Scope Statement and the WBS

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Section Handouts
About the PMP Credential and Exam (5:35)
Training Agenda and Getting Started (2:13)
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Section 1: Project Management Fundamentals and Principles

Introduction and Section Overview (1:52)
The 12 Project Management Principles & 8 Performance Domains
Section Handouts
What Is a Project? (2:39)
Projects vs. Operational Work (0:40)
Programs and Portfolios (2:44)
Understanding Portfolio, System Project, Program, and Project Management Together
Product and the Product Life Cycle (1:31)
The Project Management Office (PMO) (1:53)
Organizational Influences: EEFs and OPAs (2:19)
Project Governance (8:30)
AI in Project Governance (1:00)
Organizational Structures
Tailoring the Approach (0:56)
Success Metrics and Escalation (1:43)
Interactive Case Study: Foundations and Structure
Interactive Case Study: Governance and Principles
Practice Question 1 (1:30)
Practice Question 2 (1:26)
Practice Question 3 (1:41)
Practice Question 4 (1:38)
Practice Question 5 (1:52)
Practice Question 6 (1:29)
Practice Question 7 (1:35)
Practice Question 8 (1:48)
Practice Question 9 (1:31)
Practice Question 10 (2:06)
Section Wrap-up (1:10)
End-of-Section Quiz — Web Format

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Section 2: Initiating a Project and Aligning Stakeholders

Introduction and ECO Mapping (1:25)
Section Handouts
Project Life Cycles: Predictive (6:00)
Adaptive Life Cycles and the Agile Manifesto (4:52)
Interactive: Agile Cheat Sheet
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Scrum Framework and Roles (3:01)
Scrum Roles in Detail (5:46)
Scrum Events (10:32)
Scrum Artifacts (10:29)
Predictive, Agile, and Hybrid: The Implementation Plan (7:21)
Interactive Case Study: Choosing the Approach
Building a Shared Vision: Vision, Business Case, and Charter (4:38)
Engaging Stakeholders: Identification (8:07)
Engaging Stakeholders: Engagement Planning (4:49)
Building a Project Team: Foundations (6:11)
Team Member Comparison: System Project Manager - Project Manager - Business Analyst - Data Analyst
Ground Rules, Ethics, and Ethical AI (2:27)
Consensus and Handling Team Violations (1:50)
Virtual Teams and Engagement (3:59)
Team Performance, Knowledge Transfer, and Training (7:03)
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Interactive Case Study: Building the Team
Aligning Stakeholder Expectations (4:44)
Interactive Case Study: Stakeholder Alignment
AI in Meetings, Root-Cause Analysis, and Expert Judgment (2:39)
Scenario: SmartHealth Connect (Questions 1–3) (2:11)
Practice Question 1 (2:39)
Practice Question 2 (2:02)
Practice Question 3 (1:57)
Practice Question 4 (1:46)
Practice Question 5 (1:29)
Practice Question 6 (1:56)
Practice Question 7 (1:45)
Practice Question 8 (1:45)
Practice Question 9 (2:26)
Practice Question 10 (2:37)
Section Wrap-Up (1:39)
End-of-Section Quiz — Web Format

Section 3.1: Planning and Managing a Project — Scope, Schedule, Resources, Finance, and Procurement

