Course information
This two-day project management course teaches the fundamentals of project management, along with essential technical project management skills.
This course provides project managers with tools to effectively plan, monitor and control scope, schedule and cost throughout the life of your project.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- initiate, plan, execute and close a simple project using a structured approach using simple project templates
- apply key project planning activities including developing a work-breakdown structure, preparing a schedule and project budget, and identifying and analysing project risks
- monitor and control a project at a high-level including reporting on project progress, managing change and variations in a controlled manner
- close a project including conducting a post-implementation review
- develop an awareness of leading practice tools and techniques for consideration for future professional development
- allocate work to resources
- apply scheduling tools, including defining your critical path
- apply estimation techniques to define a project budget and schedule
- prepare a project cost estimate and budget
- describe earned value management techniques to develop an integrated baseline and track progress, performance and forecast completion date and cost
- apply risk management techniques and integrate risk treatments into the project plan.
Content
Part 1: An introduction to project management
Initiating a project
- Preparing the project charter
- Identifying stakeholders
Planning a project
- Preparing a work breakdown structure
- Developing a project schedule
- Defining a project budget
- Identifying, recording and evaluating risks
Monitoring and controlling a project
- Executing a project from start to finish
- Reporting on project progress
- Completing a change request for approval
Closing a project
- Conducting customer handover
- Conducting a post-implementation review
Even more
- Simple tools and templates that can be used on your project straight away
- Exploring advanced tools beyond the course
Part 2: Technical skills
Planning a project
- Preparing a project WBS, budget and schedule
- Estimation techniques
- Identifying, recording and evaluating risks
- Building risk treatments and contingency into your project plan
Monitoring and controlling a project
- Measuring project performance
- Integrated performance baseline
- Effective status reports
Even more
- Tips for project success, including what not to do
- Exploring advanced tools, beyond the course
Duration
2 sessions, 16 hours
Prerequisites
None
Who this course is for
This course is for professionals involved in planning, coordinating or delivering projects and business improvement initiatives in their organisation. It applies across structured and fast-moving project environments, including engineering, construction, health, education, government, commercial and non-profit sectors.
- Project managers looking to improve planning, delivery and oversight
- ‘Accidental’ project managers managing projects without formal training
- Team leaders, supervisors and business leaders responsible for project outcomes
- Project coordinators, business analysts and subject matter experts
- Change leaders, managers and support staff involved in organisational initiatives
- Anyone working on projects who wants to better manage timelines, stakeholders and priorities
Delivery style
This course focuses on experiential learning. Content is broken into 10-15 minute blocks and immediately followed by group activities where the theory is put into action.
A range of interactive methods will be used including:
- storytelling and the use of professional examples to exhibit the concepts
- self-reflection and group discussions
- case studies where the concepts are actively applied
- individual and team activities and presentations
- suggested readings for after training.
Materials
You will receive:
- online course materials (using Dropbox) with case study activities
- an online project management toolkit with templates
- a Statement of Completion.
