Introduction to project management/IPM104/Aims

Aims

Executing and closing a project is a free Open Online Course designed for students who want to ensure effective implementation and prepare for their future projects.

This course will help you to:

1. Understand communications requirements within a project
2. Undertake necessary tasks to achieve project goals
3. Ensure project progress
4. Assess and react to any changes that may impact on project schedules
5. Follow close-down procedures at project completion
6. Conduct review and reflection processes, in order to capture lessons learned

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this micro-course, you will be able to:

1. Create a communications plan
2. Implement appropriate activities to achieve project goals
3. Measure and monitor project progress
4. Plan and respond to changes that arise in project scheduling
5. Close down a project upon completion
6. Review and reflect on a project, in order to improve project management performance