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Project Execution and Control

BUS ADM X471.9

40335
Delivery Options Online

A successful project manager relies on an effective management process and a project baseline plan to monitor progress, identify variances and take action to mitigate the impact of problems. Learn how to manage project execution through completion and evaluation. You also explore the tools and techniques for project control, and build on processes you learned in Project Management BUS ADM X470. We recommend that students pursuing a certificate in project management complete this as their final course.

Course Outline

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Course Objectives

  • Use project planning to establish a realistic project baseline
  • Manage project changes and, when necessary, update project objectives and plans
  • Establish reporting and other communications to enhance project control
  • Define and use project metrics for monitoring and control, including Earned Value Management (EVM) and other project status measures
  • Track project progress and manage performance variances
  • Use feedback and motivating techniques to maintain and enhance teamwork and progress
  • Enhance control through project reviews, project office recourses, and program and portfolio management
  • Successfully close projects, deliver expected results, and better control and manage future projects

 
What You'll Learn

  • PMBOK® and PMI tools
  • Sponsor and stakeholder expectations
  • Project infrastructure
  • Project organization
  • Project life cycles
  • Estimation, critical path, resource analysis, risk management
  • Components of a project plan (WBS, schedule, resource plan, other documents)
  • Software tools for project management
  • Setting a project baseline
  • Establishing a Project Management Information System (PMIS)
  • Project change control
  • Project communications
  • Project metrics
  • Cost metrics, including earned value management (EVM)
  • Earned value management (EVM) and tracking
  • Compound metrics (including SV, SPI, CV, CPI and other compound metrics)
  • Using TCPI
  • Project tracking
  • Project team leadership
  • Project environment
  • Project closure


How You'll Learn

  • Lectures
  • Team projects
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Sections

Section 156

Jan 27, 2021 to Mar 03, 2021 Live Online

Course Fee(s)

Fee credit (2 units)

$1,045.00


Type Live Online

Access classroom-style interactive learning from anywhere in the world! Attend scheduled online sessions with your instructor and classmates in addition to completing your coursework.

Live Online format allows you to take classes from anywhere with an internet connection. Classroom sections will be taught in this format through Spring 2021. Learn more about this format.

Beginning August 15, 2020, you must have a Zoom account to participate.

Many schools are now accepting transfer credit for online coursework, including health and sciences programs. Check with your institution before enrolling.

Days

W

Time

5:00PM to 9:00PM Pacific Time

Dates

Jan 27, 2021 to Mar 03, 2021

Schedule and Location

View Details

Instructional Hours

30.00

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Tom Kendrick

Section Notes

  • Enroll in the course before the first session.
  • Drop the course before the second session.
  • This course will use live web conferencing to deliver the learning experience.
  • Your instructor will send you the login information by email before the first session.
  • You will also receive access to the online section on the scheduled start date. 
  • Here are some useful Canvas resources:
    • Canvas Learning Management System
    • New to online learning? How to login and access online courses
    • Canvas Student Guide for online learning
  • See all enrollment policies at this link: https://extension.berkeley.edu/static/studentservices/registration/

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) by Project Management Institute © 2017 Project Management Institute 6th edition ISBN 9781628253825
  • Textbook (Mandatory) Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme by Wysocki © 2019 Wiley 8th edition ISBN 978-1119562801

Accrediting Associations

  • Project Management Institute (PMI) 30.0 pdu

Section 161

Feb 01, 2021 to Mar 28, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Fee credit (2 units)

$1,045.00


Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

Feb 01, 2021 to Mar 28, 2021

Instructional Hours

30.00

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Anthony Minstein

Section Notes

Drop deadline: 6 days after start date.

This is a fixed-date class with asynchronous, online instruction. 

Student will receive access to their online section within the Canvas Learning Management System on the scheduled start date. There are weekly deadlines for assignments, and students will complete assignments within the specific dates posted in their online class.

New to online learning? How to login and access online courses.

Canvas Student Guide for online learning.

Extension's enrollment policies.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) by Project Management Institute © 2017 Project Management Institute 6th edition ISBN 9781628253825
  • Textbook (Mandatory) Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme by Wysocki © 2019 Wiley 8th edition ISBN 978-1119562801

Accrediting Associations

  • Project Management Institute (PMI) 30.0 pdu

Section 162

Mar 08, 2021 to May 02, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Fee credit (2 units)

$1,045.00


Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

Mar 08, 2021 to May 02, 2021

Instructional Hours

30.00

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Section Notes

Drop deadline: 6 days after start date.

This is a fixed-date class with asynchronous, online instruction. 

Student will receive access to their online section within the Canvas Learning Management System on the scheduled start date. There are weekly deadlines for assignments, and students will complete assignments within the specific dates posted in their online class.

New to online learning? How to login and access online courses.

Canvas Student Guide for online learning.

