About Course
Welcome to the Project Management Course! Whether you’re new to managing projects or looking to enhance your skills, this course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and strategies to excel in your role.
In the fast-paced technology industry, effective project management is crucial for success. While technical expertise is important, it’s the ability to lead teams, communicate effectively, and handle challenges that truly sets project managers apart. This course will provide you with practical techniques and best practices to navigate the complexities of project management.
Throughout the course, you’ll learn essential skills such as planning and organizing projects, defining project scope, managing budgets and resources, mitigating risks, and ensuring timely delivery. We’ll also cover strategies for effective team collaboration, stakeholder management, and communication, which are vital for project success.
This course is accessible to anyone, regardless of their prior experience or background. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced professional, you’ll find valuable insights and practical advice to enhance your project management skills. Our aim is to empower you with the tools and knowledge you need to deliver successful projects and contribute to your organization’s growth.
So, if you’re ready to take your project management skills to the next level, enrol in this course today. Start your journey towards becoming a proficient project manager and make a positive impact on your projects and teams. Let’s get started!
What Will You Learn?
- The fundamentals of project management and its importance in the technology industry.
- How to define project objectives, scope, and deliverables effectively.
- Techniques for creating project plans, including task scheduling and resource allocation.
- Strategies for managing project budgets, controlling costs, and tracking expenses.
- How to identify and mitigate project risks to ensure successful outcomes.
- Best practices for managing project teams and fostering effective collaboration.
- Techniques for effective communication with stakeholders, clients, and team members.
- Approaches to monitor project progress, track milestones, and adjust plans as needed.
- Methods for handling project changes and managing scope creep.
- Strategies for resolving conflicts and addressing challenges within project teams.
- Techniques for evaluating project performance and conducting post-project reviews.
- Best practices for continuous improvement in project management processes.
Course Content
Starting Line
-
Who Should take this course
-
Go further
-
Let’s walk through the Journey
A New Adventure
-
Let’s paint A Scenario of Your First Day at Work
-
The First Week at Your Job
-
Snapshot & Key Observation
-
Introducing Yourself To Your Team
-
One on One Meeting Solves Many Problem
-
Make Your Snapshot
-
Time to Relax
Manage Yourself First
-
Chapter’s Story Map
-
Get it Together
-
Build a Calender
-
Make a To Do List
-
Your Email Inbox
-
Get your Tool Kit
-
Get More Productive by Categorizing Your Activities
-
Measuring Your Output
-
Chapter Quiz
Manage People
-
About This Chapter
-
Why Should You Learn How To Manage People?
-
Why programmers become bad managers
-
How to Communicate Effectively
-
It Shouldn’t Be All About You
-
Give Feedback
-
Delegation of Tasks
-
Key to good delegation
-
The Scale of Delegation
-
Working With Your Manager
-
Learn How To Summarize
-
Quiz
Take on (One on One)
-
One on One
-
Week In, Week Out
-
Contracting: Your First One-on-Ones
-
Your Approach on What to Talk About
-
Are You Taking Notes?
-
Remember: You Are Not a Therapist
-
So What’s Next?
-
Quiz
The Right Job For The Right Person
-
Getting The Right Person For The Job
-
The Act of Motivating People
-
The Zone of Proximal Development
-
Task Level Proximal Development
-
Career-Level Proximal Development
-
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
-
A Review Before Reviews
-
Quiz
Best Time of The Year
-
About This Chapter
-
Busted Myth
-
Performance Review and Assessment
-
The Written Review Form
-
What to Do on The Day of Performance Review
-
Talking About Money
-
So What Next?
-
Quiz
Hiring and Firing
-
About This Chapter
-
Selecting Who To Hire
-
Culture fit
-
Write Great Job Descriptions
-
Applications & Applicants Review
-
Performing Screening Calls
-
Interview Process
-
First Interview
-
Optional Technical Test
-
Last Interview
-
Offer Making
-
From Hiring To…
-
Hiring Candidates
Game Over
-
Story Map of ‘Game Over’
-
People Leaving Is not Abnormal
-
Good Reasons to Leave
-
Bad Reasons to Leave
-
Fighting the Good Fight
-
Making Employee Leave
-
Preparing the PIP
-
Creating the PIP
-
Delivering and Integrating the PIP
-
Layoffs
-
Enough Goodbyes Already!
-
Quiz – Employee Leaving
How to win friends and influence people
-
Story map of this chapter
-
Go beyond your team
-
Build your Network
-
Give back
-
Mentor
-
Coach
-
Take it up a level
-
Influencing People
Humans are hard
-
Story map of this chapter
-
Scrutiny and judgement
-
Wobble
-
The Whip and the Carrot
-
Mount Stupid
-
Bridging the Gap
-
It Isn’t Just Humans…
-
Dealing with humans
Projects are hard
-
Story map of this chapter
-
Eye of Sauron
-
Victims of your Success
-
Scope, Resources, and Time
-
Relax…
-
Dealing with Projects
Information Stock Exchange
-
Story Map of this Chapter
-
Spies and Gatekeepers
-
Share Enough Information
-
Workplace Politics
-
Using Politics Positively
-
Using Politics Negatively
-
Time to Decompress
-
Information Stock Exchange
Let Go Of Control
-
Story Map of this Chapter
-
Transcending Tasks
-
You and Stoicism
-
Trichotomy of Control
-
Escaping the False Productivity Trap
-
Using Your Capacity Wisely
-
Stop Checking The Notifications!
-
What You Do Outside Work Matters
-
Importance of Sleeping
-
Moving Your Body
-
Now is The Only Moment That Matters
-
Letting Go…of This Chapter
-
Let Go Of Control
Good Housekeeping
-
Story Map for this Chapter
-
Communication Dictates Software Design
-
Breaking Silos With Guilds
-
Culture of Talks Encouragement
-
Department Talks
-
Getting Learning Opportunities From Problems
-
Managing Bugs
-
Tools for Solving Common Problems
-
Organizing Our Careers
-
Good Housekeeping
Dual Ladders
-
Story Map Of This Chapter
-
Individual Contributor Track
-
Management Track
-
Progression Framework
-
Career Progression Troubleshooting
-
Now Let’s Tackle the Big Issues
-
Dual Ladders
The Modern Workspace
-
Story Map of This Chapter
-
Diversity and Inclusion
-
Cultural Issues
-
The Shift Toward Remote Working
-
Priming Yourself for Supporting Remote Working
-
Communication Practices for Distributed Teams
-
Trust Is Necessary for Remote Working
-
Values and Goals as Guidance
-
Face Time
-
Work-Life Balance
-
Culture Notes
-
To the Land of Unicorns
-
Test Time
Startups
-
Story Map of This Chapter
-
Software Is Taking Up the World
-
Opportunities for Managers
-
Catching and Surfing a Wave
-
Why Managing Startups Is Critical
-
What Does Your Future Hold?
-
Test Time
Conclusion
-
Congratulations
The Crystal Ball
-
Story Map of this Chapter
-
Life, the Universe, and Everything in Between
-
Your Vision
-
Your Plan
-
Performing Exercise With Your Employee
-
Final Quiz
This course offers certificate of completion
Add this certificate to your resume, and be the standout candidate recruiters cannot ignore