Course description
Interacting with the project lifecycle are what are described the hard skills of project management e.g. scope management, schedule management, resource management, cost management; along with the soft skills necessary to deliver a project e.g. team leadership, stakeholder management, project communications, conflict management.
As Project Management is considered a vital organisational competency, throughout the course the focus will be on how the role of the Project Manager interacts with the other key roles e.g. Project Sponsor, Project Team, Steering Group, Project Management Office, who are all responsible for aspects of an project management capability in an organisation.
The Complete Course of Project management ” will provide the skills for project planning, scheduling and efficient management of projects.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This Complete course of project management is designed for professionals either directly or indirectly involved in the delivery of projects. It is suitable for a wide range of project management professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Existing Project Managers
- New Project Managers
- Project Team Members
- Project Sponsors
- PMO staff
Outcome / Qualification etc.
At the end of this Complete course of project management , Delegates will learn how to:
- Understanding the basic information on project management- how to plan , prepare and schedule a project
- Differentiate between a project and business as usual (BAU)
- Understand stakeholder roles and view points
- Develop quality-focused project plans to communicate to key decision makers
- Lead and develop effective project teams
- Monitor and control the delivery of project plans
- Maintain effective communication with project stakeholders
- Understanding the delivery of projects in stipulated time
- Identifying the key performance indicators in a project
- Analysing the risks associated with a project and it’s solutions
- Understanding the different sets of contracts associated with a project
- Understanding the need to efficiently manage projects for customer satisfaction
Training Course Content
Day1
Foundation of Project Management, History, Basics and its Components
- Methodology of project management and “Why is project management required?”
- Understanding a project and the life cycle included in a project
- Training on preparing an efficient Project Management system
- Defining a project and how to plan a project
- Understanding the process of project selection
- Understanding the “SMART” criteria process for a project
Day 2
Planning a Project and the Break-Down Structure of the Work
- Understanding the importance of project documentation
- Understanding the concept of Executive Sign-Off
- Analyse a project management and collecting the required information
- “How to prepare and define a project plan?”
- Analyse a project with break-down of the works planned
Day 3
Project Schedule and Budget Management
- Understanding the importance of project scheduling
- Prepare a Budget report – project costs and defining the duration of a project
- Steps for optimization of a project
- Training on preparing a project schedule and defining the constraints associated with the project
- Optimizing the profit for a project – by defining “How to control the costs, duration and managing the resources efficiently”
Day 4
Planning for Risk, Procurement, HR and Quality Management
- Identifying the KPI (key performance indicators) for the project
- Analysing the risks associated with a project and understanding of the risk management
- Preparing a communication plan for HR management
- Understanding the concept of “Virtual Team” –group of individuals who work together from different geographic locations
- Understanding the procurement management thus how to have an efficient quality management
Day 5
Project Management Software Training
- Defining the work schedule of a project in a software
- Training on software
- Case studies on efficient project management
- Case studies on leadership, communication system in a project
- How to conduct meetings and prepare project work schedule reports
- Steps for closing of a project- like document updating and hand-offs
- Review of the course and “Question and Answer session”
Day 6
Project Integration Management
- Writing the project charter—Purpose, contents
- Developing the Project Management Plan
- The process of execution
- The process of monitoring and controlling
- Using Integrated change control
- Change requests
- Corrective & preventive actions
Day 7
The Project Manager’s Roles and Responsibilities
- Selection of the Project Manager
- Project Team-building and empowerment
- Delegating with confidence
- Communication within the project team
- Project team leadership
- Conflict handling
Day 8
Developing Project Budget & Schedule Control
- Project management inputs to cost budgeting
- Resource Requirements
- Direct & Indirect Project Costs
- Planning and Scheduling Limited Resources
- Options for Accelerating the Schedule
- Crashing the Schedule - How?
Day 9
Project Resourcing, Monitoring and Control
- Resource allocation
- Expediting a project
- The Critical Chain approach
- Designing the monitoring cycle
- Performance indicators and control mechanisms
- Designing the change control system
Day 10
Project Evaluation, Reporting, Closure and Hand-over
- Evaluation criteria and project auditing
- Analysing project performance
- Progress reports and records
- Determinants of project success
- Successful project hand-over
- Lessons learned and creating learning culture
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