Taking Final Steps to Bring a Project to its Close

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  • 7 videos | 18m 2s
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
  • Certification CPE
  • Certification PMI PDU
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Managing projects is challenging, and even with good budgeting and scheduling, things can go wrong. The truth is, the path to closing a project is rarely straightforward; most projects go a little astray at some point along the way. In this course, you'll learn some tricks for correcting schedule variances and how to determine if your project is over or under budget. You'll also learn about successfully closing a healthy project and how to tell whether your project should be cancelled.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Recognize methods for getting a project schedule back on track
    Explain how to calculate values used in earned value management (evm)
    Calculate a project's cost performance index
  • Recognize when it is appropriate to cancel a project
    Identify appropriate activities that accompany completion of work on a project
    Identify administrative activities that should be carried out during project wrap-up

IN THIS COURSE

  • 36s
  • 2m 48s
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    3.  The Basics of Earned Value Management
    3m 10s
    After completing this video, you will be able to explain how to calculate values used in Earned Value Management. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  How to Tell if Your Project is Over Budget
    3m 20s
    In this video, you will learn how to calculate a project's cost performance index. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Canceling a Project: When It's Time to Pull the Plug
    2m 47s
    During this video, you will learn how to recognize when it is appropriate to cancel a project. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  When the Project Work is Complete
    2m 28s
    In this video, find out how to identify appropriate activities to accompany the completion of work on a project. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Controlling and Closing Your Project
    2m 53s
    Learn how to identify administrative activities that should be carried out during project wrap-up. FREE ACCESS

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