Project management is being increasingly recognised as a vital skill-set for many management positions, not just those with the title of "project manager."
This course provides a solid introduction to project management concepts, tools, and techniques. You will discuss projects from your own organisation, and review tools and templates we use every day to manage real projects.
This course is for anyone interested in learning about formal project management techniques, including project managers, project team members, functional managers, and senior managers.
By the end of the course delegates will:
- Understand the language and structure of the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge.
- Better prioritise projects.
- Understand the value of project charter documents.
- Consider the impact of the environment or context in which your projects occur on your planning process.
- Develop work breakdown structures to better define your projects.
- Develop network diagrams that model how your project will be executed.
- Schedule your project and identify the critical path for your project.
- Use various tools and reports to improve project communications.
- Build resource information and cost information on top of your project plans.
- Run better project status meetings.
- Better estimate your project costs and durations.
- Identify, prioritise, and manage project risks.
- Track issues and action items in a more systematic manner.
- Update your project plans on a regular basis.
- Measure how your project is progressing.
- Work with schedule delays and modify the project plan appropriately to minimise their impact.
Course Details
- Length: 24 hours.
- Style: Instructor-led, using PowerPoint presentations, facilitated discussions, individual and group excercises.
- Credits: 24 Professional Development Units (PDUs).
- Format: Classroom environment - no computers required.
- Prerequisites: None.
COST:
US$999
Course Content:
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