Introduction and Section Overview (2:05)
Section Handouts
Scope Foundations (5:20)
Scope Planning and Management: Predictive vs. Adaptive
Gathering Requirements (2:21)
Requirements Visualization and Analysis (2:45)
Requirements Prioritization and Types (3:16)
Scope Statement and the WBS (3:47)
Definition of Done Addendum
Agile Scope: Backlog and Continuous Delivery (2:59)
AI in Scope Management (1:02)
Interactive Case Study: Scope Under Pressure
Scheduling Approaches (4:29)
Activities, Milestones, and Dependencies (4:42)
Estimating Activity Durations (3:51)
Schedule Formats and the Critical Path (6:09)
Agile Release Planning and AI in Scheduling (2:23)
Resource Optimization and Schedule Compression (3:38)
Interactive Case Study: Critical Path Under Pressure
Critical Path Addendum
Practice Question 1 (Set 1) (1:45)
Practice Question 2 (Set 1) (1:37)
Practice Question 3 (Set 1) (1:14)
Practice Question 4 (Set 1) (1:39)
Practice Question 5 (Set 1) (1:15)
Practice Question 6 (Set 1) (1:44)
Practice Question 7 (Set 1) (1:36)
Scenario: Hybrid Software Release (Questions 8–9) (0:59)
Practice Question 8 (Set 1) (1:25)
Practice Question 9 (Set 1) (1:28)
Practice Question 10 (Set 1) (1:16)
Resource Allocation and the RACI Chart (4:34)
Cost Rates and Budget Planning (6:29)
Cost Baseline and Reserves (8:14)
Spending, Tracking, and KPIs (3:40)
Forecasting and Financial Response (4:04)
Procurement Strategy and Documents (3:28)
Negotiations, Source Selection, and Bidder Conferences (3:15)
Traditional Contract Types: Fixed-Price (4:20)
Traditional Contract Types: Cost-Reimbursable and Time-and-Materials (4:03)
Agile Contract Types and Vendor Management (4:25)
Interactive Case Study: Finance and Procurement
Scenario: Multinational Software Vendor Issue (Questions 1–2) (0:59)
Practice Question 1 (Set 2) (1:30)
Practice Question 2 (Set 2) (1:24)
Practice Question 3 (Set 2) (1:01)
Practice Question 4 (Set 2) (1:45)
Practice Question 5 (Set 2) (1:55)
Practice Question 6 (Set 2) (1:33)
Practice Question 7 (Set 2) (1:55)
Practice Question 8 (Set 2) (1:58)
Practice Question 9 (Set 2) (2:05)
Practice Question 10 (Set 2) (1:31)
Scenario: Hybrid E-Commerce Platform (Questions 11–13) (0:58)
Practice Question 11 (Set 2) (1:26)
Practice Question 12 (Set 2) (1:27)
Practice Question 13 (Set 2) (1:39)
Practice Question 14 (Set 2) (1:24)
Practice Question 15 (Set 2) (1:40)
Section Wrap-Up (0:47)
End-of-Section Quiz — Web Format

Section 3.2: Planning and Managing a Project — Value, Quality, Compliance, Risks, Issues, Change, Communications, and Knowledge Transfer

Introduction and ECO Mapping (3:20)
Section Handouts
Defining and Delivering Value (6:05)
Stakeholders, Drivers, and Continuous Delivery (7:59)
Financial Metrics: BCA, NPV, IRR, and ROI (3:19)
Business Value Across Project Phases (3:59)
MVP, MBI, Delivery Cadence, and AI in Value (2:53)
Quality Foundations and Compliance (8:53)
Cost of Quality and QA vs. QC (3:26)
Control Quality Tools (7:24)
Quality Control in Data Gathering - Addendum
Quality Control in Data Analysis - Addendum
Quality Control in Data Representation - Addendum
Continuous Improvement (4:59)
Interactive Case Study: Quality vs. Compliance
Practice Question 1 (Set 1) (1:30)
Practice Question 2 (Set 1) (1:09)
Practice Question 3 (Set 1) (1:13)
Practice Question 4 (Set 1) (1:27)
Practice Question 5 (Set 1) (1:36)
Practice Question 6 (Set 1) (1:23)
Practice Question 7 (Set 1) (1:17)
Practice Question 8 (Set 1) (1:29)
Practice Question 9 (Set 1) (1:10)
Practice Question 10 (Set 1) (1:44)
Risk Foundations (4:38)
Risk Identification (2:31)
Qualitative Risk Analysis (3:43)
Quantitative Risk Analysis (4:40)
Risk Response and Reserves (13:43)
Strategies for Managing Risks - Additional Examples
Strategies for Seizing Opportunities - Additional Examples
Interactive Case Study: Risk Response Strategy
Impediments, Obstacles, Blockers, and Issues (5:06)
Project Change: Plans and Systems (5:27)
Contract Disputes and the Change Control Board (CCB) (6:40)
Interactive Case Study: Change and Issue Control
Communication Strategy and Plan (5:26)
Effective Communication and AI (5:36)
Interactive Case Study: Communications
Knowledge Transfer (6:58)
Interactive Case Study: Knowledge Transfer
Practice Question 1 (Set 2) (1:48)
Practice Question 2 (Set 2) (1:32)
Practice Question 3 (Set 2) (1:33)
Practice Question 4 (Set 2) (1:32)
Scenario: Mobile Banking App Launch (Questions 5–7) (0:37)
Practice Question 5 (Set 2) (1:00)
Practice Question 6 (Set 2) (1:33)
Practice Question 7 (Set 2) (1:49)
Practice Question 8 (Set 2) (1:59)
Practice Question 9 (Set 2) (2:07)
Practice Question 10 (Set 2) (1:40)
Section Wrap-Up (0:45)
End-of-Section Quiz — Web Format

