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Project Practicum with Multiple Projects

Project Practicum with Multiple Projects

This course is part of Project Management Specialization

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This course is part of the Project Management Specialization
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There are 6 modules in this course

Managing multiple projects presents different and additional challenges when compared with the management of a single project. This advanced hands-on course builds on the project managers’ previously acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of scope, time, cost, risk, human resources, leadership, and team building through a combination of videos, discussions, and team-based learning exercises.

This capstone course lets you put into practice the project process groups and knowledge areas that are outlined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide (PMBOK® Guide) and expands it to those required to manage multiple projects. These skills include delivering appropriate and timely communications and applying advanced, effective management skills. You'll learn how to oversee multiple stakeholders, prioritize tasks, and allocate resources efficiently. You'll explore scheduling techniques that allow you to balance resource utilization with project risks and achieve a desired level of responsiveness that can lead to a schedule that ensures optimal stakeholder satisfaction. The basics of portfolio management, program management, and Scrum Agile project management techniques are also covered.

This module discusses project management, program management, and portfolio management in the context of multiple projects.

What's included

4 videos4 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts

4 videos•Total 27 minutes
  • Course Overview•4 minutes
  • Projects, Programs and Portfolios•7 minutes
  • Selection Process•10 minutes
  • Selection Process Steps Unpacked•6 minutes
4 readings•Total 55 minutes
  • Course Introduction•10 minutes
  • Coursera Technical Support•5 minutes
  • Select a Case Study•30 minutes
  • Module 1 Supplemental Readings•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 1 Quiz•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 150 minutes
  • Activity: Mega-Project•30 minutes
  • Activity: Case Study Project Charter•120 minutes

This module introduces a master Work Breakdown Structure for multiple projects. It introduces the resource planning that is involved in multiple projects, as well as stakeholder identification.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 assignment2 discussion prompts

4 videos•Total 36 minutes
  • Work Breakdown Structure•15 minutes
  • Identify Stakeholders•5 minutes
  • Analyzing Stakeholders•7 minutes
  • RAM & RACI•8 minutes
1 reading•Total 20 minutes
  • Module 2 Supplemental Readings•20 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 2 Quiz•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 210 minutes
  • Activity: Conducting Research on Estimating Techniques•30 minutes
  • Activity: WBS, Budget, and RAM/RACI•180 minutes

This module focuses on communication management for multiple projects. It also develops the concept of the strategic program manager and the skills required for leadership.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 assignment3 discussion prompts

4 videos•Total 42 minutes
  • Stakeholder Management•15 minutes
  • Communication Management •9 minutes
  • Managing and Leading Multiple Projects•9 minutes
  • Emotional Intelligence•10 minutes
1 reading•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 3 Supplemental Readings•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 3 Quiz•30 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 270 minutes
  • Difficult Stakeholders and Best Practices for Communications Management•30 minutes
  • Activity: Personal Leadership Action Plan•60 minutes
  • Activity: Stakeholder Register and Combined Communication Matrix for Multiple Projects•180 minutes

This module covers resource utilization planning for multiple projects as well as master schedule development for multiple projects. Shared resources are a recurring topic throughout the module. Students learn how create a master schedule optimized for resource availability.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 assignment2 discussion prompts

4 videos•Total 46 minutes
  • Dedicated and Shared Resources•3 minutes
  • Shared Resource Management•14 minutes
  • Resource Utilization Planning•20 minutes
  • Master Schedule•10 minutes
1 reading•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 4 Supplemental Readings•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 4 Quiz•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 240 minutes
  • Activity: Combined Resource Utilization Plan•60 minutes
  • Activity: Master Schedule of Multiple Projects•180 minutes

This module enables the learner to create a master risk register in order to manage risk on multiple projects. The theory of constraints is introduced and techniques for management of critical chains are developed.

What's included

5 videos1 reading1 assignment2 discussion prompts

5 videos•Total 39 minutes
  • Managing Risk in a Multiple Project Environment•2 minutes
  • Impact of Multitasking•7 minutes
  • Theory of Constraints•8 minutes
  • Critical Chain Technique, Part I•14 minutes
  • Critical Chain Technique, Part II•7 minutes
1 reading•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 5 Supplemental Readings•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 5 Quiz•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 360 minutes
  • Activity: Master Risk Register for Multiple Projects•180 minutes
  • Activity: Change Control and Project Status Report•180 minutes

In this module, students complete work on their chosen case study project and learn "Scrum of Scrums" agile project management. Students learn how to decide whether to use a release retrospective or lessons learned in the closing phase of a project.

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 assignment2 discussion prompts

2 videos•Total 18 minutes
  • Scrum of Scrums•9 minutes
  • Release Retrospective•9 minutes
1 reading•Total 20 minutes
  • Module 6 Supplemental Readings•20 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 6 Quiz•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 80 minutes
  • Activity: Release Retrospective and Lessons Learned•60 minutes
  • The Marshmallow Challenge•20 minutes

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