35 Hours/PDUs Of No-Nonsense Project Management Training
This is the Big Kahuna package of project management training! Over 35 hours of lessons total spanning 8 courses. New project managers will have a head start of years, and experienced project managers will discover paradigm shifts and techniques that will change how they manage projects forever.
This course consists of all 8 other courses which you can browse through and watch sample lessons below. Check out the student feedback and you’ll see that both experienced project managers and new entrants into the field are raving about this coaching.
The Project Overview Course
New project managers will come away from this course with the ability to start managing projects. Experienced project managers will come away with a new perspective and set of strategies and tools to manage their project more effectively.
| Initiation | 1h 13m 28s |
|---|---|
| Business Case Part 1 | 16m 51s |
| Business Case Part 2 | 13m 56s |
| Project Plan Part 1 | 18m 16s |
| 10m 33s | |
| Project Plan Part 3 | 13m 25s |
| Planning | 1h 22m 5s |
| 27m 8s | |
| Work Breakdown Structure Q&A | 18m 37s |
| Schedule | 13m 46s |
| Cost | 5m 46s |
| Contingency Planning & Establishing a Baseline | 16m 36s |
| Execution, Monitoring and Controlling | 2h 57m 53s |
| Managing Resources | 9m 7s |
| Managing Resources Q&A Part 1 | 8m 1s |
| Managing Resources Q&A Part 2 | 9m 7s |
| 20m 55s | |
| One-on-Ones | 6m 35s |
| Project Team Meetings | 3m 26s |
| Motivation | 8m 52s |
| Motivation Webinar with Bas De Baar | 19m 11s |
| Acquisition & Conflict Management | 23m 17s |
| Leadership | 8m 17s |
| Risk Management | 23m 45s |
| Configuration and Quality Management | 14m 35s |
| 3m 21s | |
| Status Reporting | 16m 39s |
| Closing and Bonus Materials | 1h 50m 10s |
| Project Closure | 6m 57s |
| 1 h 43m 10s | |
| Certificate of Completion | |
| 7.25 Category B PDUs | 7h 23m 37s |
The Project Career Coaching Course
In this course, Josh Nankivel teaches you how to pursue you career in project management. The course includes lessons and worksheets to help you leverage your strengths, clearly define your career goals, and plot your career path. Josh teaches you how to build and maintain a strong professional network and target organizations you want to work for. Finally there are many lessons on the nitty-gritty details of job seeking and how to land your target role.
| Introduction | 35m 51s |
|---|---|
| 9m 54s | |
| Josh’s Story | 12m 27s |
| Josh’s Story (Continued) | 13m 29s |
| Starting Point & Goals | 54m 21s |
| What Is Your Starting Point? ###[Download Worksheet]### | 14m 55s |
| What Is Your Starting Point? (Continued) | 12m 2s |
| What Are Your Career Goals? ###[Download Worksheet]### | 13m 35s |
| 13m 48s | |
| Education & Certifications | 1h 43m 51s |
| Education | 12m 11s |
| Certification Overview | 10m 42s |
| 12m 46s | |
| 30m 30s | |
| 37m 41s | |
| Gaining Experience & Career Planning | 34m 54s |
| 6m 44s | |
| Gaining Experience Case Study | 5m 8s |
| Gaining Experience (Continued) | 13m 43s |
| Plan Your Career ###[Download Worksheet]### | 9m 17s |
| 27m 28s | |
| Project Career – Interview with Cornelius Fichtner (Continued) | 35m 41s |
| Professional Relationships | 53m 17s |
| Professional Organizations and Networking ###[Download Worksheet]### | 23m 34s |
| Online Networking | 9m 15s |
| Offline Networking | 8m 49s |
| 11m 38s | |
| Job Seeking | 2h 42m 44s |
| Researching Organizations | 16m 28s |
| 10m 23s | |
| Resume Writing Process | 13m 12s |
| Resume Considerations | 10m 53s |
| The Truthful Resume | 14m 12s |
| Cover Letters | 14m 45s |
| 17m 41s | |
| References | 10m 57s |
| Interview Preparation | 14m 5s |
| Interview Techniques | 16m 40s |
| Interview Questions | 16m 48s |
| Handling Offers | 6m 33s |
| 50m 54s | |
| This course is not applicable for PDU Credit from the PMI. | 9h 19m 3s |
The Project Charter Course
In this course, Josh Nankivel explains the purpose and elements of a good project charter. He follows this up with examples and then creating a project charter from scratch. Two students revisions of their own project charters are reviewed and critiqued in front of your eyes. Finally Max Walker joins Josh for a discussion about managing small projects and the project charter.
