Do you teach project management, PMBOK, Scrum or process management? Here is what I already use and publish, for you to take into your classroom: 16-week teaching plans (PMBOK 8, Scrum and BPM), a grading rubric, the PMBOK 8 Practice Test, 4 free courses with a certificate, 4 books and templates and real filled-in examples.
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16-week teaching plans
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Grading rubric
A spreadsheet with four criteria per weekly deliverable, at four levels. Each week’s grade and the average are calculated automatically. See the rubric.
Free
PMBOK 8 Practice Test
Quick mode (20 questions) or full mode, with no time limit. Students see their result by block and get a review by topic by e-mail. It needs a free account. See the Practice Test.
Free
Courses with a certificate
PMBOK 8, Project Together (10 steps), Agile Together and BPM Together. Students choose their pace and get a certificate with a verification code. See the courses.
Free
Templates and real examples
The PMBOK 8 templates and two complete reference projects (Project Phoenix and ProjectAdm) for the class to compare its own work. See the downloads.
How to get the teacher files: they are free for professors. Choose Professor when you create your free account. Already have an account? Message me on WhatsApp or at [email protected] and I unlock your access.
The 4 English books of the Together Series are on Amazon and work as the reading list for your plan; see the books.
One map: the 16 weeks of the semester
The three plans have 16 weeks and can be merged or split to fit your course hours. Open the one for your course:
PMBOK 8
The order follows the project life cycle, the same as the book PMBOK 8 in Action and the course. Each process leads to its article.
| Wk | Topic | PMBOK 8 Guide processes | Reading and course |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PMBOK 8 foundations | Principles, domains and an overview of the Guide | Book ch. 1 · PMBOK 8 course: welcome and overview |
| 2 | Initiating the project and the stakeholders | Initiate Project or Phase Identify Stakeholders |
Book ch. 2 to 3 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 3 | Scope: requirements, definition and WBS | Plan Scope Management Elicit and Analyze Requirements Define Scope Develop Scope Structure |
Book ch. 4 to 7 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 4 | Schedule: resources and durations | Plan Schedule Management Estimate Resources Develop Schedule |
Book ch. 8 to 10 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 5 | Finance: costs and budget | Plan Financial Management Estimate Costs Develop Budget |
Book ch. 11 to 13 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 6 | Resources, engagement and communications | Plan Resource Management Plan Stakeholder Engagement Plan Communications Management |
Book ch. 14 to 16 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 7 | Risk: identify, analyze and respond | Plan Risk Management Identify Risks Perform Risk Analysis Plan Risk Responses |
Book ch. 17 to 20 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 8 | Procurement and the integrated plan — Delivery 1 | Plan Sourcing Strategy Integrate and Align Project Plans |
Book ch. 21 to 22 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 9 | Executing: resources and team leadership | Acquire Resources Lead the Team |
Book ch. 23 to 24 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 10 | Executing: engagement and communications | Manage Stakeholder Engagement Manage Communications |
Book ch. 25 to 26 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 11 | Executing: quality, work and knowledge | Manage Quality Assurance Manage Project Execution Manage Project Knowledge |
Book ch. 27 to 29 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 12 | Risk in action and project performance | Implement Risk Responses Monitor and Control Project Performance |
Book ch. 30 to 31 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 13 | Controlling scope, schedule and finance | Monitor and Control Scope Validate Scope Monitor and Control Schedule Monitor and Control Finances |
Book ch. 32 to 35 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 14 | Controlling resources, stakeholders and risk | Monitor and Control Resourcing Monitor Stakeholder Engagement Monitor Communications Monitor Risks |
Book ch. 36 to 39 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 15 | Changes and closing | Assess and Implement Changes Close Project or Phase |
Book ch. 40 to 41 · PMBOK 8 course: the lessons on these processes |
| 16 | Review, practice test and final presentations | Review of the 7 domains and the 40 processes | Review of chapters 1 to 41 and the practice test |
Scrum
The order follows the book Scrum in Action and the Agile Together course: preparation, three Sprints and the final presentation.
