A Project Management process in alignment with the Project Management Institute® is used as the framework for this course. The PSC course provides the learner with a variety of tools and techniques to successful deliver a project.

Upon course completion students will be able to:

• Recognize and be able to describe how projects contribute to an organization
• Identify the role and responsibilities of the project manager and project team
• Write a project scope statement outlining the key elements of a project and listing the project deliverables
• Create a work breakdown structure at a level of detail appropriate for task assignments, realistic cost and time estimating,
• Develop a project schedule that displays Early Start, Late Start, Early Finish, Late Finish, Critical Path, and Float Time
• Identify project stakeholders, prioritize them to define key stakeholders, and develop methods to work effectively with key stakeholders
• Perform a basic project risk assessment using the elements of Impact, Probability, and Triggers
• Estimate durations and costs on a project
• Define the key elements needed to measure and report on project scope, schedule, and cost performance
• Monitor project progress and spending using Earned Value Management
  
  

There are assignments throughout the course that will utilize a project of each individual participant’s choosing .

Prior to each virtual group meeting, there will be one or more pre-class assignments to work on before the group meeting. Each assignment may have articles, readings, simulations, cases, or videos that help the learner with the assignment. Each group meeting will review questions from the assignment(s), how the concepts could be applied in real-work scenarios, share best practices, and prepare them for the next topic module. All group meetings will be recorded as a review tool, or as a backup if a participant is unable to attend the group meeting. After each group meeting there will be 1 or more review/reflection exercises to help make sure that learners are prepared for any question that might be asked in the final exam related to the now-completed module.

These assignments will be compiled into one final report or presentation. Learners are encouraged to complete the review questions; however, they are optional and not required for program completion.