Course Overview
This practical 2-day course introduces delegates to the tools you need to manage even the most complex project. You'll discover how to:
- Coordinate a team by getting everyone to agree on the objectives and schedules
- Set a realistic schedule and budget projections
- Outline and build a specific project plan, step-by-step
- Make accurate estimates and better manage the expectations of customers as well as management.
Duration:
2 Days
Audience:
Project Managers, project team members or anyone new to projects or who need to assist with project deliverables.
Prerequisites:
There are no particular requirements for this course.
Course Content
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify the phases of a project
- Identify the importance of the PMBOK and PMI
- Identify five process groups and nine knowledge areas as defined by the PMI
- Describe a triple constraint
- Perform a project needs assessment
- Develop project goals, work breakdown structure and deliverables
- Create key project documents
- statement of works, project planning worksheet and project charter
- Build project schedule by estimating time, costs and resources
- Create project planning documents
- schedule, risk management plan, and communication plan
- Establish and use baselines
- Monitor and maintain the project
- Perform basic management tasks and risk analysis
- Information needed to manage complex project issues
- Brief descriptions of key concepts
- Tips on real-world applications
- Compact case studies
- The most sought-after skills in project management
- Tip on how to avoid pitfalls.
Project Management
- Cost-Schedule-Quality Equilibrium
- Project Management Functions
- Project Life Cycles
- Organising a Project
- Phases of a Project
Project Stakeholders
- Stakeholder Roles
- Project Manager
- Project Team
- Management/Sponsor
- The Customer
Setting Project Rules
- Project Rules
- Statement of Work
- Responsibility Matrix
- Creating a Communication Plan
Planning the Process
- Identifying Risks
- Developing Response Strategies
- Control
Work Breakdown Structure
- Building a work breakdown structure
- Criteria for successful work breakdown structure
- Planning for Quality
- Contractors or Vendors and work breakdown structure
Realistic Scheduling
- Identifying Task Relationships
- Estimate Work Packages
- Calculate initial schedule
- Assign and level resources
Accurate Estimating
- Estimating Fundamentals and techniques
- Building detailed budget estimates
- Generating a cashflow schedule
Balancing the Project
- Estimating Fundamentals and techniques
- Building detailed budget estimates
- Generating a cashflow schedule
Controlling the Project
- Project Communication
- Control Documents
- Change Management Process
- Close-out Reporting
Measuring the Project
- Schedule performance
- Cost performance
- Earned Value reporting
- Cost and Schedule Baselines
- Corrective Action
Delivery Options
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Classroom sessions are delivered at a CTSA venue (Public courses) or at a nominated location (Private courses only).
Inclusions:
• Computer for each participant, configured with appropriate software (if necessary)
• Training Manual/activity booklet
• Certificate of completion
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Full Day Sessions:
9:00am - 4: 30pm
Half Day Sessions:
9:00am - 12:30pm or 1:30pm - 5:00pm
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Live online sessions are virtual instructor-led sessions conducted online from your location. You will be sent an invitation to join the session. There is no need for software just a computer with an internet connection and a browser.
Inclusions:
• E-Book Training Manual/activity booklet will be provided
• Certificate of completion
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Full Day Sessions:
9:00am - 4: 30pm
Half Day Sessions Times:
9:00am - 12:30pm or 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Multiple session courses are conducted in multiple 3-hour sessions conducted on consecutive days.
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