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Leading Projects

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Project Management Courses Leadership Courses Risk Management Courses SWOT Analysis Courses Root Cause Analysis Courses Scope Management Courses Fishbone Diagrams Courses Affinity Diagrams Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to lead projects successfully using the DIRECT project leadership framework—define, investigate, resolve, execute, change, and transition.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Project management simplified
  • How to structure a project team
  • Who really leads a project?
  • The DIRECT project leadership framework
  • Case study: A new distribution center
1. Define
  • Define the vision
  • Root cause analysis
  • How to use the five whys
  • How to use the fishbone diagram
  • How to use brainstorming
  • How to use affinity diagrams
  • Document scope with a project charter
2. Investigate
  • Investigate the options
  • How to conduct a SWOT strategic analysis
  • Engage contractors and consultants
  • Request for proposal (RFP)
  • Map process flows
  • Financial analysis of projects
3. Resolve
  • Resolve to a course of action
  • Types of project managers
  • Project management office (PMO)
  • Team building, trust, and transparency
  • Project communications
  • Identify and escalate issues
  • Create project plans
  • Manage project plans
  • Project metrics
4. Execute
  • Execute the project plan
  • Manage scope change
  • Project kickoff
  • Manage project risks
  • Manage project slack
  • Action items and issue resolution
  • Project scorecards and status meetings
5. Change
  • Change the processes
  • User acceptance testing (UAT)
  • Punch lists and project close out
  • Go live or startup plan
6. Transition
  • Transition the people
  • Communication plan for transition
  • Project lessons learned
Conclusion
  • Apply DIRECT

Taught by

Daniel Stanton

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