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Project Management workshop

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2 days
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Duration

Project Management Workshop

2 days

Course Overview

This course is designed to teach participants all the principles of good project management and understand the difference between Waterfall and Agile project management approach. Participants will learn how to identify and schedule project resources and create project flow charts. Important issues of team management are also covered. These learning objectives are reinforced by a course project that allows the participant to apply the principles and use the tools they learned. The programme helps students to develop the ability to solve real-world problems, exercise sound management judgment and develop efficient decision-making skills through Knowledge Management and governance in the project environment.

Target Audience

  • Individuals interested in learning all the principles of good project management.
  • Ideal for project managers, supervisors, engineers, project directors

Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn how to use project management techniques to plan, organize, control, document, and close out their projects successfully by adapting the best practices framework in order to meet customer’s project’s requirements on time.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss the phases of the Project Management Life Cycle and a project manager's role in each phase.
  • Be aware of the career opportunities within Project environment
  • List and discuss basic project success criteria and common reasons for project failure.
  • Understand the difference between Waterfall and Agile Project approach
  • Understand techniques for collecting requirements, defining the quality criteria and deciding on the scope of project
  • Discuss techniques for setting up a strong project team.
  • List and discuss elements of a Risk Management Plan.
  • Discuss techniques for planning and sequencing project activities
  • List and discuss the cost elements that should be included in a project budget.
  • Understand the progress of project through Earned Value Management
  • Discuss techniques for controlling for deviation from budgets and schedules.
  • Discuss key elements of project management communications and reporting tools.
  • Understand the importance of Knowledge Management

Learning Methodologies

This course shall comprise of the following training methods:

  • Interactive Sessions
  • Case Studies
  • Problem Solving Exercises
  • Group Discussions
  • Management Games
  • Presentations
  • Hands on practical assignment

Module 1: The Project Management Life Cycle

  • What is a Project?
  • Understand the history of project management
  • Types of project management careers
  • Understand the growing need for better project management
  • Describe what project management is and discuss key elements of the project management framework
  • Difference between Waterfall and Agile Project Management approach
  • The Project Management Life Cycle
  • The Role of the Project Manager

Module 2: The Project Management Processes: A Case Study

  • Describe the five project management processes, the typical level of activity for each, and the interactions among them
  • Review a case study of an organization applying the project management processes to manage a project
  • Understand the contribution that effective processes makes to project success
  • Identifying project stakeholders and strategies
  • Governance within project management framework

Module 3: Setting Up for Success

  • What Happens in the Initiation Phase?
  • Project Definition and Scope
  • Putting Together a Project Proposal
  • Presenting a winning proposal
  • Better project outcomes through Knowledge Management

Module 4: The Project Team

  • The Teamwork Challenge
  • Selecting Team Members

Module 5: Risk Management

  • Understand what risk is and the importance of good project risk management
  • Discuss the elements involved in risk management planning
  • List common sources of risks on projects
  • Describe the risk identification process and tools and techniques to help identify project risks
  • Provide examples of using different risk response planning strategies such as risk avoidance, acceptance, transference, and mitigation
  • Discuss what is involved in risk monitoring and control
  • Explain the results of good project risk management

Module 6: Identifying Project Task

  • How to identify and breakdown the project task
  • Sequencing the task

Module 7: Project Quality Management

  • Project quality planning
  • Quality assurance and quality control

Module 8: Project Human Resource Management

  • Planning project human resources
  • Managing project human resources

Module 9: The Project Schedule

  • The Scheduling Process
  • Time Estimates

Module 10: The Project Budget

  • What is a Budget?
  • Creating Project Budget
  • Calculating Earned Value Management

Module 11: Project Tracking and Control

  • Moving the Project Forward
  • Monitoring for Project Progress
  • Systematic document storage and project repository

Module 12: Project Close-out

  • Elements of Close-out

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.