Project Management Institute® at Montgomery College

Project Management Essentials and Best Practices- MGT293
**A new version of the book is coming out for Fall 2009

This course is intended as a prerequisite to the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Exam Prep and the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) Exam Prep. It provides the mandatory classroom hours as well as the framework for organizational behaviors essential to mastering the key advanced concepts of project management. Upon completion of this course, students may register for the above mentioned exam prep courses. Books are available at Rockville Campus Bookstore.

Textbooks :

• Project Management Workbook and PMP/CAPM Exam Study Guide 10th Edition, Harold Kerzner, PhD, Frank Saladis, $65.75 (suggested retail price)
• Project Management: Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling 10th Edition, Harold Kerzner, PhD, $108 (suggested retail price)

Course Syllabus:
Note: Numbers map to textbook chapters.

• 1.0 INTRODUCTION.
  • 1.1 Understanding Project Management.
  • 1.2 Defining Project Success.
• 3. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES.
  • 3.0 Introduction.
  • 3.1 Organizational Work Flow.
  • 3.2 Traditional (Classical) Organization.
  • 3.3 Developing Work Integration Positions.
  • 3.4 Line-Staff Organization (Project Coordinator).
  • 3.5 Pure Product (Projectized) Organization.
  • 3.6 Matrix Organizational Form.
  • 3.7 Modification of Matrix Structures.
  • 3.8 The Strong, Weak, Balanced Matrix
  • 3.15 Studying Tips for the PMI Project Management Certification Exam.
  • Problems.
  • Case Study (Jones and Shephard Accountants, Inc.).
• 5. MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS.
  • 5.0 Introduction.
  • 5.1 Controlling.
  • 5.2 Directing.
  • 5.3 Project Authority.
  • 5.4 Interpersonal Influences.
  • 5.5 Barriers to Project Team Development.
  • 5.6 Suggestions for Handling the Newly Formed Team.
  • 5.7 Team Building as an Ongoing Process.
  • 5.8 Leadership in a Project Environment.
  • 5.9 Life-Cycle Leadership.
  • 5.10 Organizational Impact.
  • 5.11 Employee-Manager Problems.
  • 5.12 Management Pitfalls.
  • 5.13 Communications.
  • 5.14 Project Review Meetings.
  • 5.15 Project Management Bottlenecks.
  • 5.16 Communication Traps.
  • 5.17 Proverbs.
  • 5.18 Management Policies and Procedures.
  • 5.19 Studying Tips for the PMI Project Management Certification Exam.
  • Problems.
  • Case Studies (The Trophy Project).
  • Leadership Effectiveness (A).
  • Leadership Effectiveness (B).
  • Motivational Questionnaire.
• 6. MANAGEMENT OF YOUR TIME AND STRESS.
  • 6.0 Introduction.
  • 6.1 Understanding Time Management.
  • 6.2 Time Robbers.
  • 6.3 Time Management Forms.
  • 6.4 Effective Time Management.
  • 6.5 Stress and Burnout.
  • 6.6 Studying Tips for the PMI Project Management Certification Exam.
  • Problems.
  • Case Study (The Reluctant Workers).
• 9. THE VARIABLES FOR SUCCESS.
  • 9.0 Introduction.
  • 9.1 Predicting Project Success.
  • 9.2 Project Management Effectiveness.
  • 9.3 Expectations.
  • 9.4 Lessons Learned.
  • 9.5 Understanding Best Practices.
  • 9.6 Studying Tips for the PMI Project Management Certification Exam..
  • Problems.
• 11. PLANNING.
  • 11.0 Introduction.
  • 11.1 General Planning.
  • 11.2 Life-Cycle Phases.
  • 11.3 Proposal Preparation.
  • 11.4 Understanding Participants' Roles.
  • 11.5 Project Planning.
  • 11.6 The Statement of Work.
  • 11.7 Project Specifications.
  • 11.8 Milestone Schedules.
  • 11.9 Work Breakdown Structure.
  • 11.10 WBS Decomposition Problems.
  • 11.11 Role of the Executive in Project Selection.
  • 11.12 Role of the Executive in Planning.
  • 11.13 The Planning Cycle.
  • 11.14 Work Planning Authorization.
  • 11.15 Why Do Plans Fail?.
  • 11.16 Stopping Projects.
  • 11.17 Handling Project Phaseouts and Transfers.
  • 11.18 Detailed Schedules and Charts.
  • 11.19 Master Production Scheduling.
  • 11.20 Program Plan.
  • 11.21 Total Project Planning.
  • 11.22 The Project Charter.
  • 11.23 Management Control.
  • 11.24 The Project Manager-Line Manager Interface.
  • 11.25 Fast-Tracking.
  • 11.26 Configuration Management.
  • 11.27 Studying Tips for the PMI Project Management Certification Exam.
  • Problems.
• 12. NETWORK SCHEDULING TECHNIQUES.
  • 12.0 Introduction.
  • 12.1 Network Fundamentals.
