Description

ABOUT THE COURSE

This intensive project management training course offers comprehensive guidance for managing any type of project, small or complex, providing delegates with a solid foundation of project management, from the very start to the successful conclusion of a project.

This training course explores the very foundations of how projects are different from the operational world, but an absolute necessity when it comes to changing the operational world. You will discover how the very best practice management techniques are used to take a project through a project lifecycle, from Inception, through Definition, Execution, Monitoring, and Control to Closure.

Interacting with the project lifecycle is described as the hard skills of project management e.g. scope management, schedule management, resource management, cost management; along with the soft skills necessary to deliver a project e.g. team leadership, stakeholder management, project communications, conflict management.

As Project Management is considered a vital organisational competency, throughout the course, the focus will be on how the role of the Project Manager interacts with the other key roles e.g. Project Sponsor, Project Team, Steering Group, Project Management Office, who are all responsible for aspects of a project management capability in an organisation.

This training course will feature:

• An introduction to the world of project management
• Project planning, scheduling, and budgeting
• Project resourcing, monitoring, and control
• The Project Manager’s roles and responsibilities
• Project evaluation, reporting, closure, and hand-over

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

By the end of this COINMAC training course, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between a project and business as usual (BAU)
• Understand stakeholder roles and viewpoints
• Develop quality-focused project plans to communicate to key decision-makers
• Lead and develop effective project teams
• Monitor and control the delivery of project plans
• Maintain effective communication with project stakeholders
• Understand Modern project management tools such as work breakdown structure, resource allocation, Gant charts, mathematical project scheduling models, project cost estimating, cost management, and engineering economics.
• Develop a broad and flexible toolkit of techniques and adapt your approach to the context and constraints of projects.
• Deliver projects on scope, on time, and on budget.
• Cultivate the people skills, trust, and leadership necessary to meet project requirements.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

If you’re an experienced project manager responsible for all aspects of project delivery, leading and directing cross-functional teams, then the PMP is the right choice for you.

The course is best suited for:

• Project Managers
• IT managers
• Associate/Assistant Project Managers
• Team Leads/Team Managers
• Project Executives/Project Engineers
• Software Developers
• Any professional aspiring to be a Project Manager

COURSE CONTENT

Amongst a wide range of valuable topics, the following will be prioritized:

Day One:

Project Management Framework

• Characteristics of a Project
• Project Management
• Features of Program Management
• Portfolio Management
• Relationship between Portfolios, Programs, and Projects
• Managing the Triple Constraints
• Stakeholder Management
• Organization Structure
• Functional Organization
• Matrix Organization
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Organizational Structures
• Project Life cycle vs. Product Life cycle

Project Management Processes

• Project Life Cycle Vs. Project Management Process
• Project Management Process Groups
• Process Group Interactions
• Project Management Process Group and Knowledge Area Mapping
• Role of Project Manager, Team, and Sponsor
• Project Selection Methods
• Develop Project Management Plan
• Direct and Manage Project Work
• Change Management Process
• Business Scenario Problem Statement
• Close Project or Phase

Day Two:

·Project Scope Management

• Project Management Process Map
• Project Scope Management Activities
• Product Scope vs. Project Scope
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Project Scope Management Processes
• Plan Scope Management
• Business Scenario-Problem Statement
• Group Decision-Making Techniques
• Create WBS
• Business Scenario-Problem Statement

Project Time Management

• Project Management Process Map
• Project Time Management
• Project Schedule
• Gantt Chart
• Network Diagram
• Project Time Management Processes
• Plan Schedule Management
• Define Activities
• Estimate Activity Resources
• Business Scenario-Problem Statement
• Develop Schedule
• Program Evaluation and Review Technique
• Schedule Compression
• Business Scenario-Problem Statement
• Time Management

Day Three:

Project Cost Management

• Project Management Process Map
• Project Cost Management
• Control Account
• Plan Cost Management
• Estimate Cost
• Determine Budget
• Control Costs
• Earned Value Management
• Planned Value-Example
• Business Scenario-Problem Statement
• Cost Management

Project Quality Management

• Project Management Process Map
• Quality-Related Terms
• Optimal Level of Quality
• Quality Management Concepts
• Cost of Quality
• Project Quality Management Processes
• Perform Quality Assurance
• Control Quality
• Business Scenario-Problem Statement
• Seven Basic Quality Tools
• Six Sigma
• Quality Management

Day Four:

Project Communications Management

• Project Management Process Map
• Communication
• Basic Communication Model
• Project Communications Management
• Business Scenario-Problem Statement
• Manage Communications
• Business Scenario-Problem Statement

Project Risk Management

• Risk
• Calculation of Risk
• Risk Categorization
• Decision Tree
• Project Risk Management
• Plan Risk Management
• Identify Risks
• Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Plan Risk Responses
• Control Risks

Day Five:

Project Procurement Management

• Project Management Process Map
• Contract
• Characteristics of a Contract
• Centralized vs. Decentralized Contracting
• Types of Contract - Advantages and Disadvantages
• Project Procurement Management
• Conduct Procurement
• Procurement Management

Project Stakeholder Management

• Stakeholders
• Classification Models for Stakeholder Analysis
• Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix
• Project Stakeholder Management Processes
• Plan Stakeholder Management
• Control Stakeholder Engagement
• Stakeholder Management

Professional and Social Responsibility

• Ensuring Individual Integrity
• Business Scenario-Problem Statement
• Contributing to the PM Knowledge Base
• Enhancing Professional Competence
• Business Scenario-Problem Statement
• Promoting Stakeholder Collaboration
• Business Scenario-Problem Statement
• Ethical Responsibility