In this module, you will learn about the planning phase of a project when using a waterfall approach—getting the team on board and collaboratively building a plan for managing tasks, stakeholders, and risks. You will learn about how to create the foundation for developing a detailed project plan that includes budget and schedule.

In this module, you will learn several techniques that will help you develop a detailed project plan. The project plan will reveal the critical tasks. Managing projects using a waterfall approach is a start-to-finish approach to getting things done and making projects more successful. The critical path has a significant impact on both the cost and schedule of a project.

In this module, you will learn about agile project management - the methodology best used when project requirements are not well defined and nd change frequently. This module will focus on the roots of agile and show how to initiate and plan projects using Scrum. You will also learn about artificial intelligence and explore how AI is being applied in project management to help project managers make faster and more effective decisions. This section will also introduce specific AI chatbot applications that can support project initiation and planning activities.