Course Prerequisite Info
CFT strongly RECOMMENDS that students complete the Project Management course prior to taking this course.
Description and Audience:
The Project Management: The Managerial Process course is distinguished by its balanced treatment of both the technical and behavioral issues in project management. It focuses on how project management is integral to the organization as a whole. This project management course reflects the latest changes found in the practice, including a chapter on outsourcing and a focus on oversight.
Topics covered include:
- Modern project management
- Organization strategy and project selection
- Organization: structure and culture
- Defining the project
- Estimating project times and costs
- Developing a project plan
- Managing risk
- Scheduling resources and costs
- Reducing project duration
- Leadership: being an effective project manager
- Managing project teams
- Outsourcing: managing interorganizational relations
- Progress and performance measurement and evaluation
- Project closure
- International projects
- An introduction to agile project management
Diploma and Certificate Applications
Diploma and Certificate Applications for the Project Management: Managerial Process course:
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Instructor
Jeff Smith
Jeff has been the Chief Lending Officer at Freedom Credit Union in Springfield, MA since 2013 and is in charge of managing the Commercial, Mortgage, and Consumer Lending portfolios, as well as the Col... read more.