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There are 5 modules in this course
This capstone project course will give you the chance to practice the work that project managers do in real life when managing projects. You will assume the role of a project manager and gain hands-on experience managing a project from start to finish.
You will plan, execute, and close the project. By the end, you will have many artifacts that will showcase both your knowledge of predictive and adaptive methodologies, which can then be added to your portfolio to show employers.
As part of this course, you will produce common project deliverables. Artifacts you will create using a predictive methodology include a work breakdown structure, network diagram, budget, quality and communications management plans, and a risk register. Artifacts that showcase your adaptive methodology skills include user stories, examples of product and sprint backlogs, and a burndown chart analysis. You will also produce a project status report, a change form, and a closeout report.
This capstone course is a great way to build out your project management portfolio and showcase your skills to prospective employers.
In this module, you will review and analyze a comprehensive scenario. You will also review a business case that serves as a key input to develop a project charter. Then, you will go through a Stacey diagramming analysis that supports the project scenario. You will also watch a video that revisits the project charter and stakeholder register templates and development criteria. In this module, you will also participate in a structured lab and create a project charter and stakeholder register, leveraging the given project scenario and business case. Additionally, you will be provided with a potential solution. Lastly, you will take a graded quiz to test your understanding of the key concepts and prepare for the CAPM certification test.
What's included
4 videos3 readings2 assignments6 plugins
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4 videos•Total 16 minutes
Course Introduction•3 minutes
Project Scenario Introduction•4 minutes
Demo: Project Charter Review•6 minutes
Demo: Stakeholder Register•3 minutes
3 readings•Total 6 minutes
How to make the most out of this course•2 minutes
Syllabus•1 minute
Module 1 Summary: Initiating the Project•3 minutes
2 assignments•Total 61 minutes
Lab 1 Checklist: Project Charter and Stakeholder Register•40 minutes
Module 1 Lesson 1 Graded Quiz: Initiating the Project•21 minutes
6 plugins•Total 78 minutes
Reading: Overview and Activity Requirements •3 minutes
Reading: Project Scenario•7 minutes
Reading: Business Case •3 minutes
Reading: Stacey Analysis•2 minutes
Lab 1: Create a Project Charter and Stakeholder Register•60 minutes
Module 1 Glossary: Initiating the Project•3 minutes
Predictive Project Planning
Module 2•6 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you will be introduced to some project planning activities, such as a work breakdown structure (WBS), network diagram, high-level budget, quality management plan, communications management plan, and risk register. This module will help you build the predictive project management plan using the project scenario, business case, Stacey diagram analysis and the project charter and stakeholder register developed in the previous module. Lastly, you will take a graded quiz to test your understanding of the key concepts and prepare for the CAPM certification test.
Welcome to module three. Module three introduces the adaptive or Scrum portion of the course. You will develop user stories, a product backlog, and a sprint backlog to support your app development project introduced in module one and the supporting documents developed from module two. Then in the second lesson of the module, you will create a Kanban board using the materials developed in the first lesson of this module. You will also analyze a burndown chart example provided.
What's included
3 videos1 reading4 assignments5 plugins
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3 videos•Total 9 minutes
Demo: User Story Review•2 minutes
Demo: Product Backlog Review•5 minutes
Demo: Sprint Backlog Review•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 1 minute
Module 3 Summary: Adaptive Project Planning and Execution •1 minute
4 assignments•Total 84 minutes
Lab 4 Checklist: User Stories, Product Backlog, and Sprint Backlog•36 minutes
Reading: Overview and Activity Requirements •5 minutes
Lab 4: User Stories, Product Backlog, and Sprint Backlog•83 minutes
Reading: Kanban board and Burndown Chart Review•3 minutes
Lab 5: Burndown Chart Analysis•60 minutes
Module 3 Glossary: Adaptive Project Planning and Execution •2 minutes
Predictive Monitoring and Controlling and Close Out
Module 4•4 hours to complete
Module details
Effective status reporting, change management, and closeout are essential to a project’s success. Module four addresses predictive monitoring, controlling, and closeout activities. In this module, you will create a project status report. You will analyze a proposed change to the project and complete a change form to update the status. To close out the module and complete the project, you will complete a closeout report based on a “lessons learned” document.
What's included
3 videos1 reading4 assignments6 plugins
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3 videos•Total 15 minutes
Demo: Status Reporting Review•7 minutes
Demo: Change Request Review•3 minutes
Demo: Project Closeout Report•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 3 minutes
Module 4 Summary: Predictive Monitoring and Controlling and Close Out•3 minutes
4 assignments•Total 66 minutes
Lab 6 Checklist: Project Status Report and Change Request Analysis•18 minutes
Module 4 Lesson 2 Graded Quiz: Project Close Out•21 minutes
6 plugins•Total 149 minutes
Reading: Overview and Activity Requirements •7 minutes
Reading: Review a Project and Scenario Update •15 minutes
Lab 6: Project Status Report and Change Request Analysis•75 minutes
Reading: Lessons Learned Report and Retrospective•5 minutes
Lab 7: Project Close-Out Report•45 minutes
Module 4 Glossary: Predictive Monitoring and Controlling and Close Out•2 minutes
Final Submission and Evaluation
Module 5•2 hours to complete
Module details
Welcome to module 5. In this module, you will submit your project, which you have been working on developing in the previous four modules. You will also be required to peer-review another’s project based on the rubric provided. In the bonus content lesson, you will explore the importance of having a personal portfolio and a great resume. A personal portfolio is a great way to share who you are, showcase the work you have accomplished, and demonstrate that you have the skills to excel in a potential new role. Writing a resume can be a challenge. You need your resume to be impactful, share a compelling story, and capture the attention of the reader. In this module, you will learn some helpful tips on how to create an impactful resume and portfolio.
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