Today more than ever before the job titles that we hold are not entirely reflective of the work that we do. Global teams and collaboration often place those in positions of team leadership that have the least foundation to manage all facets of complex projects. Project management requires specific knowledge of the key project facets that must be carefully managed. The interactions across divergent corporate functions, culture, language, and time zones all pose unique challenges to the new project manager.

Learning Objectives:-

• Define the elements of a project.
• Explain the role of the project manager.
• List and describe the phases of a project.
• Discuss the triple constraint and why it is important to project management.
• Explain the importance of stakeholders.
• Discuss why effective project initiation is critical to project management
• Explain the purpose and function of the Statement of Work
• Explain the purpose and function of the Project Charter
• Explain the project scheduling process to include developing the work breakdown structure.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:-

• What is a project?
• What is project management?
• What is the project manager?
• What is the PMI and the PMBOK?
• The project phases
• The triple constraint
• Authority and responsibility
• Identifying and interacting with stakeholders and why they are important
• Why is effective project initiation critical to project management?
• The Statement of Work
• The Project Charter
• Identifying project tasks
• Planning for task completion – the planning tools
• Controlling the project

Why Should You Attend:-

It is not possible to present a complete treatment of project management in the span of 90 minutes. It is however possible to focus on those most critical project management aspects that are critical to the success of any project. Without basic tools, it is not possible to effectively manage a project to the pre-determined end-date without turmoil and chaos.

This webinar will address those project management critical tasks within each project phase that must be performed flawlessly for effective project execution to occur and will provide the foundation and direction for future study of the subject.

Who Will Benefit:-

This webinar crosses all industries and functions it is however particularly suited for the health sciences where much project-based work is accomplished.

• Medical device manufacturers
• Pharmaceutical and Biotech organizations
• Cosmetic and foods manufacturers
• All other industries

Job functions include:

• Engineering
• Research & Development
• Technical Services
• Supply Chain
• Regulatory Compliance
• Operations