Traditional project management primarily focused on the balance of constraints: scope, cost and schedule. While we still need a solid understanding of such basics, project management has become more complex, reflected in the new focus on delivery principles shown version seven of PMI’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide v7).

This course focuses on project delivery principles as defined in the new PMBOK^® Guide, including having a value focus, tailoring, complexity, agility, sustainability, stewardship, holistic thinking, adaptability and resilience. The course will also cover PMI’s shift from process groups to performance domains.

This course is also sometimes known as “Project Delivery Principles for Today’s Environment”.

Learning Objectives

Participants will gain practical skills to:

• Develop an appreciation for the importance of “soft skills” such as leadership, stewardship,  holistic thinking, and adaptability and resilience
• Change the paradigm from being focussed on tools and techniques toward an emphasis on project delivery principles
• Acquire a nuanced understanding of the role of the Project Manager
• Become aware of the changes in Version 7 of the PMBOK^® Guide
• Appreciate the value of a strategic and holistic approach to project management
   

Who Should Attend

This course is appropriate for individuals who are:

• Working on projects in any industry who want to increase their PM knowledge
• Project managers, project coordinators, subject matter experts, technical personnel, team members, managers, and key support personnel
• Those preparing for the PMP^® or CAPM^® designation or those who already hold these designations but who want to understand the changes that PMI has made in the new PMBoK Guide^®.
• Those who want to increase their marketability in the project management job market
   

Prerequisites

While there are no formal prerequisites for this course, it is recommended those taking this course work in a PM environment and are familiar with PM tools and techniques.  When taken as part of a certificate program, this course is more valuable when it is  taken after other courses have been completed.

Materials

You will receive a course workbook containing copies of presentation slides, case studies, exercises, and suggested solutions.

What You Will Learn