Fundamentals of Project Management
Companies are adopting “management-by-project” approach.
Course Overview
As the use of projects becomes more pervasive, many professionals are entering the field of Project Management. Many organizations are changing in nature as more of them are accomplishing their business through projects.
Employers in all sectors and industries are looking for good project management skills to speed up innovation and effectively manage change.
This 2 day course will focus on the basic principles of project management and how they can be applied to best meet the needs of your projects.
Training Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- define the characteristics of a project
- describe key project management terms
- understand the project management knowledge areas
- understand risk and quality management
- use appropriate change control procedures
- use key project management tools
- describe the importance of handover and closure
- Close a project
Who Should Attend
It is designed for all professionals who are looking to learn about project management best practice and how to apply it to their specific job responsibility. It is aimed at both small businesses, and departments within large organizations (e.g. human resources, marketing).
Course Agenda
- Organisational strategy & projects
- What is project management
- Why do Projects Fail?
- Common PM terminology
- Organisational structure and culture
- Estimating project times & costs
- Developing a project plan
- Techniques for estimating resources
- Scheduling resources
- Quality Management
- Risk Management
- Managing project teams
- Project monitoring
- Project wrap-up
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