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Business Project Management Project Planning

What Needs to be Done Before You Start Your Project

Find out what steps need to be followed to make sure that your project is a success. This is where you find out how
Rating: 3.7 out of 53.7 (17 ratings)
223 students
Created by Michael Boyle
Last updated 11/2019
English
English
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Find the root cause of a problem
  • Learn techniques to define the current situation
  • Better gauge whether your organization is capable of managing the change of your project
  • Who a stakeholder is, how you manage them, and why they are so important for your project
  • Where you find your project requirements and why you need them to define your solution
  • Learn how to find out how many solutions can be generated
  • Master the processes needed to determine the best solution

Requirements

  • Some basic Project Management knowledge would be useful, but is not imperative

Description

In the beginning of my career, I was assigned to projects where the solution had already been selected, and I considered that to be very normal. That's the way things are done, I thought, and I never thought to question that approach. Sometimes, our projects would be successful, sometimes not.  Sure, I would look for the reasons for success or failure, but usually I was always looking at the wrong place. Maybe the team makes the difference? Perhaps it was my knowledge of the subject matter that defined victory?

It took me some time, but I came up with my answer. Some activities need to be completed before the project commences, at least on a basic level. Otherwise, project success is just pure luck.

This course is all about those things you need to do before your project is formed to ensure that you create the benefits your project is intended to generate!

The course is made up of 6 sections:

What problem are you solving or opportunity you want to generate? If you can't answer this, how do you know that you reached it?

Where are you starting from, and what should you have at the end? This is the transformation you are working towards; the basis of all projects

Who will be affected by your project, either positively or negatively? All parts are key, but this is the element I see neglected the most.

What needs have to be fulfilled? At least on a high level, you have to have a basic idea of what people are looking for.

How many solutions are there to create the opportunity or solve the problem? There are always at least two. Find out why I say this.

What is the best solution? Here, we are talking about the solution that brings the most value.

I know what you are thinking. You don't have the time to go through all these steps. The fact is that you don't have the time NOT to perform these activities. This course will show you how you conduct these exercises quickly and efficiently.

So, if you are looking to find out how you can run your projects better, this course is exactly right for you.

Don't wait. Let's get started!

Last updated September 16th, 2019

Who this course is for:

  • Existing or aspiring Project Managers who are looking to better ensure project success

Course content

8 sections • 109 lectures • 7h 29m total length

  • Preview02:32
  • Preview04:08
  • What is the Business
    02:14

  • Communication Skills
    05:30
  • Preview06:11
  • Interactive Skills
    06:01
  • Preview03:21
  • T-Shape Professional
    02:47

  • Problem Being Solved
    02:03
  • Preview03:54
  • Theory of Constraints
    03:17
  • Bayes Theorem
    04:00
  • Document Analysis
    05:20
  • Preview02:39
  • Business Process Management
    05:34
  • PEST Analysis
    05:47
  • Process Mining
    04:10
  • Impact Analysis
    04:01
  • Customer Journey and Customer Touchpoints
    06:47
  • Customer Journey Postscript
    03:44

  • Organizational Process Assets
    04:05
  • Business Transformation
    05:56
  • Enterprise Environmental Factors
    02:58
  • Organizational Readiness
    03:53
  • Power Law
    04:25
  • Key Performance Indicators
    03:23
  • Metrics
    02:05
  • Root Cause Analysis
    04:31
  • The Deming Cycle
    03:05
  • Why Models?
    02:44
  • Process Analysis
    03:58
  • Process Modeling
    04:07
  • SIPOC Model
    03:47
  • BPMN
    03:15
  • Process Design
    05:17
  • Business Rules Analysis
    05:55
  • Feasibility Study
    05:38
  • Enterprise Process Management
    02:58
  • Use Cases
    05:39
  • State Diagram
    05:11
  • Porters Five Forces
    04:25
  • Capability and Capacity Analysis
    06:42
  • Organizational Modeling
    08:06
  • Organizational Modeling Postscript
    09:38
  • Data and Forecasting
    02:57
  • Useful and Non-Useful Data
    03:27
  • Correlation and Causality
    02:49
  • Data Governance
    02:41
  • Regression to the Mean
    04:06
  • Data Flow Diagrams
    02:22
  • Entity Relationship Diagram
    02:48
  • Context Diagram
    02:01
  • CATWOE Analysis
    03:33
  • Gap Analysis
    05:54
  • Benchmarking
    03:24
  • Data Dictionary and Glossary
    04:29
  • Scope Modeling
    02:28

