Duration
2 days
Overview
This course is designed specifically for non-project management professionals including management teams, business teams, sales teams, HR teams, finance teams, etc. These professionals support or work with project teams in a project environment and may not have a lot of experience in project management principles or best practices.
The purpose of this course is to provide a structured awareness and basic understanding of recognized project management principles, concepts and best practices and how they are applied in real life through live hands-on usage of a Cloud project management tool, leading to increased effectiveness and value for the business and project organization.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will:
- Understand the definition of Project Management and be able to differentiate from Operational Processes.
- Have a basic understanding of the definition of Program Management and Portfolio Management especially its positioning in the corporate organization.
- Be aware and appreciate organization issues and structures specifically how they affect/impact the project environment/management.
- Have a basic understanding of key project management processes from Initiation till closing through theoretical learning and hands-on online usage of a tool exploring functions that mean more to non-project management professionals who support and/or interface with project managers.
Module 1 Introduction
- Introduce the Trainer and Welcome the participants
- Break the ice and be comfortable with one and another
- Highlight any administrative information
- Gain feedback/consensus on expectations
- Introduce the Course Objectives and provide an Overview about Project Management vs. Operational Management
Module 2 Definitions
- Provide more clarity on the definition and purpose of good project management principles/practices
- Give a basic working understanding of program management and its relationship with projects and project management
- Explain portfolio management and its context to program and project management
- Contextualize all of the above within the performing organization
Module 3 The Organization-Project Environment
- Brief on the various classification of organization structures according to the PMBOK Guide 5th Edition
- Expand on the characteristics of the various organization structures specifically its relationship to projects, project management and the project environment
- Brief and discuss the context of the project-organization environment as a whole
- Discuss organizational issues that can impact the project environment either positively or adversely
- Understand the role of project management support professionals and how they complement working with the project manager/project management professionals
Module 4 Project Management Core Concepts
- Explain the 5-project management core process groups and their functions/purpose
- Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling and Closing
- Understand what typically should project managers do from start till the end of the project lifecycle
- Appreciate the use of tools, templates and techniques related to key project management processes according to the PMBOK Guide 5th Edition
- Simulation of Microsoft Project Online, exploring project management cloud functions such as:
- Project Site Configuration
- Task Management
- Resource Management
- Shared Documents, Issues, Risk and Change Registers
- Dashboard Reporting
- Portfolio, Program and Projects
- Time, Resources and Cost Management
- Documents, Issues, Risk and Change Management
Course Benefits
Participants will be able to better understand Project Management Key Concepts and realize real-time Project Information for Monitoring with Reports and Dashboards to proactively support projects. The organization will see better alignment, standardization and consistency in project management.
Training Methodology
This course aims to develop the competencies of participants through a series of lectures, sharing, case studies, discussions, explanation/simulation on key project management concepts/best practices online using a project management online tool.
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.