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Course File 1
  Introduction
Welcome
What you should know before watching this course
  The "What's" and "Why's" of Project Management
The benefits of project management
When NOT to use Project Management
Reviewing the golden rules of effective project management
What is the Project Management Institute (PMI)
  Understanding Services Offered
Understanding your capabilities
Outsourcing
Partnering
  Project Management Core Concepts
Project management's bottom line
Understanding the triple constraint
Defining the objectives of a project
Defining the characteristics of a project
The standard life cycle of a project
Using project management effectively
A typical lifecycle for a creative project
  Scoping the Project
Scoping the project
Giving the project a name
Creating an executive summary
Refining the scope
Identifying key roles
Building the scoping document
The importance of sign-off
  Estimating Time
Using historical data
Using a time-estimation formula
Getting peer review for time estimation
Getting external review for time estimation
When to pad the budget
The Work Breakdown Structure
  Client Communication
Using in-progress reports to communicate with clients
What information can you share with your client
Using online Project Management Tools
Understanding the core features needed for online systems
Managing a project with Basecamp
Managing a project with Facebook
Communicating with Slack
  Project Control Cycle
What is a control cycle
Building a control cycle
Balancing control with speed
Enforcing the control cycle
  Managing Employees & Contractors
Time tracking
Recruiting contractors
Managing contractors
When to hire staff
Exploring the independent contractor status
  Effective Teams
Reviewing the elements of a successful team startup
Outlining effective team membership
Warning signs of a failing team
Corrective actions for teams
  Keeping Clients Happy
Fostering open and frequent communication
Performing the client debrief
Being seen as a resource
  Closing Out the Project
When is a project done
Reconciling change orders
Reconciling billing
The project debrief
Capturing lessons learned
  Conclusion
Conclusion
Once you believe everything is taken care of with your client at the end of a project, it is a good idea to do a team debrief. It is good capture the lessons learned from the project. In this video, instructor Richard Harrington walks you through things that you need to document when capturing lessons learned and with whom to share it with.

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