PROJECT MANAGEMENT SHORT COURSES

Duration

24 Hours. Training times can be arranged according to your date and times requirements, delivered on-site at your premises. Training times can be arranged in more manageable sessions of 6 hours over 4 days.

Who Should Attend

The course is recommended for project managers, senior executives, leaders, project team members, business analysts and managers.

Prerequisites

This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:

1. The candidate must have a commitment to the pursuit of excellence.
2. A general understanding of projects and business elements.

Course Content

1. Introduction to Project Management

• What is project management
• Project management
• Project constraints
• Understanding the nature of projects
• The project of life cycle
• Project identification

2. The Project Initiation Stage

Section 1

• The project initiation stage
• Identifying what has triggered your project
• Project management roles
• The project definition document
• The project description
• Determining project goals
• Brainstorming and consultation: determine goals
• Determining project specification
• Determine project deliverables

Section 2

• Determine project constraints
• Determine project assumption
• Presenting your business case
• Speaking to the business need
• Presenting the business case
• Completing the project definition document

3. The Project Planning Stage

Section 1

• The planning stage
• Determine the scope of work
• Scope management plan
• The work breakdown structure (WBS)
• Unique WBS identifiers
• Determine deliverable s– specific task list
• Define task description

Section 2

• Planning the time element
• Time estimates
• Time estimate –mathematical method, pert
• Pert calculations
• Buffer time
• The project schedule
• Project schedule charts
• Updating project assumption & time constraints
• Assigning resources and responsibility

Section 3

• Planning the cost element
• Resource identification
• Cost estimation methods
• Administration cost
• Buffer cost

Section 4

• Procurement plan
• Human resources management
• Project cost constraints and assumption

Section 5

• Planning the quality element
• Decision making and risk-taking skills

4. Team Building For Project Leaders

• Team building
• Leadership vs. Management
• Responsibility of a team leader
• Team building benefits
• Team selection
• Team communication
• What is conflict resolution
• Motivating teams
• Coaching teams

5. Motivation

• Motivation
• Desires and needs
• Encouraging performance
• Morale
• Improving morale
• Building loyalty in teams

6. Implementing the Project Plan

• Implementing the project plan
• Implementing the procurement plan
• Quality control and assurance measures
• Business communication model
• Performance tracking
• Earned value analysis
• Change management
• Budgetary control measures
• Implementation stage: project management areas

7. The Closing Stage

• Acceptance of deliveries
• Releasing resources
• Acceptance of contracts
• Disassembling project team members
• Project documentation

The Secret to Success

Short courses are an easy and effective way to upskill your people. This enables them to apply their new knowledge in your workplace immediately.