Completing the Project [PROJ0106]

Overview/Description
 Every successful project comes to an end. In contrast, unsuccessful projects linger on, never reaching a final point, continuing to consume resources and careers. These are not high points of anyone's resume. So, it is just as critical to know how to end a project as it is to begin one. In this course you will gain the skills to use project management tools for tracking progress and staying focused on a positive outcome. You will also learn how to "crash" a project, analyze the costs and the benefits, and keep your project from the always present dangers of "scope creep". In the final lesson, you will move into the final phase of your project, completion. Here you will gain the skills necessary for wrapping up your project, disassembling the team, completing a project's "post" and finally, celebrating your successes.

Target Audience
 Anyone who works on a project team, including managers, supervisors, project managers and team leaders.

Expected Duration
2.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Tracking the Project

  • employ the skills necessary for tracking the project progress.
  • match components of a Work-in-Progress report to appropriate definitions.
  • calculate the Earned Value of a project using the information provided.
  • recognize how to use the critical path to track project progress.

    • Dealing with Project Change

  • recognize the value in learning different methods and techniques for managing project change.
  • recognize how to crash a task and the purpose for crash path analysis.
  • recognize fast tracking project tasks.
  • define scope creep and identify items contained in change orders.

    • Completing the Project

  • recognize the components that are necessary for successful project completion.
  • recognize the training and documentation deliverables owed to the client organization in support of the project.
  • recognize how to conduct a postmortem analysis.
  • recognize the importance of celebrating success at the end of a project.
  • identify items to include in a final project report.

    • Course Number: PROJ0106