Project Management Training for Research Professionals

The Project Management Training for Research Professionals is an eight and a half-hour course developed by the Clinical and Translational Institute at the University of Pittsburgh to introduce tools and strategies of project management. Attendees will gain concrete skills for planning and executing projects, assessing, communicating and managing issues, and leading groups in problem solving and decision making. Attendees are eligible for CEU/CME credit awarded by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Session 4

13: Project Closeout

• Objectives: Become familiar with the procedures for project closeout and understand how to perform a Lessons Learned exercise
• Tools: Project Close Out Checklist and Lessons Learned document

14: Tools and Templates Review

• Objective: Review various Project Management templates and identify use cases for their application during an interactive Q&A session