| Wk | Topic | Reading and course | On the student’s board |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile methods and the Manifesto | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 1 (1.1 and 1.2) · Agile Together course | No board step yet: each team chooses the course project |
| 2 | Scrum: the framework and the values | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 1 (1.2) · Agile Together course | No board step: each team draws the Scrum map |
| 3 | Objective and Key Results | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 1 (1.3 and 1.5) · Agile Together course | Menu step 1 asks for the project name and the objective (the O of OKR) |
| 4 | Tools and the board in ProjectAdm | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 1 (1.4 and 1.6) · Agile Together course | Step 1: create the board; the Inbox and the Reference list |
| 5 | Product Goal and Product Backlog | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 1 (1.7) · Agile Together course | Step 2: Product Goal and Product Backlog |
| 6 | Refinement and the Scrum Team | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 1 (1.8) and ch. 2 (2.2) · Agile Together course | Steps 3 and 4: refine and review the backlog |
| 7 | The Sprint and Sprint Planning | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 2 (2.1, 2.1b and 2.3) · Agile Together course | Step 6: Sprint Planning |
| 8 | Sprint Backlog: Sprint 1 starts | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 2 (2.4 and 2.5) · Agile Together course | Steps 5 and 6: break items into tasks and plan the Sprint |
| 9 | Daily Scrum and impediments | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 3 · Agile Together course | Steps 7 and 12: Daily Scrum and logging an impediment |
| 10 | Sprint Review | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 4 (4.2) · Agile Together course | Step 8: Sprint Review |
| 11 | Sprint Retrospective | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 5 (5.8) · Agile Together course | Step 9: Sprint Retrospective |
| 12 | Definition of Done and the Increment | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 4 (4.1) · Agile Together course | Review the project's Definition of Done |
| 13 | OKR Check-in and Sprint 2 | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 5 (5.1 to 5.7) · Agile Together course | Step 10: OKR Check-in (the 4 KRs read from the board) |
| 14 | Sprint 3: the full cycle, no new lesson | Review of chapters 2 to 5 of Scrum in Action and of the Scrum Guide | The team runs Sprint 3 on its own: Planning, Daily, Review and Retro |
| 15 | Final presentation and lessons learned | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 6 (6.1 to 6.5) · Agile Together course | Step 11: final presentation |
| 16 | Final presentations and after the 3 Sprints | Book Scrum in Action, ch. 6 (6.6 and 6.7) and ch. 7 · Agile Together course (graduation) | Final presentation and continuity |
BPM
The order follows the book BPM in Action and the BPM Together course: the 5 phases of the BPM life cycle on a real process.
| Wk | Topic | Reading and course | On the student’s board |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What a process is, and the value chain | Book BPM in Action, ch. 1 (1.1 and 1.2) · BPM Together course | No board step yet |
| 2 | BPM and the 10 principles | Book BPM in Action, ch. 1 (1.3 to 1.5) · BPM Together course | No board step |
| 3 | The 5-phase BPM life cycle | Book BPM in Action, ch. 1 (1.6 to 1.8) · BPM Together course | No board step: the cycle becomes the 5 lists |
| 4 | Setup and choosing the process | Book BPM in Action, ch. 0 and ch. 1 (1.9 and 1.10) · BPM Together course | Step 01: set up the process board (5 lists) |
| 5 | Modeling: levels and notation | Book BPM in Action, ch. 2 (2.1 to 2.3) · BPM Together course | Step 02 (preparation): describe the process in numbered steps |
| 6 | BPMN in 5 elements and reference models | Book BPM in Action, ch. 2 (2.4 to 2.6) · BPM Together course | Step 02 (preparation): draw the AS-IS by hand with the 5 elements |
| 7 | AI and bpmn.io: your AS-IS | Book BPM in Action, ch. 2 (2.7 and 2.8) and Appendix A (A.1 to A.4) · BPM Together course | Step 02: model the AS-IS (cards + .bpmn file) |
| 8 | Analyzing the AS-IS: prioritize and discover | Book BPM in Action, ch. 3 (3.1 to 3.4) · BPM Together course | Preparing step 03: the key discovery questions |
| 9 | SWOT and benchmarking | Book BPM in Action, ch. 3 (3.5 and 3.6) · BPM Together course | Preparing step 03: SWOT and benchmarking |
| 10 | Root cause, costs and people | Book BPM in Action, ch. 3 (3.7 to 3.9) · BPM Together course | Step 03: analyze the process (handoffs, bottlenecks, no value, opportunities) |
| 11 | Designing the TO-BE: handoffs and principles | Book BPM in Action, ch. 4 (4.1 to 4.5) · BPM Together course | Preparing step 04: the prioritized opportunities |
| 12 | Simulation and the student's TO-BE | Book BPM in Action, ch. 4 (4.6 and 4.7) · BPM Together course | Step 04: design the TO-BE (cards + .bpmn file) |
| 13 | Performance indicators | Book BPM in Action, ch. 5 (5.1 to 5.5) · BPM Together course | Preparing step 05: name, formula, source and target of each indicator |
| 14 | The measurement guardian and the student's indicators | Book BPM in Action, ch. 5 (5.6 and 5.7) · BPM Together course | Step 05: indicators (cards and indicator file) |
| 15 | Transformation, technology and architecture | Book BPM in Action, ch. 6 · BPM Together course | Technology roadmap of the process |
| 16 | Final work and presentation | Book BPM in Action, ch. 7 · BPM Together course | Keys P (check progress) and F (final presentation) |
How your class uses it
- You choose what to use: the whole plan, only the practice test or just the templates.
- Your students join with a free account and take the practice test, the courses and the templates at their own pace.
- In class, the students compare their work with a real case, week by week: Project Phoenix in PMBOK 8, ProjectAdm in Scrum and Expense Reimbursement in BPM.
- Tell me what was missing. What professors ask for most often goes into my build queue.
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