Syllabus -- Basic Project Management, PROJ7001N, Grad. School, USDA
LESSON 1: Projects
- Definition of "Project"
- Parts of a Project
- Resources
- Activities
- Products
- Results
LESSON 2: Projects, Programs, and People
- Relationship of Projects to Programs
- People Involved in Projects
- Project Organization
- Duties of Project Leaders
LESSON 3: Steps in Running a Project
- Project Phases and Steps
- Start Project Planning
- Determine Project Objectives
- Break Project Into Activities
- Develop Sequence of Activities
- Estimate Time for Each Activity
- Develop Time-Phased Network
- Schedule Project
- Prepare Project Plan
- Start Project
- Track Project Progress
- Remedy Problems
- Complete Project
- Evaluate Project
LESSON 4: Starting Project Planning and Determining Project Objectives
- Start Project Planning
- Determine Need for Project
- Receive Assignment
- Set Up Project Log
- Determine Project Objectives
- Determine How Project Fits Into Agency or Program
- Work Out Details of Project Product
- Spell Out Limitations to Project
- Determine Project Results
- Determine Cost
- Prepare Written Objectives
LESSON 5: Breaking the Project into Activities
- Identify Activities
- Prepare Activity List
LESSON 6: Developing the Sequence of Activities
LESSON 7: Estimating Activity Times and Developing a Time-Phased Network
- Estimate Time for Each Activity
- Get Activity Times From Functional Managers
- Put Times on Activity Cards
- Develop Time-Phased Network
- Prepare Time-Phased Network
- Determine Critical Path
- Revise Network
LESSON 8: Scheduling the Project
- Schedule Project
- Assign Dates to Activities
- Send Proposed Schedule to Functional Manager
- Hold Scheduling Meeting
- Prepare Final Schedule
LESSON 9: Preparing the Project Plan
- Prepare Project Plan
- Revise Project Definition (if necessary)
- Add Schedule to Project Definition
- Develop Cost Estimate
- Assemble Project Plan
- Present to Management
LESSON 10: Doing and Tracking
- Start Project
- Track Project Progress
- Remedy Problems
- Complete Project
LESSON 11: Evaluating Project Results
- Write Final Project Report
- Develop Project Appraisal
- Glossary of Project Terms
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