Extension's enrollment policies.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) by Project Management Institute © 2017 Project Management Institute 6th edition ISBN 9781628253825
  • Textbook (Mandatory) Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme by Wysocki © 2019 Wiley 8th edition ISBN 978-1119562801

Accrediting Associations

  • Project Management Institute (PMI) 30.0 pdu

Section 157

Mar 17, 2021 to Apr 21, 2021 Live Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (2 units)

$1,045.00


Type Live Online

Access classroom-style interactive learning from anywhere in the world! Attend scheduled online sessions with your instructor and classmates in addition to completing your coursework.

Live Online format allows you to take classes from anywhere with an internet connection. Classroom sections will be taught in this format through Spring 2021. Learn more about this format.

Beginning August 15, 2020, you must have a Zoom account to participate.

Many schools are now accepting transfer credit for online coursework, including health and sciences programs. Check with your institution before enrolling.

Days

W

Time

5:00PM to 9:00PM Pacific Time

Dates

Mar 17, 2021 to Apr 21, 2021

Schedule and Location

View Details

Instructional Hours

30.00

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Lifong Liu

Section Notes

  • Enroll in the course before the first session.
  • Drop the course before the second session.
  • This course will use live web conferencing to deliver the learning experience.
  • Your instructor will send you the login information by email before the first session.
  • You will also receive access to the online section on the scheduled start date. 
  • Here are some useful Canvas resources:
    • Canvas Learning Management System
    • New to online learning? How to login and access online courses
    • Canvas Student Guide for online learning
  • See all enrollment policies at this link: https://extension.berkeley.edu/static/studentservices/registration/

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) by Project Management Institute © 2017 Project Management Institute, Inc 6th edition ISBN 9781628253825
  • Textbook (Mandatory) Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling by Harold Kerzner © 2017 Wiley 12th edition ISBN 9781119165354

Accrediting Associations

  • Project Management Institute (PMI) 30.0 pdu

Section 163

Apr 05, 2021 to May 30, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Fee credit (2 units)

$1,045.00


Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

Apr 05, 2021 to May 30, 2021

Instructional Hours

30.00

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Anthony Minstein

Section Notes

Drop deadline: 6 days after start date.

This is a fixed-date class with asynchronous, online instruction. 

Student will receive access to their online section within the Canvas Learning Management System on the scheduled start date. There are weekly deadlines for assignments, and students will complete assignments within the specific dates posted in their online class.

New to online learning? How to login and access online courses.

Canvas Student Guide for online learning.

Extension's enrollment policies.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) by Project Management Institute © 2017 Project Management Institute 6th edition ISBN 9781628253825
  • Textbook (Mandatory) Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme by Wysocki © 2019 Wiley 8th edition ISBN 978-1119562801

Accrediting Associations

  • Project Management Institute (PMI) 30.0 pdu

Section 158

May 01, 2021 to Jun 12, 2021 Live Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (2 units)

$1,045.00


Type Live Online

Access classroom-style interactive learning from anywhere in the world! Attend scheduled online sessions with your instructor and classmates in addition to completing your coursework.

Live Online format allows you to take classes from anywhere with an internet connection. Classroom sections will be taught in this format through Spring 2021. Learn more about this format.

Beginning August 15, 2020, you must have a Zoom account to participate.

Many schools are now accepting transfer credit for online coursework, including health and sciences programs. Check with your institution before enrolling.

Days

Sa

Time

9:00AM to 1:00PM Pacific Time

Dates

May 01, 2021 to Jun 12, 2021

Schedule and Location

View Details

Instructional Hours

30.00

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Anthony Minstein

Section Notes

 

  • Enroll in the course before the first session.
  • Drop the course before the second session.
  • There will be no class meeting on Saturday May 29th due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend
  • This course will use live web conferencing to deliver the learning experience.
  • Your instructor will send you the login information by email before the first session.
  • You will also receive access to the online section on the scheduled start date. 
  • Here are some useful Canvas resources:
    • Canvas Learning Management System
    • New to online learning? How to login and access online courses
    • Canvas Student Guide for online learning
  • See all enrollment policies at this link: https://extension.berkeley.edu/static/studentservices/registration/

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) by Project Management Institute © 2017 Project Management Institute, Inc 6th edition ISBN 9781628253825
  • Textbook (Mandatory) Project Management in Practice by Meredith and Shafer © 2020 Wiley 7th edition ISBN 978-1-119-70304-4

Accrediting Associations

  • Project Management Institute (PMI) 30.0 pdu

Section 164

May 10, 2021 to Jul 04, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Fee credit (2 units)

$1,045.00


Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

May 10, 2021 to Jul 04, 2021

Instructional Hours

30.00

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Joseph Mudd

Section Notes

Drop deadline: 6 days after start date.

This is a fixed-date class with asynchronous, online instruction. 

Student will receive access to their online section within the Canvas Learning Management System on the scheduled start date. There are weekly deadlines for assignments, and students will complete assignments within the specific dates posted in their online class.