  • Stakeholder Analysis
    03:27
  • Stakeholder Strategy State Diagram Mashup
    02:28
  • Granovetters Model
    04:28
  • RACI
    03:18

  • Requirements Gathering
    03:32
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
    04:56
  • Research
    03:57
  • User Stories
    03:49
  • Epics and Themes
    04:04
  • Planning Poker
    03:55
  • Five Whys
    05:33
  • Brainstorming
    04:13
  • Interviews
    06:10
  • Observation
    02:51
  • Observation Postscript
    04:18
  • Focus Group
    04:37
  • Requirements Workshops
    02:39
  • Requirements Analysis
    07:22
  • Requirements Decomposition
    02:40

  • Vision, Mission, Strategy, Objectives, Organization, Tasks
    02:53
  • Solution Assessment
    02:30
  • Cost of Quality
    04:51
  • Decision Analysis
    03:42
  • Kano Model
    03:51
  • Kano Model Postscript
    02:33
  • Six Thinking Hats
    03:59
  • Estimation
    06:15
  • Risk Analysis
    05:05
  • Delphi Method
    02:43
  • Business Model Canvas
    06:14
  • Crowdsourcing
    05:22
  • Prototyping
    07:06
  • Monte Carlo Simulation
    02:31
  • Traceability
    06:09
  • Scenarios
    04:42

  • SWOT Analysis
    04:49
  • Sensitivity Analysis (What if)
    04:34
  • Vendor Assessment
    07:44
  • Three Important Aspects of a Successful Business Case
    02:21
  • Business Case Structure
    02:41
  • Content Business Cases Need
    03:14
  • Verify and Validate Your Case Prior to Submission
    02:30
  • Net Present Value
    03:30
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
    02:05
  • Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
    03:38
  • Payback Period (PBP)
    03:46
  • Decision Quality
    02:21
  • Return On Investment (ROI)
    02:24
  • Decision Tables and Decision Trees
    03:46
  • Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria
    05:08
  • Validation and Sign Off
    03:24
  • Lessons Learned
    04:24

Instructor

Michael Boyle
MD Procurro Solutions LLC
Michael Boyle
  • 4.3 Instructor Rating
  • 332 Reviews
  • 7,709 Students
  • 11 Courses

My journey started in Los Angeles but moved on to different venues after becoming an adult. My first trip to Europe was at 19, and it changed the direction my life would take. 

After finishing university, I moved to Berlin but in an unconventional way. I bought a one-way ticket to Hong Kong, not knowing how I would get to Berlin. China had just opened up the borders to individual tourists, so I ended up taking the Trans Siberian Railway through the Soviet Union, Poland, and then eventually West Berlin. 

The goal was to stay only for 6 months. 2 years later, I moved from West Berlin to Vienna, where I eventually married a Viennese. We are in year 34 and counting.

We moved back to the US, where I started a career in customer service. Those learnings about customer satisfaction are still very much ingrained in me today. 

We came back to Vienna right before the Berlin Wall fell, and it's been my home since. My career moved onto Project Management, Product Management, and Business Analysis, and I worked for different multi-national companies.

I felt that something was still missing, so I set up my own company 8 years ago and have ventured onto activities that I couldn't have imagined beforehand. There is one common thread in all I have done. I love helping people and enjoy making a difference in any way I can. This, simply, has been my driver.

In addition, I have been involved in the world of academia for over a year in teaching this course as well as a number of others. There is nothing more satisfying than helping people reach their potential.

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