Project management is not just for Project Managers. Understand what project management is all about and why it is important.

Here we will break down the Project Management Institute's (PMI's) approach to Project Management.

In this lecture, we provide you a ZIP file that contains all of the downloadable resources for the course. While those downloads are still available on appropriate lectures throughout the course, we're providing this ZIP file for convenience and to avoid some of the nuances and issues with downloading the files individually. It is our recommendation that you download this file now and then pull up the files as they are referenced within the course. Happy learning!

This lecture will introduce you to the first stage of the Project Management process. We will discuss what you can expect in the lectures within this section.

**This lecture contains (as a resource) the slide deck for this section. Feel free to download and utilize for your notes.**

One of the most crucial steps in any project is understanding the business objective. If you miss the mark here, all of your efforts will be a waste of company time and money.

Business Cases are generally created by the business or Business Analysts, but there are times when the Project Manager is also engaged. This lecture will detail out the basics of a Business Case and why they are used.

This lecture takes the basics we learned about Business Cases in the previous lecture and expands on that knowledge to show you how to actually create a Business Case.

One of the first steps of any project is to create the Project Charter. Here you will get a clear understanding of what a Project Charter is, why it is utilized, and how to create one.

DO NOT SKIP! Activities are extremely important to cement what you have learned. Besides, you will need the outcome of this activity at the end of the course.

This activity will get you thinking about a potential project you have to tackle and documenting those details within your Project Charter Template.

The lecture introduces the concept of identifying and mapping stakeholders.

**This lecture contains (as a resource) the slide deck for this section. Feel free to download and utilize for your notes.**

This lecture introduces you to a stakeholder map and its use.

This lecture dives deep into stakeholders. Upon completion, you will know and understand:

• What a stakeholder is
• Why it is important to identify and map stakeholders
• How to identify stakeholders

This lecture provides a detailed look at the Stakeholder Map template provided as part of this course. Upon completion, you will have the knowledge to accurately create a Stakeholder Map.

Included with this lecture is also a downloadable .ZIP file. This file contains both a Visio and PDF version of the Stakeholder Map template. Please download and utilize in your projects!

This lecture solidifies the knowledge learned in the previous lectures via a practical exercise. You will be walked through identifying, categorizing, and mapping stakeholders as part of a real world example. Upon completion, you will be more familiar with the process to identify and map stakeholders, as well as seeing first hand how to work within the Stakeholder Map template.

After identifying and mapping stakeholders, it is important to assign them responsibilities throughout the project. I go into details about why it is important for everyone to have clear expectations and how a RACI matrix can help you with that.

Everything you need to know about RACI Matrices is in this lecture. I walk you through TheBAGuide.com RACI Matrix template and break it all down. This template is designed to save you time and energy and is available as part of this course. You can find it in the downloads lecture in the first section of the course.

Practical examples are what it is all about. Here I take a real-world example and apply the teachings from the last few lectures to help solidify your knowledge. This is part 1 of 2.

Practical examples are what it is all about. Here I take a real-world example and apply the teachings from the last few lectures to help solidify your knowledge. This is part 2 of 2.

This quiz will validate your understanding of the Identify and Map Stakeholders section

This lecture will introduce you to the second stage of the Project Management process. We will discuss what you can expect in the lectures within this section.

**This lecture contains (as a resource) the slide deck for this section. Feel free to download and utilize for your notes.**

This lecture will explain the basics behind creating a project schedule.

Now that you understand the basics of a Project Schedule, let's walk through a real world example and create one.

This lecture will work through the steps you should take to plan for the project going live.

Communication Plans are essential tools to ensure your project sponsor and project team know what to expect during the project's execution.

Officially kicking off a project can feel a bit daunting. This lecture will teach you the 7 steps to a successfully kick off a project.

An important task for Project Managers is the ability to identify and eliminate assumptions and risks. In this lecture I will give you some best practices on how you can be successful in this area.

Project Managers need to plan all aspects of the project early on, including a Quality Plan. Here you will understand the value of a Quality Plan and how it can be utilized to make your end result up to par with expectations around the quality.

This lecture will introduce you to the third stage of the Project Management process. We will discuss what you can expect in the lectures within this section.

**This lecture contains (as a resource) the slide deck for this section. Feel free to download and utilize for your notes.**

This lecture stands as a reminder that your role as a Project Manager includes continually monitoring for and mitigating risks.

Project Managers are in charge of communicating the project status to all involved. This lecture will break down a must have reoccurring meeting, the status meeting.

Change on a project is inevitable. Learn how to successfully handle and manage that change.

No matter how well you perform as a Project Manager, challenges and issues will arise. This lecture will discuss some best practices around making adjustments to your project plans.

This lecture will introduce you to the Fourth and final stage of the Project Management process. We will discuss what you can expect in the lectures within this section.

**This lecture contains (as a resource) the slide deck for this section. Feel free to download and utilize for your notes.**

Well the project is done, you should just release the resources back to their normal duties...right? NO! There a some important tasks you should accomplish before officially closing out the project and one of them is the Project Completion Verification.

Doing things exactly the same and expecting a different result is one of the truest quotes I know. This lecture will talk about eliciting feedback from the project team and conducting a project review.

The project is finally complete, but there is one final step. For most projects, the final deliverable is something that needs to be transitioned to a new owner, so they can manage future questions, issues, and necessary enhancements.

Welcome to the final exam! This activity will help put all of the other lectures together and begin to help you take shape of the full process and everything you have learned!

In the lecture I tell you to think of a project, at home or work. If this sounds familiar to you, we also did this very early in the course in an activity around creating a Project Charter. Feel free to utilize that project idea and already created Project Charter to give you a kick start on this final activity.