Project management is being increasingly recognized as a vital skill-set for many management positions, not just those with the title of "project manager". This course provides in-depth, practical, project management training. You will discuss projects from your own organization, and review tools and templates we use every day to manage real projects.
Who should take this course?
This course is for anyone interested in learning about formal project management techniques, including project managers, project team members, functional managers, contracting officers, and senior managers.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course you will:
- Understand more about project management.
- Produce better project plans.
- Reduce project risk.
- Capture the complexity of your projects.
- Stay on top of the projects when they are underway.
- Present a more organized and professional management style.
- Have more success completing your projects on time, and to budget.
- Waste less time and money fighting fires.
- Utilize a project management concept known as “float” to better manage your projects.
Course Details
- Style: Instructor-led, using PowerPoint presentations, facilitated discussions, individual and group exercises.
- Format: Classroom – no computers required.
- Prerequisites: None.
Course Content
- What is a project ?
- What is project management ?
- Who is the Project Management Institute ?
- Areas of project management
- Project balance
- The role of the project manager
- Organizational considerations
- The Basic Project Management Process
- Project charters
- Project scope
- Work Breakdown Structures
- Managing change
- Network Diagrams
- Estimating durations
- Scheduling – ES, EF, LS, LF
- The importance of Total Float
- Issues management
- Risk management
- Obtaining stakeholder buy-in
- Collecting progress information
- Adjusting the plan
- Project closure
- Common project pitfalls
COST: US$275, or CI$225.50- THERE IS A 14 DAY WRITTEN CANCELLATION POLICY IN EFFECT TO RECEIVE A REFUND.