COR 710 - Project Management Introduction: Project Phase Management - WestJet
Course Description
Successful projects follow a systematic and organized management method, typically using a five(5) phase approach. Utilizing a process-based approach towards project management considers the sequencing and interaction of all the inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs tailored to meet the stakeholders' requirements.
This session provides an in-depth exploration of project management phases, covering essential concepts, methodologies, and best practices for successfully navigating each stage of a project's lifecycle.
Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing phases, along with practical techniques for managing resources, risks, and stakeholders effectively.
Participants will learn how the tasks, activities, and process groups interact within each project life cycle phase and contribute to a project's successful execution.
Course Details
Upon the completion of this course, successful students will be able to:
- Examine project management principles, methodologies, and best practice
- Identify the tools and processes required to select, initiate and define the requirements of a project
- Describe the role of process groups within projects and how they interact within each phase of a project life cycle
- Use fundamental project management documents such as a project charter, project plan, and work breakdown structure
- Explain how the five process groups (initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing) are applied within a project
Topics of Instruction
- Requirements of a project
- Process-based Approach
- Five Process Groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring, Controlling, and Closing