Section 4: Leading and Empowering Teams

Introduction and Section Overview (1:55)
Section Handouts
Vision and Leadership Foundations (1:23)
Leadership Styles (2:32)
Leadership Skills: Management vs. Leadership (1:56)
Adapting Leadership to Context (1:36)
Team Models: Agile, Predictive, and Hybrid (2:49)
Team Building and Rewards (1:40)
Decision Making (1:58)
Workspaces, Team Development, and Effective Teams (3:53)
Interactive Case Study: Leadership and Team Performance
Task Accountability (1:18)
Project Roles and Competencies (3:13)
Emotional Intelligence: Personal Skills (2:52)
Emotional Intelligence: Interpersonal Skills (3:01)
Active Listening and Building EI (1:40)
Motivational Theories (3:41)
Interactive Case Study: Emotional Intelligence and Motivation
Conflict Management Foundations (2:25)
Leas' Levels of Conflict (1:07)
Conflict Resolution Techniques (3:09)
Interactive Case Study: Conflict and Collaboration
Interactive Case Study: Empowerment and Limits of Power
Practice Question 1 (1:39)
Practice Question 2 (1:28)
Practice Question 3 (1:37)
Practice Question 4 (1:21)
Practice Question 5 (1:19)
Practice Question 6 (1:24)
Practice Question 7 (1:36)
Practice Question 8 (1:29)
Practice Question 9 (1:54)
Practice Question 10 (1:23)
Practice Question 11 (2:02)
Practice Question 12 (1:38)
Practice Question 13 (2:10)
Practice Question 14 (2:14)
Practice Question 15 (2:00)
Section Wrap-Up (1:20)
End-of-Section Quiz — Web Format

Section 5: Monitoring Project Performance

Introduction and ECO Mapping (1:51)
Section Handouts
Monitor, Manage, Control Addendum
Stakeholder Identification and Expectations (3:57)
Engage, Communicate, Collaborate (2:59)
Monitoring Engagement and Alignment (4:00)
Project Artifacts (6:05)
New Performance Assessment and Team Performance (3:20)
Measuring Performance and KPIs (3:18)
Team Performance Reports (3:41)
Performance Tracking Tools (2:56)
Interactive Case Study: Performance Reporting
Earned Value Management: Foundations (3:45)
EVM: Schedule Control (2:02)
EVM: Cost Control (1:54)
EVM: Forecasting (3:24)
Interactive Case Study: EVM Under Pressure
Value Stream Mapping and Progress Reporting (3:30)
AI in Performance and Feedback Loops (1:41)
Interactive Case Study: Monitoring and Controlling
Practice Question 1 (1:35)
Practice Question 2 (1:14)
Practice Question 3 (1:28)
Practice Question 4 (1:29)
Practice Question 5 (1:28)
Practice Question 6 (2:35)
Practice Question 7 (1:37)
Practice Question 8 (2:08)
Practice Question 9 (1:31)
Practice Question 10 (1:04)
Practice Question 11 (1:16)
Practice Question 12 (1:06)
Practice Question 13 (1:39)
Practice Question 14 (1:36)
Practice Question 15 (1:53)
Section Wrap-Up (1:02)
End-of-Section Quiz — Web Format

Section 6: Closing the Project and Supporting Organizational Change

Introduction and Section Overview (2:01)
Section Handouts
Reasons for Project Closure (1:51)
Acceptance and Transition (2:22)
Project Closure Activities (1:39)
AI in Closing the Project (1:09)
Interactive Case Study: Closure and Transition
Benefits Realization and Handover (2:22)
Stakeholder Approval (2:21)
Procurement and Knowledge Closure (1:46)
Interactive Case Study: Benefits Realization
Organizational Change Foundations (2:23)
Cultural Assessment (1:33)
Recommending and Supporting Change (1:17)
Individual and Continuous Change (1:48)
The External Business Environment (2:28)
AI and Scanning the Environment (1:59)
Pillars to Success (1:01)
Interactive Case Study: Business Environment and Org Change
Practice Question 1 (1:52)
Practice Question 2 (1:24)
Practice Question 3 (1:13)
Practice Question 4 (1:14)
Practice Question 5 (2:19)
Practice Question 6 (1:16)
Practice Question 7 (1:50)
Practice Question 8 (1:43)
Practice Question 9 (1:51)
Practice Question 10 (1:56)
Practice Question 11 (1:54)
Practice Question 12 (1:44)
Scenario: Hybrid Project at 90% Complete (Questions 13–15) (1:33)
Practice Question 13 (1:28)
Practice Question 14 (1:44)
Practice Question 15 (2:12)
Course Wrap-Up (0:47)
End-of-Section Quiz — Web Format

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