PSI Project Management

This video describes what constitutes a good PMP® prep course and what an aspiring PMP® or CAPM® candidate should look for in choosing a training provider. It also provides details on PSI Project Management's "Advanced Project Management Training Program" and how it exceeds the requirements of a quality course, and it provides information on the various aspects of the training program.

Introduction to Practical Project Management course is provided in this video. Project management is critical to the success of any industry or organization. Project management fundamentals as well as the introduction to project plans and forms is provided, along with an introduction to various project management techniques.

You have a project and you need to get it started. Which approach is best for the new project? Should you use Agile, Predictive, or a Hybrid method? Best practices for choosing the correct approach will be discussed during this free seminar.

What is Agile project management and the foundation of Agile? What are the foundational tools that are typical used in Agile projects? A high level discussion of Agile projects and their application will be discussed during this seminar.

The method of project management will determine the extent to which changes are controlled. For example, in a predictive project it is very important that changes be controlled. Exactly what does that mean? How do I go about managing and controlling changes?

Is Predictive project management really a true Water Fall approach or are most predictive projects progressively elaborated? What is the foundation to a Predictive approach? Traditional or Predictive project management foundational information will be discussed during this free seminar.

How important is developing the scope of the project? What are the steps to identify the requirements and to develop the scope? The importance of developing the project scope and identifying the requirements are discussed in this free seminar.

Stakeholders are critical to a project's success and to have a successful project, the stakeholders must be kept engaged in the project. This video describes how to identify stakeholders, develop the stakeholder engagement plan, analyze the stakeholders, manage the stakeholders, and monitor stakeholder progress.

Do you manage your projects or do your projects manage you? Earned value is extremely important for a project manager to know and use. In this seminar you will learn how to manage your project cost and project schedule. A project manager must always be aware of the project's position using various tools such as Schedule Performance Index, Cost Performance Index, Schedule Variance and Cost Variance. Understanding your position with regards to cost and schedule will enable the project manager to forecast the estimate at completion, estimate to complete, and the schedule completion. These tools and others will be reviewed in this seminar.

What are the requirements for the project and which project management approach are you going to use? These are important considerations to understand before you determine the level of project planning that should be done. The best approach to project planning and understanding the project requirements will be discussed.

This video steps through the mechanics of the 10x5x49 and explains how the process groups, knowledge areas, and processes interact with each other.

Project managers often move right to creating the Gantt chart for their projects without considering the importance of a project network diagram. Network diagrams are often confusing to many, but they do provide detailed knowledge to the project manager and the team that you do not see in a Gantt chart. For example, what is the float of the activity or what is the critical path for the project. How do I calculate float and smooth the project schedule to utilize the project resources more efficiently. In this seminar we will review these topics, best practices for networking diagramming, and many other schedule related topics.

Project management impacts all industries and all businesses. Project management training is very important to have a robust project management methodology

Requirements come from the stakeholders and they are very important to the project. Who are my stakeholders and how do I find them. What are their expectations for the project? What are their attitudes toward the project? It is very important to understand all aspects of the stakeholders.