| The Purpose of the Project Charter | 15m 26s |
|---|---|
| 5m 32s | |
| The Purpose of the Project Charter (continued) | 6m 37s |
| The Purpose of the Project Charter (continued) | 3m 26s |
| Elements of the Project Charter and Change Management | 18m 52s |
| 6m 27s | |
| Elements of the Project Charter (continued) | 5m 59s |
| Project Charter Change Management | 6m 26s |
| Project Charter Examples | 38m 33s |
| Exploring Examples of Project Charters | 10m 10s |
| 16m 34s | |
| Exploring Examples of Project Charters (continued) | 11m 49s |
| Creating a Project Charter From Scratch | 34m 47s |
| Creating a Project Charter Template From Scratch | 9m 41s |
| Creating a Project Charter Template From Scratch (continued) | 15m 40s |
| 37m 35s | |
| Project Charter – Interview with Max Walker (mp3 download) | |
| Certificate of Completion | |
| 4 Category B PDUs | 3h 41m 13s |
The Project Management Plan Course
What is a Project Management Plan, really? What’s it good for? And if it’s such a good thing to do how can it be done effectively?
Get ready for a whirlwind of in-depth concepts and practical how-to demonstration you can put into practice immediately for successful project management!
PM Plan Demo Files [.doc] / [.docx] (These are the end result of what I create from scratch on video with you through the lessons)
| Concepts | 1h 13m 24s |
|---|---|
| 4m 23s | |
| Config, Quality, Documentation, Scope, Schedule, Cost Management | 18m 04s |
| HR, Communication, Risk, Procurements Management | 10m 21s |
| Examples | 10m 29s |
| Needs Assessment – Communications, Documentation, Schedule Management | 13m 40s |
| Needs Assessment – Scope, Cost, Risk Management | 7m 59s |
| Needs Assessment – HR, Config and Quality Management | 8m 25s |
| Creating a Project Management Plan From Scratch | 5h 19m 59s |
| Purpose, Configuration and Quality Management | 16m 09s |
| Scope Management | 21m 26s |
| Schedule Management | 34m 48s |
| Cost Management | 17m 13s |
| 12m 47s | |
| Cost Management Continued (EVM Focus) | 16m 21s |
| Tool Time! Microsoft Word Formatting Tips & Tricks | 17m 47s |
| Human Resources | 19m 30s |
| Tool Time! Microsoft Word Cross-Referencing | 3m 16s |
| Human Resources Continued (Labor Categories, Staff Transitions, Performance) | 14m 24s |
| Human Resources Continued (Training Practices and Artifacts) | 8m 32s |
| 4m 06s | |
| Human Resources Continued (Sample RACI) | 21m 39s |
| Communication Management (Approach) | 17m 58s |
| Communication Management Continued (Standing Meetings) | 18m 21s |
| Communication Management Continued (Adhoc Meetings, Status Reporting) | 10m 12s |
| Risk Management | 11m 00s |
| Risk Management | 12m 36s |
| 5m 58s | |
| Risk Management (Strategies and Triggers) | 15m 16s |
| Risk Management (Risk Management Board) | 8m 2s |
| Procurement Management & Final Formatting | 12m 25s |
| Certificate of Completion PM Plan Demo Files [.doc] / [.docx] | |
| 6.5 Category B PDUs | 6h 33m 23s |
It’s Xmind that I use for Mind Mapping Software
I replied to point out the links to download the full completed file that I created live during the course, and used this feedback to make the download links easier to see for students.
The Work Breakdown Structure Course
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is one of the most powerful tools available to a project manager. And yet it’s used incorrectly or not at all by so many practitioners today. This course will change your paradigm in regards to the WBS and it’s use in effective project management.
| Getting Started | 37m 49s |
|---|---|
| Full, stand-alone eBook version of this entire course | |
| 9m 44s | |
| Why do I need a WBS anyway? (audio) | 7m 21s |
| What do I need before I start? (audio) | 5m 6s |
| How do I structure my WBS? (audio) | 15m 38s |
| Tools | 44m 26s |
| Excel | 2m 33s |
| Mind Manager | 6m 29s |
| MindMeister | 6m 25s |
| Mindomo | 10m 45s |
| Post-it Method | 4m 30s |
| Visio | 9m 47s |
| 3m 57s | |
| Implementation | 41m 13s |
| How do I actually create my WBS? (audio) | 11m 24s |
| WBS Checklist | |
| How do I use my WBS? (audio) | 6m 16s |
| 14m 53s | |
| Example Project (When the WBS Graphic Becomes Too Big!) | 8m 40s |
| Q&A Sessions and Interviews | 2h 3m 55s |
| Q & A (Terminology and Sequencing) | 3m 51s |
| 6m 31s | |
| Q & A (Using MS Project to create your WBS?) | 8m 48s |
| Interview – General Work Breakdown Structure | 28m 39s |
| Interview – Structure | 29m 15s |
| Interview – More WBS Tips | 46m 51s |
| Certificate of Completion | |
| 4 Hours plus 2 hours assigned study = 6 Category B PDUs | 4h 7m 23s |
The Project Requirements Course
In this course, Josh Nankivel introduces core concepts for project requirements. Following that, lessons are given on requirements elicitation, modeling, specification, verification, and validation.
