Course Outlines:
Module One:
The World of Project Management
- What is a project?
- The problems and difficulties of projects
- The project life cycle
- Project roles: responsibilities, authority and accountability
- The key dimensions of project management
- Project Management processes
Module Two:
Project Initiation and Risk Management
- Identifying project stakeholders
- Collecting project requirements
- Determining project objectives
- Project scope and constraints
- Managing risk on projects
- Documenting and communicating the project
Module Three:
Project Planning, Estimating and Scheduling
- The contents of a Project Management Plan
- Using a Work Breakdown Structure
- Creating the Project Network
- Project estimating
- Time scheduling: Critical path and float
Module Four:
Project Resourcing, Monitoring and Control
- Resource scheduling and budgeting
- Preparing for project execution and communicating the plan
- Project monitoring
- Analyzing project performance
- Project control
- Change control
Module Five:
Managing Performance, Project Reporting and Closure
- Managing the performance of the team and its members
- Managing stakeholder relationships
- Project communication and reporting
- Successful project hand-over
- Project closure
- Learning lessons from the project