Fundamentals of Project Management

Who Should Attend:

• Business Professionals and Managers
• Project Team Members
• Professionals seeking fundamental Project Management skills
• Office Managers & Co-ordinators

Course Objectives

• Recognise the practical importance of employing a structured methodology using proven best practices to manage projects
• Gain an overview of the key concepts and terminology of the Project Management (PM) life cycle and knowledge areas
• Obtain skills to manage projects from start to finish
• Learn how to initiate projects and establish the right organisational structures
• Explore methods for determining project scope and constraints
• Understand the essential steps and tools for successful project planning
• Master tools to control cost/schedule and track deliverables for quality assurance
• Learn the fundamentals of project procurement and contractor management
• Develop Risk Management and Change Control skills and techniques
• Identify how to plan and manage your time for increased productivity
• Gain in-depth knowledge of project management, using real-world case studies related to your industry.

What will you gain?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Use proven methodologies to deliver projects on time, to budget and to the quality standards expected in an internal or external project
• Manage each stage of the project life cycle
• Define roles and responsibilities for project stakeholders
• Identify project characteristics
• Define project scope including time, cost and quality constraints
• Perform resource analysis
• Master the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to  build a realistic project schedules, milestones and deliverables
• Employ tools to execute, track,  monitor and control your projects effectively
• Manage vendor relationships to maximise positive project outcomes
• Identify, analyse, quantify, mitigate and manage risks to reduce impact
• Manage project change through formal change control processes
• Assess, monitor and control project performance
• Effectively manage stakeholder expectations and communications
• Capture lessons learned for future benefit
• Take the steps to close your projects (and move on to the next).

Course Content

• Introduction to Project Management background and importance
• Overview of PM key concepts
• Understanding What Defines a Project
  • Project vs. Programme
  • Project Management Life Cycle
  • Project Life Cycle vs. Project Management Life Cycle
• Project Organisations
  • Functional Organisation
  • Projectised Organisation
  • Matrix Organisation
• Project Manager Skills and Titles
• The Project Triangle: Viewing Projects in Terms of Time, Cost and Scope
• Project Initiation
  • Stakeholders and Stakeholder Management
  • Project Charter
  • Communications Plan
• Planning and Preparation
  • Definition and Planning
  • Phases and Processes
  • Project directing
  • Defining Scope and Deliverables
  • Using PERT and Gantt Charts
  • Setting milestones
  • Establishing realistic objectives
• Getting the Most out of Your Time
  • Time Management Fundamentals
  • Better planning to make more time for better planning
  • Tips and Tricks to being more productive
• Tracking and Control
  • Preparing Project Plans and Statement of Works
  • Vendor and sub-contract management
  • Progress monitoring and reporting
  • Network Diagraming
  • How to tell if a project is out of control
  • Quality Assurance on deliverables
  • Change Management
  • Managing Meetings
  • Milestone reviews
  • Post Implementation reviews
  • Closing projects effectively
  • Earned Value Management
• Risk Management
  • Risk Assessment
  • Managing the Risks
  • Identification of Risks
  • Testing & Pilots
• Project Close-out
• Hands-on Exercises, relevant to your industry.