Project Information Distribution and Closure (PMBOK 2000)

Overview/Description
 Making sound decisions is impossible without reliable information. How can you ensure that all of the members on your team have the right information at the right time? This course will show you how to deliver information that keeps project stakeholders informed and the project on track. You'll learn how to communicate information clearly, how to maintain valuable project records, and how to document project successes and failures for use in the future. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK ® Guide) 2000 Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI ®).

Target Audience
 This course is targeted specifically for project managers, project team members, functional managers with employees assigned to project teams, project stakeholders, any team manager or member interested in project management, executives committed to their organization's growth, managers required to take on new challenges, and top managers with vision.

Expected Duration
2.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Information Distribution

  • recognize the benefits of using effective information distribution.
  • given a case study, identify the necessary inputs to the information distribution process.
  • determine the best communication method for information distribution, given a scenario.
  • use the attributes of successful communication to exchange information.
  • determine the most appropriate method for project information retrieval and distribution, given a scenario.
  • identify project records as outputs from information distribution.
  • identify project reports and presentations as outputs from project information distribution.

    • Administrative Closure

  • recognize the benefits of proper project administrative closure.
  • match the inputs to administrative closure with given examples.
  • choose the most appropriate tools and techniques for administrative closure, given a scenario.
  • identify the outputs and the reasons why administrative closure outputs are important.

    • Course Number: PROJ0483