Fundamentals of Project Management

Fundamentals of Project Management

Issued by Northeastern University

Earners of the Fundamentals of Project Management badge participated in a three-day workshop facilitated by Northeastern faculty. Through discussion and class activities participants explored critical PM concepts including: project life-cycle, project initiation, project planning, execution, monitoring, control and closing. Earners were also exposed to management techniques to address problems and make changes. Agile methodology was also introduced.

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Translated organizational needs into a charter with a vision of what the project is and is not about
  • Developed a Project Charter/Scope Statement
  • Conducted a stakeholder analysis
  • Created a communication plan for a project
  • Created a Work Breakdown Structure for a project
  • Estimated a project using tools and techniques
  • Created a project schedule
  • Conducted a risk analysis and developed a risk response plan
  • Discussed proactive strategies and tactics to respond to issues and changes
  • Created a change management plan for a project
  • Completed actions to close out the project
  • Explored the agile methodology
  • Shared lessons learned