3204 - Project Management Foundations
Course Description
Project Management Foundations provides a quick overview of the fundamentals of project management. It defines primary concepts, explains basic terminology, and explores two of the most popular methodologies--Waterfall and Agile--employed by successful project leaders and their organizations. It covers the five stages (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing) of a Waterfall project and shows how those stages interconnect to help complete projects. It provides a simple interpretation of a common Agile development cycle, identifying and explaining essential Agile concepts along the way. And it recognizes several professional certifications and accreditations that practitioners can obtain to help them better understand and apply established project management principles and improve project outcomes.
Students have 180 days from the day they are granted access to complete this course.
Please note: Access to this course will be granted as soon as possible but may take up to 1 business day.
Credits:
- 10 PMI PDUs:
- 4.25 Ways of Working PDUs
- 4.5 Power Skills PDUs
- 1.25 Business Acumen PDUs
- 1 IACET CEUs
- 10 HRCI Credits
- 10 SHRM PDCs
- 10 ATD CI Credits
Learner Outcomes
After this class, you will be able to:- Distinguish common project management terminology
- Compare and contrast two common project management methodologies
- Describe the basics concepts of Waterfall project management
- Define Agile development and describe the Agile cycle
- Identify several prominent project management certification and accreditation programs