Project Management for Instructional Designers

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1. Introduction to Project Management

1.1. Project Management Defined

1.2. Project Definition and Context

1.3. Key Skills of the Project Manager

1.4. Introduction to the Project Management Knowledge Areas

2. Project Profiling

2.1. Using a Project Profile

2.2. Project Profiling Models

2.3. Complex Systems and the Darnall-Preston Complexity Index

2.4. Darnall-Preston Complexity Index Structure

2.5. Using the Darnall-Preston Complexity Index to Measure Organizational Complexity

3. Project Phases and Organization

3.1. Project Phases and Organization

3.2. Project Phases and Organization

4. Understanding and Meeting Client Expectations

4.1. Including the Client

4.2. Understanding Values and Expectations

4.3. Dealing with Problems

5. Working with People on Projects

5.1. Working with Individuals

5.2. Working with Groups and Teams

5.3. Creating a Project Culture

6. Communication Technologies

6.1. Types of Communication

6.2. Selecting Software

7. Starting a Project

7.1. Project Selection

7.2. Project Scope

7.3. Project Start-Up

7.4. Alignment Process

7.5. Communications Planning

8. Project Time Management

8.1. Types of Schedules

8.2. Elements of Time Management

8.3. Critical Path and Float

8.4. Managing the Schedule

8.5. Project Scheduling Software

9. Costs and Procurement

9.1. Estimating Costs

9.2. Managing the Budget

9.3. Identifying the Need for Procuring Services

9.4. Procurement of Goods

9.5. Selecting the Type of Contract

9.6. Procurement Process

10. Managing Project Quality

10.1. Standards of Quality and Statistics

10.2. Development of Quality as a Competitive Advantage

10.3. Relevance of Quality Programs to Project Quality

10.4. Planning and Controlling Project Quality

10.5. Assuring Quality

11. Managing Project Risk

11.1. Defining Risk

11.2. Risk Management Process

11.3. Project Risk by Phases

11.4. Project Risk and the Project Complexity Profile

12. Project Closure

12.1. Project Closure

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