Chapter 5. Managing the Project

Q:How does a project get to be three years late? (with a nod to Frederik Brooks . . .)
A:One day at a time.

In this chapter, you will learn how to do the following:

  • Determine the tasks that need to be completed by the project manager and those that should be completed by a developer

  • Monitor the project charter to document business objectives, learning objectives, scope, risk, and constraints

  • Monitor the project plan for new course development, course acquisition, or contracted training project

  • Adjust critical path networks and bar charts with actual status results in order to manage the project schedule and resource allocation

  • Manage the cost of training projects.

In chapter 3, you learned how to create a detailed ...

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