Project management: the start of the project journey

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Project management: the start of the project journey provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 35 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • This free course, Project management: The start of the project journey, introduces projects, what they are, how they come about, responses to problems and planning. It explores the role of key ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Conception: ‘The journey begins’
    • 1 Conception: ‘The journey begins’
    • 1.1 What is a project?
    • 1.2 Organisations and ‘players in the game’
    • 1.3 The project environment: strategic planning
    • 1.4 Two investigative tools
    • 1.5 Organisational objectives
    • 1.6 Summary
    • 2 Feasibility
    • 2 Feasibility
    • 2.1 The feasibility study
    • 2.2 Technical feasibility
    • 2.3 Financial feasibility
    • 2.4 Risk and uncertainty
    • 2.5 Summary
    • 3 Making decisions
    • 3 Making decisions
    • 3.1 A model for decision making
    • 3.2 Aids to decision making
    • 3.3 Summary
    • 4 Projects: the life cycle, the project manager and success
    • 4 Projects: the life cycle, the project manager and success
    • 4.1 Project life cycles
    • 4.2 Promoting project success
    • 4.3 Why manage projects?
    • 4.4 What does a project manager do?
    • 4.5 Summary
    • 5 Software development
    • 5 Software development
    • 5.1 Software is a different kind of product
    • 5.2 Development processes
    • 5.3 Summary
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements