Project Execution and Closure

Overview/Description
To describe the execution and closure phases of a project

Target Audience
Students with an interest in the principles of project management; trainee project managers; consultants who routinely engage in project management; experienced project managers who wish to refresh their thinking on the principles of project management; program managers and senior mangers who employ or manage project managers; students seeking CompTIA IT Project+ certification

Prerequisites
A good understanding of the nature of projects; an interest in the principles of effective project management

Expected Duration
195 Minutes

Objectives:

Project Execution and Closure

  • discuss the role of change-control procedures in the project management process.
  • outline the components of a project performance-reporting system.
  • use variance and earned-value analysis techniques to monitor and communicate project progress.
  • analyze and interpret a BCWS curve.
  • discuss the basic leadership styles employed in leading and motivating a project team.
  • explain how to motivate a project team to perform to the highest possible standard.
  • outline the benefits of an effectively managed project team.
  • demonstrate how administrative closure uses information to formalize the completion of a project or a project phase.
  • identify the various inputs of a project plan's development that are vital to its execution.


    • Course Number: 68891_eng