Two things are true in project leadership: no plan is ever perfect, and all projects come to an end. In this course, you’ll learn how to guide your team through inevitable change, maximize the value your team offers, and close out work effectively. First, you’ll learn why change control is essential to project success, and how to manage changes effectively. Then, you’ll learn how to evaluate the impact of changes on your project’s progress and how to continue refining the value your team can offer. After that, you’ll learn how to validate project work, ensuring your team has been successful in achieving its goals. Finally, you’ll learn how to conclude work on projects, and capture lessons that can help you and your team succeed in future endeavors. By the end of this course, you’ll understand how to manage project changes and closure effectively.
Author Name: Casey Ayers
Author Description:
Casey is an entrepreneurial leader with experience managing projects, analyzing challenges, and designing solutions in healthcare, mobile, digital media, online learning, and more. His Pluralsight courses have helped nearly 1,000,000 professionals gain the skills they need to tackle new challenges and earn globally-recognized certifications, including PMP, CBAP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, CompTIA Project+, ICAgile, and more.

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  2mins
• Managing Changes to Project Plans
  53mins
• Evaluating Project Changes
  19mins
• Validating Project Work
  34mins
• Closing Out and Looking Back
  25mins