  • 12.2 Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT).
  • 12.3 Dependencies.
  • 12.4 Slack Time.
  • 12.5 Network Replanning.
  • 12.6 Estimating Activity Time.
  • 12.7 Estimating Total Program Time.
  • 12.8 Total PERT/CPM Planning.
  • 12.9 Crash Times.
  • 12.10 PERT/CPM Problem Areas.
  • 12.11 Alternative PERT/CPM Models.
  • 12.12 Precedence Networks.
  • 12.13 Lag.
  • 12.14 Understanding Project Management Software.
  • 12.15 Software Features Offered.
  • 12.16 Software Classification.
  • 12.17 Implementation Problems.
  • 12.18 Studying Tips for the PMI Project Management Certification Exam.
  • Problems.
  • Case Study (Crosby Manufacturing Corporation).
• 14. PRICING AND ESTIMATING.
  • 14.0 Introduction.
  • 14.1 Global Pricing Strategies.
  • 14.2 Types of Estimates.
  • 14.3 Pricing Process.
  • 14.4 Organizational Input Requirements.
  • 14.5 Labor Distributions.
  • 14.6 Overhead Rates.
  • 14.7 Materials/Support Costs.
  • 14.8 Pricing Out the Work.
  • 14.9 Smoothing Out Department Man-Hours.
  • 14.10 The Pricing Review Procedure.
  • 14.11 Systems Pricing.
  • 14.12 Developing the Supporting/Backup Costs.
  • 14.13 The Low-Bidder Dilemma.
  • 14.14 Special Problems.
  • 14.15 Estimating Pitfalls.
  • 14.16 Estimating High-Risk Projects.
  • 14.17 Project Risks.
  • 14.18 The Disaster of Applying the 10 Percent Solution to Project Estimates.
  • 14.19 Life-Cycle Costing (LCC).
  • 14.20 Logistics Support.
  • 14.21 Economic Project Selection Criteria: Capital Budgeting.
  • 14.22 Payback Period.
  • 14.23 The Time Value of Money.
  • 14.24 Net Present Value (NPV).
  • 14.25 Internal Rate of Return (IRR).
  • 14.26 Comparing IRR, NPV, and Payback.
  • 14.27 Risk Analysis.
  • 14.28 Capital Rationing.
  • 14.29 Studying Tips for the PMI Project Management Certification Exam.
  • Problems 560.
• 15. COST CONTROL.
  • 15.0 Introduction.
  • 15.5 The Earned Value Measurement System (EVMS).
  • 15.6 Variance and Earned Value.
• 17. RISK MANAGEMENT.
  • 17.0 Introduction.
  • 17.1 Definition of Risk.
  • 17.2 Tolerance for Risk.
  • 17.3 Definition of Risk Management.
  • 17.4 Certainty, Risk, and Uncertainty.
  • 17.5 Risk Management Process.
  • 17.6 Risk Planning.
  • 17.7 Risk Assessment.
  • 17.8 Risk Identification.
  • 17.9 Risk Analysis.
  • 17.10 The Monte Carlo Process.
  • 17.11 Risk Handling.
  • 17.12 Selecting the Appropriate Response Mechanism.
  • 17.13 Risk Monitoring.
  • 17.14 Some Implementation Considerations.
  • 17.15 The Use of Lessons Learned.
  • 17.16 Dependencies between Risks.
  • 17.17 The Impact of Risk Handling Measures.
  • 17.18 Risk and Concurrent Engineering.
  • 17.19 Studying Tips for the PMI Project Management Certification Exam.
  • Problems.
  • Case Studies.
  • Teloxy Engineering (A).
  • Teloxy Engineering (B).
• 19. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT.
  • 19.0 Introduction.
  • 19.1 Procurement.
  • 19.2 Requirement Cycle.
  • 19.3 Requisition Cycle.
  • 19.4 Solicitation Cycle.
  • 19.5 Award Cycle.
  • 19.6 Types of Contracts.
  • 19.7 Incentive Contracts.
  • 19.8 Contract Type Versus Risk.
  • 19.9 Contract Administration Cycle.
  • 19.10 Using a Checklist.
  • 19.11 Proposal-Contractual Interaction.
  • 19.12 Summary.
  • 19.13 Studying Tips for the PMI Project Management Certification Exam.
• 20. QUALITY MANAGEMENT.
  • 20.0 Introduction.
  • 20.1 Definition of Quality.
  • 20.2 The Quality Movement.
  • 20.3 Comparison of the Quality Pioneers.
  • 20.4 The Taguchi Approach.
  • 20.5 The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
  • 20.6 ISO 9000.
  • 20.7 Quality Management Concepts.
  • 20.8 The Cost of Quality.
  • 20.9 The Seven Quality Control Tools.
  • 20.10 Process Capability (Cp).
  • 20.11 Acceptance Sampling.
  • 20.12 Operating Characteristic Curves.
  • 20.13 Implementing Six Sigma.
  • 20.14 Quality Leadership.
  • 20.15 Responsibility for Quality.
  • 20.16 Quality Circles.
  • 20.17 Just-in-Time Manufacturing (JIT).
  • 20.18 Total Quality Management (TQM).
  • 20.19 Studying Tips for the PMI Project Management Certification Exam.

See the "At a Glance" Schedule of classes. This is provided to help you plan your schedule, registration may not yet be open for all classes. Below you will find links to the Official Schedule of open classes.
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