Project Management: Getting Things Done

Online Training Course — ISO 21500 Guidance

This course provides a survey of the ISO 21500 Guidance on Project Management, with practical implementation to inspire quality professionals and project managers to work collaboratively using a common framework.

Project Management: Getting Things Done

Course Description

This course provides a survey of the ISO 21500 Guidance on Project Management, with practical implementation to inspire quality professionals and project managers to work collaboratively using a common framework. The course focuses on the benefits, methods, and techniques required for the successful navigation of the Guidance, with an emphasis on translation into practical results aligned with ISO 10006 Guidelines for Quality Management in Projects. We issue Certificates that are accepted by IRCA and RABQSA as evidence of continual professional development.

Quality in Project Management course consists of a series of lessons, quizzes, interactive exercises, and real world case studies.

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion you will be able to:

  • Understand the terminology of ISO 21500 and use it to communicate more effectively with quality professionals and project managers
  • Draw real world connections between organizational strategy and high quality project implementation
  • Navigate the complexities of project organizational structures including personnel competencies, stakeholder expectations, and project governance
  • Improve your expertise in the project life cycle and translate the value of collaboration between project managers and quality professionals
  • Confidently deep dive into key project management processes to increase benefits for your organization

Who Should Attend

Quality managers, quality professionals, project managers, operations managers, program managers, and anyone interested in the intersection of Quality and Project Management disciplines.

Course Outline

1. Introduction: What is the Guidance for Project Management?; Previous Publications; Goals & Learning Objectives; Why Should We Care?

2. Speaking the Language: Terms & Definitions; General Concepts (Organizational & Environmental Constraints, Relationships Among the Players, Projects and Project Managers, Quality Management).

3. Organizational Strategy, Project Management, and You: Project Strategy; Aligning Projects with Strategic Opportunities; Realizing Benefits; The Realities of Collaboration; Stakeholders & Project Governance.

4. The Project Life Cycle: Initiation; Planning; Implementing; Controlling; Closing.

5. Project Management Processes: Process Groups vs Subject Groups; Relationships and Interactions; Risk Management; Planning & Managing Project Quality; Communication.

6. Walking the Walk: Quality & Project Management Common Cause; Project Excellence; Continuous Improvement.

Instructors

Karen Creditor

Karen Creditor has practical experience as a project management executive who has led project management offices and successfully managed million dollar technical programs for enterprise level companies, including Monsanto, Peabody Energy, Research in Motion, and Marsh Company. Karen is also an inspiring teacher, passionate about applying new learning to achieve business and personal success. She has taught in the Applied Science and Engineering Programs at Washington University in St. Louis and Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.

More Information

  • Course Length: 17 hours (Introduction and conclusion: 90 minutes each; 4 modules: 180 minutes each)
  • 90 days to complete
  • Course Level: Beginner to advanced. No background knowledge required.
  • Prerequisites: none

Key Results

  • Achievement of the learning objectives
  • Measurable improvement in project management process maturity
  • Effective collaboration between Project Management and Quality professionals

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