Faculty of Project Management - course 224,500 rub. from GeekBrains, training 12 months, Date: June 10, 2023.
Miscellaneous / / November 29, 2023
Take it to the next level
In practice, you will practice hard and soft skills to manage projects more effectively
Introductory lesson with the dean of the faculty
goals and structure of the faculty
• teaching tools
• practice and internships
• hometasks
• prospects in the profession
Project manager and his environment
competency map, immersion in the project manager profession
• project and its characteristics, creation of Project Vision
• project life cycle, road map
• basic project documentation, IT project team
Approaches and methodologies in project management
basic approaches to project management, waterfall model
• Agile
• basic Agile methodologies
• certification in project management
Project initiation and planning
project initiation, goal approval
• formation and approval of the project scope
• planning the timing and budget of the project
• planning and project risk management
• practical workshop on project planning
Financial management and legal support of projects
project cost and project budgeting
• financial risks of the project
• economic parameters of the project and organization
• economic analysis of the market and contractors (benchmark)
• unit economics and cohort analysis
• project procurement management, tenders
• legal registration of the project, types of contracts and features of contract work
• practical workshop, defense of the project estimate at the customer’s
Quarter results
- Students will learn what the profession of a project manager consists of, what competencies successful managers have, how to get into and how to develop in this field. At the same time, they will study the features of project management from its very beginning, initiation and planning, and students will also learn the basics of working with the project team and contractors.
Start of the project
what you need to know about the customer and what happens before the start of development
• external and internal customers
• work on the project and interaction with the customer
• features of working with internal performers
• IT outsourcing market
• selection of a contractor and features of working with him
Project Manager Routine
project start, checklist before a successful start
• communications management
• project information space management
• RIC's project management: risks, problems, changes
• organization of testing and acceptance of large projects
• structural thinking, business writing
Agile approaches and frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
Agile
• Agile team, XP
• Scrum, part 1
• Scrum, part 2
• Scrum, workshop
• Lean-Kanban
• Kanban, workshop
• scaling Scrum, Cynefin, conclusion
Quarter results
- Further acquaintance with the progress of the project using the example of the implementation phase. Students will learn in more detail how to work with a project team, contractors, and the tools in a project manager's arsenal.
Completion of the project
conditions for project completion and processes for transferring project results to operational activities
• project product testing
• document flow upon completion of the project
• post-analysis
• Lessons Learned, examples and practice
• workshop
Final defense of the project
product viability testing, initiation
• how to design presentations if you are not a designer
• checking the viability of the project
• defending the project to the sponsor, pitching
• preparation for the launch of the project, terms of reference
• start of implementation
• project management
• completion of the project, presentation at the management committee (report to the customer and sponsor)
Interview simulator and resume preparation
how to create an impressive resume: tips and main mistakes
• labor market for project managers and job search principles
• career consultation with HR: basic interview questions, part 1
• career consultation with HR: key interview questions, part 2
• analysis of typical practical tasks when applying for a job, part 1
• analysis of typical practical tasks when applying for a job, part 2
• interview with one of the teachers
Quarter results
- The final stage of preparation of project documentation and project defense. Students will learn how to create a good resume and begin their job search.
Soft skills for project managers
leadership in project management
• effective self-presentation and assertive behavior
• technology and analysis in planning project activities
• delegation and conflict management in project activities
• motivation in project activities
• mentoring in project activities
• emotional intellect
• stress management in project activities
• group dynamics of project teams
• practical workshop
Product Management Basics
Fundamentals of Product Thinking - Defining Boundaries
• Requirements management process based on design thinking principles
• Studying client needs - basic tools
• MVP
• Basic product metrics and result tracking
Cross-functional internship
- We invite students to participate in the development of a real product as part of a cross-functional team. The internship lasts two months, and the team can consist of a product manager, project manager, designers, marketers, and developers. For each team, a tracker-mentor is allocated who supports the team. The tracker is a link between students and internship organizers. The result of participation in the internship is the creation of an MVP version of the product.
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AKnut
03.08.2021 G.
Excellent distance learning format
Advantages: Practical skills, teacher supervision, convenient learning system. Disadvantages: Takes up free time, of which I have critically little. The course engages quickly. Lectures are held in the format of webinars, interaction with students is at a high level (you always receive feedback). It’s great that the practical tasks are not formal, after checking you have to refine them until...
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Arhav
04.08.2021 G.
Artyom
Advantages: You can always watch the recording if you didn’t have time for class; There are quizzes in classes; the presentation of the material is good. Disadvantages: It is not always convenient to get to classes for students from the regions Good course, thanks to the teachers, specifically: thank you teacher Dubeshko for quizzes, teacher Karitsky for smooth immersion in project management and teacher Krestyannikov for cart...