Project Management Essentials
Bridge Document (from Project Management Essentials) (Second Edition)
This bridge document is written for instructors who have used Logical Operations’ Project Management Essentials courseware and are looking to come up to speed on the new version of the Project Management Essentials (Second Edition) courseware quickly and efficiently. Our instructional designers work to retain sequencing and activities wherever possible, while capturing the spirit of the newly added content to align with current project management practices and creating content that provides for an excellent class experience.
Overview of Changes
The Project Management Essentials (Second Edition) course:
· Reflects current terminology and concepts from current project-management best practices, including those documented in the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide): Sixth Edition.
· Includes all CHOICE product and platform features, including Checklists, Spotlights, and three formats of eBook.
· Has new storylines for examples and activity scenarios.
· Includes new graphics and new guidelines.
· Includes blank forms and templates in the data files that students can use as starter files.
Note that the original Project Management Essentials course is still available for purchase.
Lesson-Level and Topic-Level Structural Changes
The following table compares the lesson-level and topic-level outline of the Project Management Essentials (Second Edition) course to that of the Project Management Essentials course. Changes in the new version are in blue. Although titling has changed, most of the concepts contained in each lesson and topic are generally the same. Changes often reflect updates to terminology currently used.
Lesson
085098: First Edition
095023: Second Edition
1
Getting Started with Project Management
A. Project Management Basics
B. Factors Influencing a Project
Getting Started with Project Management
A. Define Project Management Basics
B. Identify Influencing Factors
C. Define Project Management Certifications
2
Launching Projects
A. How Organizations Choose the Right Project
B. Identify Project Stakeholders and Their Expectations
C. Identify the Project Scope
D. Prepare a SOW
E. Formally Authorize a Project
Launching Projects
A. How Organizations Choose the Right Project
B. Identify Project Stakeholders and Their Expectations
C. Authorize a Project
D. Identify the Project Scope
3
Estimating Project Work
A. Estimate Project Effort and Resources Using Top-Down Estimation
B. Estimating Project Effort and Resources Using Bottom-Up Estimation
C. Reduce Risks in Project Estimates
Estimating Project Work
A. Develop a WBS
B. Identify the Relationships Between Work Packages
C. Identify Resources
D. Estimate Time
4
Creating a Project Schedule
A. Illustrate Project Flow
B. Identify Activity Resources
C. Schedule Project Work
Creating the Project Schedule
A. Develop a Project Schedule
B. Create a Schedule Baseline
5
Planning Project Costs
A. Estimate Project Costs
B. Establish the Cost Baseline
C. Reconcile Funding and Costs
Planning Project Costs
A. Establish Project Costs
B. Establish the Cost Baseline
C. Reconcile Funding and Costs
6
Planning for Risks
A. Create a Risk Management Plan
B. Identify Risks and Their Causes
C. Analyze Risks
D. Develop a Risk Response Plan
Planning for Risk
A. Create a Risk Management Plan
B. Identify Risks and Triggers
C. Analyze Risks
D. Develop a Risk Response Plan
7
Planning for Quality and Compliance
A. Deliver the Desired Project Results
B. Verify Compliance Requirements
Planning for Quality and Compliance
A. Deliver the Desired Project Results
B. Verify Compliance Requirements
8
Managing Human Resources
A. Plan Your Dream Team
B. Put the Team Together
C. Build the Team
D. Manage the Team
Managing the Project Team
A. Plan Your Project Team
B. Assemble the Team
C. Develop the Team
D. Manage the Team
9
Managing Project Procurements
A. Plan for Project Procurements
B. Obtain Responses from Vendors
C. Choose the Right Vendor
D. Manage Vendors and Procurements
Managing Project Procurements
A. Plan for Project Procurements
B. Obtain Responses from Vendors
C. Choose the Right Vendor
D. Manage Vendors and Procurements
10
Managing Change During Project Execution
A. Gear Up for Project Execution
B. Manage Project Changes
C. Monitor the Project Scope
Managing Change During Project Execution
A. Prepare for Project Execution
B. Manage Project Changes
C. Monitor the Project Scope
11
Monitoring and Controlling Project Schedule and Cost
A. Monitor and Control the Project Schedule
B. Optimize the Project Schedule
C. Monitor and Control Project Costs
Monitoring and Controlling the Schedule and Cost
A. Monitor and Control the Project Schedule
B. Optimize the Project Schedule
C. Monitor and Control Project Costs
12
Monitoring Risk and Quality
A. Monitor and Control Risks
B. Put Quality Plans into Action
C. Control Project Quality
Monitoring and Controlling Risk and Quality
A. Monitor and Control Risks
B. Put Quality Plans into Action
C. Control Project Quality
13
Communicating and Reporting
A. Communicate in a Project
B. Distribute Project Information
C. Manage Stakeholder Relationships and Expectations
D. Report on Project Performance
Communicating and Reporting
A. Communicate in a Project
B. Distribute Project Information
C. Manage Stakeholder Relationships and Expectations
D. Report on Project Performance
14
Closing the Project
A. Hand Off the Project
B. Close Project Procurements
C. Wrap Up a Project
Closing the Project
A. Deliver the Final Product
B. Close Project Procurements
C. Close the Project
A
Project Management Templates
Taken out of the appendix and moved to the Blank Forms and Templates folder in the data files.
