As the course title indicates, in this course you will learn the fundamentals of project management.  This course covers a wide variety of project management subjects and offers practical application to your current projects.  This course utilizes many of the templates found in IPDI Project Management Template Library.  Upon completion of the course, you will have free access to these templates to use on your projects.

• Project Management Foundation Concepts 
• Project Management Process Groups 
• Project Management Knowledge Areas
• Stakeholder Assessment
• Scope Statement
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 
• Estimating Resources, Durations and Costs 
• Communications Planning 
• Project Team Development 
• Quality Planning 
• Schedule Sequencing 
• Risk Management Planning 
• Procurement Planning 
• Schedule Development, Trade-off Analysis and Baseline
• Project Execution 
• Monitoring & Controlling Project Work 
  • Scope Verification and Control 
  • Schedule Control 
  • Cost Control & Earned Value 
  • Managing Project Teams 
  • Conflict Sources & Resolutions 
  • Risk Monitoring & Control 
  • Contract Administration 
  • Performance Reporting 
  • Issues Management 
  • Variance Analysis 
• Integrated Change Control
• Project Close-out
• Contract Close-out
• Bookshelving vs. Archiving
• Administrative Closure

This course is designed to give you a working knowledge of project management.  You will be able to use these concepts the very next day on your projects thus giving you the edge over your competition.

This course follows the best practices for Project Management as outlined in the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide^®) from the Project Management Institute (PMI^®)

This Fundamentals of Project Management workshop is interactive. It includes small group exercises, large group discussions, and instructor explanations.

Upon completion of this course, you will:

• Have a fundamental understanding of project management 
• Understand the project management process groups and knowledge areas and their relevance in the course of a project 
• Know the fundamentals of planning a project 
• Know how to apply key aspects of project monitoring, control and closure 
• Learn how to avoid typical pitfalls in project management

• Project Managers / Team Leaders
• Team Leaders moving into team leadership positions
• Key Team Members
• Functional Managers
• Process and Performance Improvement Team Members
• Business Planning Personnel

Upon successful completion, you will receive an Integrated Process Developers, Inc (IPDI) certificate of completion.

Training courses can be held at your company's location or training center.