World: Project Management - PMD Pro Series

This seven course series is intended to prepare learners to successfully manage development projects.

Courses are intended to be completed sequentially. Course content is aligned with the PMD Pro project management certification. More information about the PMD Pro can be found at www.pm4ngos.org, including instructions for downloading the Guide to the PMD Pro.

Module 1: Introduction to Project Management

This one-hour online course introduces you to project management concepts. After completing this course, you will be able to answer the following key questions: What is project management? What are project constraints? What is unique about project management in the development sector? What are the responsibilities, skills and competencies of project management? What is the PMD Pro Project Phase Model? What are decision gates? What are project disciplines?

Module 2: Project Identification and Design

This one-hour online course provides information about Data Collection, Data Analysis, and Project Logic. After completing this course, you will be able to answer the following key questions. Data Collection What is the purpose of data collection? What is the importance of triangulation? What are the four types of community needs? What type of data is collected? What are the six categories of stakeholders? What are the purposes and constructs of stakeholder analysis tools? Data Analysis What is the purpose of data analysis? What are the approaches and tools for data analysis? What criteria determine what is included in project interventions? What are problem-based and asset-based approaches? What are problem and objective trees? Project Logic What is the purpose of a logical framework? What is the vertical logic of the logical framework? What is the horizontal logic of the logical framework? What are the key parameters of the logical framework?

Module 3: Project Set Up

This one-hour online course provides information about the Project Set Up Phase. After completing this course, you will be able to answer the following key questions: Project Governance What is the purpose of a project governance structure? What are options for establishing project governance models? What are the advantages of different governance models? Project Launch What is the purpose of project charter? What is the purpose and process of project communications during the project launch? The Four Steps of Risk Management What is Risk Identification? What is Risk Assessment? What is Risk Response Planning? What is Risk Monitoring and Control?

Module 4: Project Planning

This one-hour online course provides information about the Project Planning phase. After completing this course, you will be able to answer the following key questions: What are the five principles of project planning? What is Scope Management and how the use of the Work Breakdown Structure to plan and manage scope? What tools (network diagrams, critical paths and Gantt charts) help project teams define, sequence estimate and schedule activity calendars? What tools to utilize to estimate financial resources for projects and develop budgets?

Module 5: Project Implementation

This one-hour online course explores the Project Implementation phase. It is focused on the skills required to lead and manage the application of project implementation. After completing this course, you will be able to answer the following key questions: Managing Issues Why is issue management important? What are the four basic processes within the issue management process? What is the four-step risk management process? What are the four risk response strategies? Managing People What are the activities conducted to manage people during project implementation? What are the components of a communication plan? What is the purpose and construct of communications plans? What is the purpose and construct of a RACI Chart? What are the components of a RACI chart? What are the four key roles identified in a RACI chart? Managing the Supply Chain What is Procurement Management? What is Logistics Management? What is Asset Management? Managing Internal Controls What are the benefits of well-managed internal control systems?

Module 6: Monitoring and Evaluation

This one-hour online course provides information about the Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Control phase. After completing this course, you will be able to answer the following key questions: What are the components of a project monitoring and evaluation plan? What are the elements of the project monitoring system? What is the procedure for managing project changes in an integrated manner? What are the project parameters, and what levels of variance in those parameters are specified? What are the key concepts related to mid-term, final and ex-post evaluations?

Module 7: End of Project Transition

This one-hour online course provides information about the End of Project Transition phase. After completing this course, you will be able to answer the following key questions: What are the four scenarios for end of project transition? How the Transition Planning Matrix serves as a tool for developing the end of project transition plan? What are the steps for end of project closure and learning?

Project Management - Learning Path Assessment

This 75-question assessment tests the learner's understanding of the information presented in the following Learning Path courses: Module 1: Introduction to Project Management Module 2: Project Identification and Design Module 3: Project Set Up Module 4: Project Planning Module 5: Project Implementation Module 6: Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Control Module 7: End of Project Transition

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