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Project Management: Life cycle and project planning
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 6 hours
  • Course by Politecnico di Milano
  • Offered by

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Project Management is a fundamental theme to understand and work in any business environments. One of the main skills that Project Managers need to have deals with the ability to manage the project during its entire life-cycle and to plan the work needed to achieve the final result. During the course, the various phases of a typical project are presented. Then, various practical tools are presented aiming to help professionals in actually manage their projects through useful instruments. Among the others, the Scope Statement helps managers in identifying and clearly define what is and what is not part of the project, the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) helps in identifying the activities, the Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) in managing the team, the Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) to match activities and people, while the Gantt Chart provides a time-based view on the project.

Modules

Project Lifecycle

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Project Life-Cycle
  • The Initiating phase
  • The central role of Planning

Scope Management

    • 3 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Introducing the style project
  • Scope definition and scope changes
  • Scope creep and Gold plating

2 Readings

  • A case study: the S.T.Y.L.E. project
  • Activity 1 - The scope statement

Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 1 - Quiz

Planning activities

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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4 Videos

  • The Work Breakdown Structure
  • The feed-forward approach
  • The role of milestones
  • The rolling wave approach

1 Readings

  • Activity 2 - The WBS

Planning cost and time

    • 5 Videos
    • 3 Readings
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5 Videos

  • The OBS and RAM
  • Duration and cost of an activity
  • The Gantt Chart
  • The organizational feasibility
  • Planning costs

3 Readings

  • Activity 3 - The OBS
  • Activity 4 - The RAM
  • Activity 5 - The Gantt Chart

Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 2 - Quiz

Auto Summary

Unlock the essentials of project management with the course "Project Management: Life cycle and project planning," designed for aspiring and current professionals in the Business & Management domain. Led by expert instructors from Coursera, this foundational course delves into the critical phases of a project's life-cycle and equips you with practical tools to plan and execute projects effectively. Throughout this comprehensive 360-minute course, you'll gain proficiency in key project management techniques. Learn to define project scope with the Scope Statement, break down tasks using the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), manage your team with the Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS), align responsibilities with the Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM), and visualize timelines through the Gantt Chart. Ideal for beginners and those looking to solidify their project management skills, this course is available with a Starter subscription. Join now to enhance your ability to lead projects to successful completion in any business environment.

Daniel Trabucchi
Instructors

Daniel Trabucchi

Tommaso Buganza
Instructors

Tommaso Buganza