Project Management: Teams, Procurements, and Execution

Project Management: Teams, Procurements, and Execution

This course is part of Project Management: Applying Predictive and Adaptive Methods Specialization

Instructor: Bill Rosenthal

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

You will develop and manage the project team, manage project procurements, and execute the project by managing changes and monitoring project scope.

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Assessments

1 assignment

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Project Management: Applying Predictive and Adaptive Methods Specialization

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There are 4 modules in this course

In this course, you'll continue developing your project management skills by planning your project team, assembling the team, developing the team, and handling conflicts within the team. You'll also plan for project procurements, obtain responses from vendors, and manage vendors. Then, you'll prepare for project execution, manage project changes, and monitor the project scope.

So far, you have planned for time, cost, risk, and quality. Planning for the personnel to perform the work is the next big step and should not be overlooked. Choosing the right set of people with the right skills and attributes is vital for project success in both Predictive and Adaptive projects. In this lesson, you will plan, assemble, develop, and manage the team for your project.

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You planned for project risk, human resources, and quality. You are almost ready to transition to executing your project. Before you can do that, you need to identify ways to secure and manage external resources for your project. In this lesson, you will manage project procurements.

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Up to this point, you have been performing all the planning activities necessary to ensure that the project is successful. In any project, changes are inherent and the two project management approaches address change in different ways.