Project Management Fundamentals – (PMF)

Project Management Fundamentals (PMF) is an introductory course designed for those relatively new to project management who have been or may be assigned to a Project Manager role. Today’s project environment is increasingly complex given the global and interconnected nature of business and emergence of new information technologies. Today’s Project Manager must adapt to these changes and become increasingly nimble in navigating through a myriad of constraints. No longer is a single project delivery methodology adequate and Project Managers must understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of predictive and adaptive approaches to deliver successful project results. Through a combination of presentation, class exercises, case studies, stories, and group discussion, this course prepares participants to lead projects for their organization.

Upon completion, participants will understand the project management framework, principles, approaches and methodologies, the project lifecycle and its components, and practical tools/techniques for delivering successful results in today’s rapidly changing world.

• Introduction, Course Objectives
• What is Project Management?
• Project Definition
• Project Sponsorship & Governance
• Engaging Stakeholders
• Mastering Project Communications
• Project Planning: Identifying the Work
• Project Planning: Developing the Schedule
• Project Execution: Managing the Project Schedule
• Project Execution: Managing Project Delivery & Quality
• Project Execution: Managing Project Risk
• Project Execution: Monitoring, Controlling, & Change
• Project Execution: Closing the Project
• Leading the Project Team

Mr. Dave Snider is a project management consultant with over 35 years of experience leading complex projects in the high technology industry. Dave thrives in discovering innovative methods to deliver business results. Beginning his career at Hewlett Packard as a Facilities Project Manager, he led R/D infrastructure projects for semiconductor process research and development. He then joined the emerging HP inkjet printer business leading a diverse portfolio of projects and programs to expand (and sometimes contract) technology and production capability in North America, Europe, and Asia. His program team opened the first high volume semiconductor wafer fab in Singapore producing inkjet components for a growing global demand. In the largest company separation in corporate history, in 2015 he co-led a global workstream tasked with separating over 600 site locations that would become the two distinct companies of HP, Inc. and the new Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Dave holds a B.S. in Industrial Technology from California Polytechnic State University and an M.S. in Management in Science & Technology from Oregon Health & Science University. He is also a certified Project (PMP) and Program (PgMP) Management Professional by the Project Management Institute.