Project Management:
Basic, Second Edition

Frequently asked questions and instructor notes

Topic A0:   Classroom setup

In addition to a manual, each student should be provided with a pad and pens or pencils for jotting down notes or questions. Students should have a comfortable place to sit and ample table space to spread out their materials.

Computer requirements

If you wish to use the PowerPoint presentation, you’ll need the following:

·    A Pentium-class or better computer

·    A keyboard and a mouse

·    Windows 98, NT, 2000, or XP

·    A minimum of 32MB of RAM, depending on your operating system

·    A CD-ROM drive

·    An SVGA monitor

·    An overhead monitor projector

·    PowerPoint 2000 or later, or PowerPoint Viewer

Classroom requirements

·    A white board or flip chart and markers

·    Printouts of WBS.doc

First-time setup instructions

The first time you teach this course, you’ll need to download the PowerPoint presentations for the course to your computer. Here’s how:

1   Download the PowerPoint presentations for the course to your computer.

a   Connect to www.courseilt.com/instructor_tools.html.

b   Click the link for Project Management to display a page of course listings, and then click the link for Project Management: Basic, Second Edition.

c   Click the link for downloading the PowerPoint files, and follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

2   Download the data for the course to your computer.

a   Connect to www.courseilt.com/instructor_tools.html.

b   Click the link for Project Management to display a page of course listings, and then click the link for Project Management: Basic, Second Edition.

c   Click the link for downloading the data disk files, and follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

 

Topic B:   Frequently asked questions

1    Does this course map to any NETg courses? If so, which one(s)?

Yes. This course maps to:

·    Project Management: The Fundamentals

·    Project Management: Scope

·    Project Management: Time Management

·    Project Management: Estimating Costs

2    Does this course map to the Project Management Institute (PMI) certification requirements? If so, which one(s)?

Yes. The following table maps all three levels of our Project Management series—Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced—to the subject matter required for PMI certification:

 

 

Subject matter

Course level

Location

 

Project Management Framework

Basic

Units 1 and 2

 

 

Advanced

Units 6 and 7

 

Project Integration Management

Advanced

Units 4 and 5

 

Scope Management

Basic

Units 3 and 4

 

Time Management

Basic

Units 5 and 6

 

Cost Management

Basic

Units 7 and 8

 

Quality Management

Intermediate

Units 1 and 2

 

Human Resource Management

Intermediate

Units 5 and 6

 

Communication Management

Intermediate

Units 7 and 8

 

Risk Management

Intermediate

Units 3 and 4

 

Project Procurement Management

Advanced

Units 1-3

 

 

Topic C:   Course notes

There are no notes for this course at this time.

 

Topic D:   Additional information

There is no additional information for this course at this time.