Course
Description
This course takes
participants through all aspects of project management and provides extended
tools and techniques in managing projects. This course looks at the practical
tasks, tools, techniques and skills that need to be undertaken or applied to
ensure a project happens as planned, results are achieved and the project is
completed to specification, on time and on budget
Course Objectives
·
Learning
project management fundamentals
·
Learning new
techniques by facing and dealing with issues presented in a series of exercises
·
Understanding
of the key skills needed to ensure success
·
Understanding
roles during implementation
·
Assessing
status and implications in implementing projects
Who Should Attend?
·
Managers
·
Executives
·
Supervisors
·
Anyone
planning to become more effective in managing and implementing projects
Program Schedule
DAY 1
·
Key principles
of management
·
Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS)
·
Budgeting and
resource planning
·
Scheduling and
timeline development
·
Advanced tools
– earned value analysis
·
Problems and
actions
DAY 2
·
Tracking
projects
·
Status reports
and reporting
·
Problem
solving
·
Key issues and
principles in implementing projects
·
Common
problems
·
Managing
problem members
DAY 3
·
Managing
change, risks and managing relationships
·
Change
requests/logs
·
Changing
baselines
·
Risk
prevention
·
Contingency
strategies and budget management
DAY 4
·
Relationship
management
·
The Key Skills
– listening, negotiation, and leadership
·
Negotiation
stages, strategies and tactics
·
One‐on‐one
negotiations
·
Team
negotiations
DAY 5
·
Leadership
opportunities
·
Influencing
the team
·
Maintaining
focus and commitment
·
Measuring
benefit
·
Setting up
PIRs
·
Strategies for
learning lessons