| Introduction | 44m 58s |
|---|---|
| 7m 39s | |
| FURPS | 15m 43s |
| Rational Unified Process and Other Approaches | 12m 15s |
| Requirements Process | 9m 19s |
| Requirements Elicitation & Modeling | 1h 0m 4s |
| Eliciting Requirements – Stakeholder Identification | 9m 21s |
| Eliciting Requirements – Stakeholder Interviews | 10m 40s |
| 11m 37s | |
| Modeling Requirements – Use Case Example Part 1 | 8m 46s |
| Modeling Requirements – Use Case Example Part 2 | 9m 18s |
| Modeling Requirements – Use Case Example Part 3 | 10m 19s |
| Requirements Specification | 1h 5m 35s |
| 11m 10s | |
| Good Requirements Specification (Continued) | 11m 09s |
| Bad Requirements Specification | 10m 20s |
| Bad Requirements Specification (Continued) | 11m 13s |
| Requirements Management | 9m 51s |
| Requirements Specification Example | 12m 0s |
| Requirements Verification & Validation | 5m 23s |
| 5m 23s | |
| Certificate of Completion | |
| 3 Hours = 3 Category B PDUs | 2h 56m 02s |
The Project Estimation Course
In this course, Josh Nankivel explains exactly what a Basis of Estimates(BOE) is, important project estimation concepts including task decomposition, and estimation techniques including planning poker and storyboarding. A Basis of Estimates is then created before your eyes and explained along with an example of an Agile Basis of Estimates.
| Introduction | 25m 16s |
|---|---|
| 10m 5s | |
| BOE Considerations | 15m 11s |
| Task Decomposition | 23m 27s |
| 8m 9s | |
| Task Decomposition with Xmind | 15m 38s |
| Project Estimation Techniques | 1h 45m 26s |
| 18m 25s | |
| Needs Assessment – Scope, Cost, Risk Management | 14m 31s |
| Needs Assessment – HR, Config & Quality Management | 9m 14s |
| Purpose, Configuration & Quality Management | 11m 11s |
| Scope Management | 13m 52s |
| Schedule Management | 12m 49s |
| Cost Management | 15m 44s |
| Cost Management Continued (EVM Focus) | 9m 40s |
| Project Estimation Examples | 47m 14s |
| Cost Management Continued (EVM Focus) | 10m 14s |
| Tool Time! Microsoft Word Formatting Tips & Tricks | 16m 58s |
| 7m 28s | |
| Tool Time! Microsoft Word Cross-Referencing | 12m 34s |
| Certificate of Completion | |
| 3.25 Category B PDUs | 3h 21m 43s |
The Project Scheduling Course
In this course, Josh Nankivel explains universal scheduling concepts, followed by specific discussion and examples of waterfall, lean/kanban, agile/scrum, and critical chain project scheduling.
| Objectives | 3m 44s |
|---|---|
| 3m 44s | |
| Universal Concepts | 45m 47s |
| Universal Scheduling Concepts | 10m 24s |
| 9m 37s | |
| Scheduling Prerequisites and Crashing | 11m 30s |
| Common Scheduling Mistakes | 14m 16s |
| Waterfall Project Scheduling | 1h 19m 14s |
| Waterfall Scheduling Concepts | 17m 51s |
| Waterfall Scheduling Example using MS Project | 24m 32s |
| 4m 23s | |
| 32m 28s | |
| Lean/Kanban Project Scheduling | 1h 3m 43s |
| 10m 1s | |
| Physical Kanban Scheduling Example | 16m 31s |
| Online Kanban Scheduling Example | 15m 40s |
| Kanban Flow, Prediction, Status, and Schedule Change | 21m 31s |
| Agile Scrum Project Scheduling | 30m 36s |
| Agile Scrum Scheduling | 13m 58s |
| Agile Scrum Scheduling (Continued) | 16m 38s |
| Critical Chain Project Scheduling | 25m 20s |
| 25m 20s | |
| Certificate of Completion | |
| 4 Category B PDUs | 4h 4m 40s |
Kanban 101
Kanban is a method for developing products with an emphasis on just-in-time delivery while not overloading the developers. It emphasizes that developers pull work from a queue, and the process, from definition of a task to its delivery to the customer, is displayed for participants to see.
In this presentation, Josh shows you exactly why Kanban is so powerful. Then you will witness Kanban in action and come away with a deep understanding of the process and how to implement it on your own project teams immediately. You also get a glimpse inside Cornelius’ fantastic PDU Podcast.
| Lean Project Management 101 with Kanban | 1h 34m 36s |
|---|---|
| Core Lean/Kanban Concepts | 28m 1s |
| Lean/Kanban Benefits and Examples | 31m 47s |
| Lean/Kanban Benefits and Examples (continued) | 34m 48s |
| Certificate of Completion | |
| 1 Hours = 1 Category B PDU | 1h 34m 36s |
35 hours/PDUs