Content-Level Changes
In addition to reordering and restructuring throughout, the following structural changes were made at the content level:
· Lesson 1:
o Topic A: Expanded coverage of programs and portfolios, and added new coverage of operations and operational management.
o Topic B: Added coverage of organizational culture and its influence on projects, along with relative authority in organizational structures.
o Topic C: New topic covers certification information for Project+, PMP, PRINCE2, and Agile.
· Lesson 2:
o Topic A: Business case information from the first edition moved to topic 2C.
o Topic B: Topic includes more graphics for examples and the stakeholder analysis matrix instead of the stakeholder influence and interest grid; stakeholder requirements replaced stakeholder needs from the first edition.
o Topic C: This topic was the first edition’s topic 2D and 2E (and some of 2C). Topic restructured to focus on the project charter.
o Topic D: This topic includes information moved from other topics and all the information from topic 2C in the first edition.
· Lesson 3:
o Topic A: Topic’s focus is on the work breakdown structure, which was covered in the first edition’s topic 3B, rather than using the overarching terminology of top-down estimation; new coverage includes scope baseline.
o Topic B: Topic’s focus is on the precedence relationships between work package concepts, which were covered only briefly in the first edition. Lag, lead, and project schedule diagramming methods are also covered.
o Topic C: New topic covers identifying project resources and tools, and the resource breakdown structure previously covered in 4B in the first edition.
o Topic D: New topic covers estimating project and project task time, previously covered throughout lesson 3 in the first edition.
· Lesson 4:
o Topic A: Reorganized project schedule concepts, such as the critical path, float, and project schedule diagramming methods, which were previously covered in 4C in the first edition. The critical chain method from the first edition was removed.
o Topic B: Topic’s focus is on creating a schedule baseline, which was covered in topic 4C in the first edition.
· Lesson 5:
o Topic A: Types of budgeting from the first edition were removed.
o Topic B: Information about historical relationships as they affect costs was added.
· Lesson 6:
o Topic A: Project buffers and RBS information from the first edition removed; levels of uncertainty added.
o Topic B: Risk register components information from the first edition removed.
o Topic C: Qualitative analysis methods are covered first, and then quantitative analysis methods are covered. This is order is reversed from the first edition.
o Topic D: Business continuity plans coverage from the first edition removed.
· Lesson 7:
o Topic B: Compliance audits coverage from the first edition moved to topic 12B.
· Lesson 8:
o Topic B: Political capital section added.
o Topic C: Added description of recognition as compared to rewards.
o Topic D: Performance reports coverage from the first edition moved to topic 13D.
· Lesson 9:
o Topic A: Warranties coverage from the first edition moved to topic 9D; term contracts and completion contracts information added, which were in topic 9C of the first edition.
o Topic D: Supplier audit sections from the first edition renamed as vendor audit; payment systems section added.
· Lesson 10:
o Topic A: Work performance information added from topic 10B in the first edition.
o Topic C: Verified deliverables added.
· Lesson 11:
o Topic A: Reorganized the first edition content to focus on EVM measures for schedule control, including EV, PV, AC, SV, and SPI.
o Topic C: Reorganized the first edition content to focus on EVM measures for cost control, including CV, CPI, BAC, ETC, EAC, VAC, and TCPI.
· Lesson 12:
o Topic C: Causes of variance added; standard deviation and variability replaces six sigma as the title of the section containing the information from the first edition.
· Lesson 13:
o Topic A: Communication management plan and factors that influence communication added.
o Topic C: Information on performance reports and concepts added from lesson 8 in the first edition.