Virtual Project Management


Overview/Description
By taking this course, the learner will develop an awareness of virtual team project management skills.

Target Audience
Top-level managers, training managers, human resource managers, functional managers, supervisors, team leaders

Expected Duration
2.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Virtual Project Management Basics

  • recognize the value of using human skills and technical tools in virtual project management.
  • identify the human skills needed in virtual project management.
  • identify the technical tools used in the Work Breakdown Structure.
  • distinguish systems thinking from nonsystems thinking.
  • Project Management in a Virtual Environment

  • recognize the importance of coordinating customer needs, project resources and uncertainty in virtual project management.
  • select the best practices for creating virtual customer satisfaction.
  • select the best practices for managing virtual resources.
  • select the best practices for handling uncertainty in virtual project management.
  • Three Phases of Virtual Project Management

  • recognize the critical importance of the three phases of virtual project management.
  • sequence the steps of virtual project development.
  • sequence the steps of virtual project implementation.
  • sequence the steps of virtual project completion.
  • Generalizing Project Management Skills

  • recognize the benefits of generalizing virtual project management skills to different situations.
  • distinguish between effective and ineffective virtual project management techniques.
  • distinguish between effective and ineffective virtual project development techniques.
  • distinguish between effective and ineffective virtual project implementation techniques.
  • Course Number: TEAM0224