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Supply Chain Project Management Fundamentals

Special Note

There are no sessions scheduled at this time. If your organization may be interested in hosting a private session of this course, please contact us. You can also visit the course listing within the Georgia Tech Professional Education website.

Course Description

Supply Chain Management projects can span a wide range of project types including supply chain strategy, network analysis, facility design build, supply chain technology selection and implementation, and continuous process improvement initiatives. This course provides an overview of project management methodologies as applied in the supply chain environment. Class discussion and projects provide an understanding of how fundamental project management approaches and industry best practices can be used to effectively manage the complexities. Supply chain projects typically require managing resources, stakeholder alignment, risk management, customer impact, and effective communication across many internal and external business partners.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for those responsible for managing projects in the supply chain and logistics environment as well as those interested in learning about industry frameworks, best practices, and terminology in project management as well as supply chain management. This course is also appropriate for veterans and transitioning military personnel in that it provides a great environment for understanding how military planning and logistics skills can be transitioned to commercial application.

How You Will Benefit

  • Develop the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for supply-chain projects.
  • Identify the critical path for a project from its network diagram.
  • Be able to form and deploy a supply-chain project team.
  • Understand how to assess, manage, and mitigate project risk.
  • Become familiar with tools and techniques to manage and communicate with stakeholders.
  • Properly monitor, control, and close the project.

What Is Covered

  • The impact of supply-chain projects
  • Leading project methodologies
  • Terminology and frameworks consistent with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
  • Project requirements and expectations
  • Best practices from active project managers

OVERVIEW OF LEADING PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES & CERTIFICATIONS

TYPES OF SUPPLY CHAIN PROJECTS – PROCESS/FUNCTIONAL IMPACTS

PMBOK KNOWLEDGE AREAS IN CONTEXT OF SUPPLY CHAIN PROJECTS

  • Estimating cost, duration, and resources
  • Resource management and developing dependency diagrams
  • Traditional phases of a supply chain project
  • Developing the work breakdown structure for supply chain projects
  • Defining, assessing, and mitigating risk
  • Monitoring and controlling the project plan
  • Closing the project

THE USE OF SOFTWARE TO SUPPORT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Course Materials

Required

  • Canvas Learning Management System - Visit https://pe.gatech.edu/technology-requirements to ensure the computer you will be using meets the minimum technical requirements to access online material and lessons associated with this course.
  • Zoom using both audio and video - Please visit https://zoom.us/test to ensure the computer you will be using is compatible.

Provided

  • A URL, username and password to access the online course material

Course Prerequisite and Related Certificate Information

For those interested in earning the Supply Chain Project Management Certificate, this course is the first of the four-course certificate program. To earn the certificate, participants must register and complete the following courses in the below sequence within four years, plus one elective.

  1. Supply Chain Project Management Fundamentals
  2. Supply Chain Project Management: Vendor Selection & Management
  3. Supply Chain Project Management: Effectively Managing Transformation Projects

For a list of courses that can be used as electives towards this certificate, please visit the Georgia Tech Professional Education website.

Course CEUs

This course provides for 2.10 continuing education units (CEUs).

Course Instructors

To be announced.

Course Times

Online/Virtual-Instructor led 

On the first day, please log in at least 15 minutes before the class start time.

  • Day 1 - 4pm to 5pm ET
  • ​Day 2 - 4pm to 6pm ET
  • Day 3 - 4pm to 6pm ET
  • Day 4 - 4pm to 6pm ET
  • Day 5 - 4pm to 6pm ET
  • Day 6 - 4pm to 6pm ET
  • Day 7 - 4pm to 6pm ET

The online course involves some self-directed coursework accessible via the Georgia Tech Learning Management System.

  • Between April 6-12, 2022, Complete 1 hour of work
  • Between April 13-19, 2022, Complete 1 hour of work
  • Between April 20-26, 2022, Complete 1.5 hours work
  • Between May 4-10, 2022, Complete 1.5 hours of work
  • Between May 11-17, 2022, Complete 1.5 hours of work
  • Between May 18-24, 2022, Complete 1.5 hours of work
Onsite/In-Person

On the first day, please arrive 30 minutes before the class start time.

  • First Day - 8am to 5pm
  • ​Second Day - 8am to 5pm
  • Third Day - 8am to 5pm

Cancellations

If SCL/GTPE cancels a course, registrants will be notified via email or phone and will receive a full refund. SCL/GTPE is not responsible for nonrefundable plane tickets, hotel and rental car deposits, nor any other expenses incurred.

Every effort is made to present the course as advertised herein; however, circumstances may make it necessary to alter the schedule and/or presenters.

If you want to be a successful project manager, your knowledge needs to go beyond simply managing the supply chain.

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Student Testimonial

Tim Fleete

Being in this program has built my confidence up, actually. I’ve been doing these things, but in a different way. Now I know how to apply these skills to the civilian world. Having this additional certification in supply chain and logistics certainly adds to the marketability of my resume.

Tim Fleete
21-year soldier, graduate of VET² Supply Chain Project Management, June 2017, retiring from the Army in September 2017
 
 
 
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Phone: 404.894.2343