This course will help you manage project risk effectively by identifying, analyzing, and communicating inevitable changes to project scope and objectives. You will understand and practice the elements needed to measure and report on project scope, schedule, and cost performance. You will be equipped with the tools to manage change in the least disruptive way possible for your team and other project stakeholders.
Managing Project Risks and Changes
Managing Project Risks and Changes
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Instructor: Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP
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What you'll learn
Define components of a communications management plan
Prioritize identified risks
Develop responses for high-priority risks
Identify and analyze changes to project scope
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There are 5 modules in this course
Get started in this module by reviewing the course overview and participating in the course survey.
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In this module, we will define components of a communications management plan, understand the importance of communications channels, and define the key elements needed to measure and report project scope, schedule, and cost performance.
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3 videos3 readings1 assignment
In this module, we will identify project risk events, discuss a risk statement for a specific event, prioritize identified risks, and develop responses for a high priority risks.
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3 videos4 readings1 assignment
In this module, we will identify and analyze changes to project scope, describe causes and effects of project changes, and define the purpose of conducting an lessons learned session.
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3 videos3 readings1 assignment
Wrap up this course by meeting our industry expert panelists, taking the final exam, and participating in our post course survey. Plus, review the bonus lesson on Project Procurement Management.
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JB
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Reviewed on Oct 3, 2017
Loved this course. The instructor makes this course what it is. Lessons and terms are great, but real world applications are necessary to help you learn to practice your newly acquired skills.
KL
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Reviewed on May 2, 2018
The videos were great. It allowed me to look at Risks and Changes differently than how I saw it before. The course materials were very useful and not overly complicated. Good structure.
AJ
5
Reviewed on May 19, 2020
Well structured course with intuitive and simplified lectures with manageable length and ample description for a layman to grasp the concept of risk and changes in a project.
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