The modern basis of project management – planning, scheduling and cost control
Course Code: EM07
Course Objective
- What makes a person a ‘Master’ of Project Management?
- The Importance of knowing your outcome before you start a project
- The Importance of planning and how to manage the Planning Process
- The Importance of people management skills in delivering of projects
- How to keep the team focused on the delivery goal
- How to set up and operate disciplines required to monitor and control projects
Target Audience
- project professional,
- team leaders and
- team members who are engaged in project work from simple to complex.
- anyone managing or involved in projects regardless of their professional background or industry they operate within.
Course Outline
DAY 1 Introduction to Projects
- What is a Project?
- Benefits of Project Management
- Why some Projects fail, Project Creep?
- The Business Case – It’s importance and relevance
- Developing a clear Project Scope and Objectives
- Leadership in Projects – What does it mean to you?
- Stakeholder Management – The first stage of risk assessment
DAY 2 Scoping and Laying the Foundations
- Project Financial Evaluation, how is it done?
- Project Cash Flow
- Building the Project Management Team
- Important Team Dynamics
- Breaking the Project into its Main Components
- How to assess Project Risk?
- Risk Management – ensuring you practice prevention
- Components of Project Cost
DAY 3 Monitoring and Controlling Projects
- Developing your Project Plan using a robust planning process
- Effective Planning and Project Control
- Tracking you are still delivering the Project – data information
- Project Scheduling
- Project Control and Earned Value Management
- How to Manage Conflict in your Project
DAY 4 Organising for Success and Gaining & Maintaining Commitment
- Project Communications
- Meetings Skills
- Keys to ReducingTensions
- The Project Support Office
- Project Negotiations Tactics
- What are the key skill areas needed?
DAY 5 Staying Focused, Delivering and Closing Your Project
- An Introduction to Creative Thinking
- Formally Closing the Project
- Lessons Learned and Creating Learning Culture
- Reducing Waste and Unnecessary Work
- The design of financial models for forecasting and decision-making
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