New to online learning? How to login and access online courses.

Canvas Student Guide for online learning.

Extension's enrollment policies.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) by Project Management Institute © 2017 Project Management Institute 6th edition ISBN 9781628253825
  • Textbook (Mandatory) Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme by Wysocki © 2019 Wiley 8th edition ISBN 978-1119562801

Accrediting Associations

  • Project Management Institute (PMI) 30.0 pdu

This course applies to the following programs:

Certificate Program in Project Management

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Required Courses

  • Project Management
  • Project Leadership and Building High-Performing Teams
  • Project Initiation: How to Launch Successful Projects
  • Project Execution and Control

Primary Electives

  • Agile Principles and Practices
  • Project Scope and Quality Management
  • Project Schedule and Risk Management
  • Project Cost and Procurement Management

Additional Electives

  • Advanced Human Factors: Improving Personal Effectiveness and Influence
  • Business Analysis Fundamentals
  • PMP and CAPM Exam Preparation
  • Program Management
  • Special Events Project Planning
  • Essential People Management Skills for Project Leaders
  • Business Process Modeling and Design
  • Software Project Management
  • Leadership Without Authority
  • Agile Principles and Practices
  • Project Scope and Quality Management
  • Project Schedule and Risk Management
  • Project Cost and Procurement Management

Learn More About this Program

Notes

Departmental contact: extension-business@berkeley.edu | (510) 642-4231

Accrediting Associations

  • Project Management Institute (PMI) 30.0 pdu Approval Number 1173 30.0 pdu

Prerequisites

Students must start with Project Management BUS ADM X470.

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Tom Kendrick, PMP®, M.B.A., M.S.E.E., is a former program director for UC Berkeley Extension. He is the author of four project management books, including Identifying and Managing Project Risk (AMACOM, 2009). He has nearly 40 years of worldwide project management experience, including 20 years with Hewlett-Packard and five years with Visa.

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Anthony Minstein

Anthony Minstein, B.A., CPIM, CMPE, PMP, Extension Honored Instructor, is director of quality assurance for Concord Consulting. He has more than 30 years of experience managing and directing IT and commercial software delivery organizations. He has successfully led organizations through transformation from ad hoc chaotic to mature, process-oriented solutions delivery. Additionally, he has more than 20 years of experience in university education as an instructor in industrial engineering, business and management and IT for California State University Dominguez Hills, University of San Francisco and UC Berkeley Extension. Minstein is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and also holds certifications as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), Certified SCRUM Master (CSM) and Lean Six Sigma (CMPE). He presents at global conferences and is a published author, most recently for the trade magazine Global Business and Organizational Excellence.

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Lifong Liu

Lifong Liu, B.S., PMP, founder of Global Focus Consulting, has advised business leaders in North America and Asia as their companies navigate the transition to a global economy, expand into emerging markets and position themselves for the next century. She has worked for more than 20 years in engineering, construction, international business development and organizational change management.

Project Management Institute (PMI)

CA USA

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Anthony Minstein

Anthony Minstein, B.A., CPIM, CMPE, PMP, Extension Honored Instructor, is director of quality assurance for Concord Consulting. He has more than 30 years of experience managing and directing IT and commercial software delivery organizations. He has successfully led organizations through transformation from ad hoc chaotic to mature, process-oriented solutions delivery. Additionally, he has more than 20 years of experience in university education as an instructor in industrial engineering, business and management and IT for California State University Dominguez Hills, University of San Francisco and UC Berkeley Extension. Minstein is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and also holds certifications as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), Certified SCRUM Master (CSM) and Lean Six Sigma (CMPE). He presents at global conferences and is a published author, most recently for the trade magazine Global Business and Organizational Excellence.

Project Management Institute (PMI)

CA USA

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Anthony Minstein

Anthony Minstein, B.A., CPIM, CMPE, PMP, Extension Honored Instructor, is director of quality assurance for Concord Consulting. He has more than 30 years of experience managing and directing IT and commercial software delivery organizations. He has successfully led organizations through transformation from ad hoc chaotic to mature, process-oriented solutions delivery. Additionally, he has more than 20 years of experience in university education as an instructor in industrial engineering, business and management and IT for California State University Dominguez Hills, University of San Francisco and UC Berkeley Extension. Minstein is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and also holds certifications as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), Certified SCRUM Master (CSM) and Lean Six Sigma (CMPE). He presents at global conferences and is a published author, most recently for the trade magazine Global Business and Organizational Excellence.

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CA USA

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Joseph Mudd

Joseph Mudd, B.S., PMP, is a program and project manager with more than 20 years of experience working for several large engineering and construction companies, venture-capital-funded software startups and biotechnology companies. His experience includes microelectronics, biotechnology, light industrial, food and petrochemical projects for customers in the United States, Europe and Asia.

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