This course covers the key skills everyday professionals need to effectively initiate ever-present work projects without having to become a certified project manager. Using simple language and relatable examples, this course teaches a repeatable process to enrich your knowledge and abilities to effectively start these endeavors. Although work projects vary in size and complexity, this course identifies the most important elements needed to get started on the right foot. 

In this course you will discover the overarching considerations when starting a work project. Knowing these critical factors will ensure you begin with a solid project foundation. Then, you will identify additional elements that support a healthy start. Learning these reinforcing components will fortify your ability to execute essential due diligence and manage overall project expectations. Finally, you will round out your knowledge and gain invaluable insight by exploring lessons learned and ways to avoid common mishaps.

With this course, you will learn an effective step-by-step approach to successfully start the work projects you must manage and deliver while acquiring vital project management acumen needed to keep your overall professional skillset sharp and competitive.

Key Course Concepts: Project, Project management, Repeatable, Process, Initiate

Learning Objectives
  • Discover how to frame your project
  • Identify how to build in supporting elements
  • Explore common project start pitfalls and remedies

 

Last updated/reviewed: March 5, 2024
19 Reviews (93 ratings)

Reviews

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Mr. Littleberry is an outstanding instructor with very well-structured courses and some of the best formatted slides I have experienced in the many courses I have taken. His style is so appealing that I am constructing my 2023 CPE plan in large part around the courses he instructs.

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Anonymous Author
Great checkoff list for starting a new project. Missing any one element could cause a project to go sideways even with hardwork this does not guarantee success of the project. Follow the steps and your rate of success of projects will go up and with clarity.

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Member's Profile
This course offers a concise and well organized approach to kicking off a project. The illustrations in the course were applicable and straightforward. The instructor should consider a writing a Project Management course as a follow up. Great Job

5
Anonymous Author
Course well laid out and presented. Interesting points regarding assessing what is out of scope as well within scope, continually assessing risks and strong advocating kick off meeting to have consensus and buy in from all parties.

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Anonymous Author
Very useful framework for overall planning of simple projects that arise in the course of daily business operations. Framework facilitates accountability and clear communications which are essential to project management.

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Anonymous Author
This course was very useful and informative. The course and instructor provided the information in an easy to follow manner. The tips will greatly help as I start work projects in the future,

5
Anonymous Author
Great overall course and I really liked the instructor's energy and overall delivery of content. The one-pager reference sheet is also very handy and I highly recommend this course!

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Anonymous Author
I learned so much about working a project. Next project I work on, I will ensure that I implement these steps. Your course provides clear and concise steps to follow.

5
Anonymous Author
Enjoyed the instructor's enthusiasm and professionally presented slides; practical advice for managing small projects. Will be putting this to use in the near future.

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Anonymous Author
Good overview of the concept of a "work project". Good introduction of key concepts to help make frequently assumed elements of project more explicit.

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Anonymous Author
Great presentation and helpful handouts. I will keep the project starter reference document as a resource tool for the next project I am involved in.

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Anonymous Author
Walking through project management in a step-by-step guided approach was very thoughtful and pertinent to the topic

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Anonymous Author
Thank you for the work project beginning and end of it. Start is importanf for all prehect process !!!!

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Anonymous Author
Great course on steps to complete to begin a work project. Included clear explanations and examples.

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Anonymous Author
This course is very good. The presentation is very organized and topics covered are all helpful.

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Anonymous Author
This would be a good course to enroll in before a project gets assigned to you to manage

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Anonymous Author
This is a good overview of How to Effectively Start a Work Project

5
Anonymous Author
Interesting course and perspectives. Well structured and presented.

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Member's Profile
Nice looking/professional presentation and materials.

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
Course Questions and Answers(2 Questions)
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Course Syllabus
Introduction and Overview
  Introduction to: How to Effectively Start a Work Project4:43
  Framing Elements10:55
  Supporting Elements13:39
  Rounding Out the Course16:28
  Wrap Up2:58
Continuous play
  How to Effectively Start a Work Project 48:43
Supporting Materials
  Slides: How to Effectively Start a Work ProjectPDF
  Project Starter Reference PDF
  How to Effectively Start a Work Project Glossary/IndexPDF
REVIEW and TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam