Project Management: Government Projects
1h 5mIntermediate2021-09-09
Authors
Oliver Yarbrough
Author, Speaker, Trainer, Project Management and Marketing Expert
Course details
Want to transition from managing corporate projects to government project management? Learn the nuances of managing government projects—a subset of project management with tougher deadlines, tighter budgets, and stricter requirements. Certified PMP® Oliver Yarbrough reviews the government project lifecycle from obtaining a government contract to executing the project and ultimately closing it out.
Learn the best practices and terminology for working with the government, including documentation such as subsidiary plans, RFPs, PWSs, and SOOs. Walk through the three phases of contract negotiation—pre-award, award, and post-award—and common challenges as well as solutions for bidding on government contracts and getting projects authorized.
Learning objectives
Avoiding common pitfalls
Reviewing the request for proposal (RFP)
Identifying stakeholders
Refining the deliverables
Finalizing the contract
Kicking off the project
Managing the project
Closing out the project
Learn the best practices and terminology for working with the government, including documentation such as subsidiary plans, RFPs, PWSs, and SOOs. Walk through the three phases of contract negotiation—pre-award, award, and post-award—and common challenges as well as solutions for bidding on government contracts and getting projects authorized.
Learning objectives
Avoiding common pitfalls
Reviewing the request for proposal (RFP)
Identifying stakeholders
Refining the deliverables
Finalizing the contract
Kicking off the project
Managing the project
Closing out the project
Skills covered
Project Management SkillsProject ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Fundamentals of managing government contracts
- 02 - What you should know
1. Pitfalls and Best Practices
- 03 - Top five common project pitfalls
- 04 - Critical success factors
2. Pre-Award Phase
- 05 - Pre-award phase overview
- 06 - Review request for proposal (RFP)
- 07 - Identify key stakeholders
- 08 - Determine constraints
3. Award Phase
- 09 - Award phase overview
- 10 - Verify and refine deliverables
- 11 - Prevent and address risks
- 12 - Five steps to finalize contracts
4. Post-Award Phase
- 13 - Post-award phase overview
- 14 - Kick off project
- 15 - Develop a project management plan
- 16 - Execute project
- 17 - Monitor project
- 18 - Close out project
Conclusion
- 19 - Improve government project management