as baselines, work breakdown structures, Seven Keys to SuccessTM, risk management, estimating, scheduling, project control, and closeout.


Audience

The audience for this course includes:


Course Duration

PM Orientation takes an average of 16 hours to complete. Some students can complete it in less than 16 hours and some students need more time. It is recommended that you take the course in two- hour intervals.

The following matrix shows the average completion time per module.

Module 1 - 2 hours
Module 2 - 1 hour 40 minutes
Module 3 - 1 hour 10 minutes
Module 4 - 1 hour 20 minutes
Module 5 - 1 hour 10 minutes
Module 6 - 1 hour 45 minutes
Module 7 - 1 hour 35 minutes
Module 8 - 1 hour
Module 9 - 1 hour 35 minutes
Module 10 - 40 minutes
Module 11 - 35 minutes
Module 12 - 35 minutes
Module 13 - 5 minutes
Module 14 - 45 minutes

Course Framework
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1: Getting Started
2: Define the Project Team
3: Team Management
4: Identify and Validate Requirements
5: Create Decomposition Structures
6: Risk Management
7: Project Estimates
8: Project Schedules
9: Change Management
10: Project Control and Execution
Defining the Project
11: Project Management Review
12: Project Closeout
13: Project Management Tool Suite
14: Self-Assessment and Final Exam
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