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Weeks	Topics
1. Weeks	What Is a Project?: (1) Attributes of a Project, (2) Project Versus Program, (3) Project Life Cycle; Project Management: (1) The Importance of Project Management, (2) The Fundamentals of Project Management; Project Management Process: (1) Initiating Process Group, (2) Planning Process Group, (3) Executing Process Group, (4) Monitoring and Controlling Process Group, (5) Closing Process Group
2. Weeks	Introduction; Defining The Project: (1) Definition of Project Characteristics, (2) Ordinary Work vs. Project; Defining The Project Scope Management and Creating The Work Breakdown Structure: (1) Defining the Project Scope, (2) Creating the Work Breakdown Structure; Developing The Project Plan: (1) Constructing a Project Network, (2) Network Computation Process, (3) Activity On Arrow (AOA) Diagrams
3. Weeks	Introduction; Project Scheduling Concepts: (1) Network Analysis, (2) The Components of the Network, (3) Drawing Project Network
4. Weeks	Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT): (1) Basic Calculations and Steps of PERT, (2) Probability of Meeting a Scheduled Date, (3) Estimation of a, m and b, (4) Advantages and Limitations of PERT, (5) CPM vs. PERT
5. Weeks	Introduction; Resource Management Concepts: (1) Definition of Resource and Resource Management, (2) Benefits of the Successful Resource Management Applications, (3) Suggestions for Resource Management for the Project Success
6. Weeks	Resource Management Steps and Techniques: (1) Estimating Resources, (2) Resource Allocating, (3) Resource Aggregation, (4) Resource Leveling, (5) Resource Forecasting; Project Human Resources Management: (1) Resource Management Software, (2) Benefits of Resource Management Software for the Company, (3) Criteria for Selecting Resource Forecasting Software
7. Weeks	Mid-term Exam
8. Weeks	Introduction; Who is the Project Manager?: (1) Attributes of Being an Effective Project Manager, (2) Responsibilities of Project Manager, (3) Project Manager and Project Stakeholders; Managing Versus Leading a Project, (1) What is Leadership?, (2) Leaders vs. Managers; The Project Team: (1) The Definition of Project Team, (2) Staffing and Building a Project Team,(3) Attributes of the Project Team
9. Weeks	Introduction; Project Risks and Planning Risk Management: (1) Project Risk Types, (2) Reducing Risk Uncertainty, Risk Management Plan; Identifying Risks: (1) Inputs to Identify Risks, (2) Risk Identification Tools and Techniques, (3) Risks Identification Outputs; Qualitative Risk Analysis: (1) Inputs for Qualitative Risk Analysis, (2) Qualitative Risk Analysis Tools and Techniques, (3) Outputs of Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
10. Weeks	Quantitative Risk Analysis: (1) Inputs to Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis, (2) Quantitative Risk Analysis Tools and Techniques, (3) Outputs of Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis; Responding to Risk: (1) Strategies For Negative Risks orThreats, (2) Strategies For Positive Risks or Opportunities, (3) Contingency Reserves, (4) Outputs of Plan Risk Responses, (5) The Implementation of Risk Responses; Monitoring Risks: (1) Risk Monitoring Tools and Techniques, (2) Outputs of Monitor Risks
11. Weeks	Introduction; Importance of Project Evaluating; Fundamental Terminology of Earned Value Analysis; Subsidiary Indicators for Project Evaluation
12. Weeks	Introduction; Project Closure: (1) Project Closing Activities, (2) How Can Teams Learn from Projects?; Project Closure Plan and Checklist: (1) Developing the Closure Plan, (2) Project Closure Plan, (3) Benefits
13. Weeks	The Project Closure Report: (1) Using the Project Closure Report, (2) Benefits; The Postmortem Review: (1) Conducting the Postmortem Review, (2) Using the Postmortem Review, (3) Variations, (4) Benefits
14. Weeks	Final Exam