Project Management Essentials

Code: PRJE
Format: Online Training
Duration: 8 hours
Language: English
Price: 460 Euro + VAT (if applicable)

COURSE OVERVIEW

Project management involves using a variety of methods to achieve goals and improve project success. Our training focuses on the essential best practices that project managers need to deliver projects on time and within budget. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of project management concepts and tools, and learn how to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to real-world project scenarios.

The course covers critical aspects of project management such as project governance, project charter development, work breakdown structures (WBS), time/cost/effort estimation, effective communication and capturing lessons learned. By integrating active learning and promoting higher-order thinking skills, the course prepares learners to create robust project plans, allocate resources and tasks efficiently, meet deadlines, and systematically close projects while capturing valuable lessons for future improvement. Our goal is to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully manage projects in a variety of contexts, and to position them for success in their project management endeavours. The training provides practical exercises, class discussions and lessons based on a case study from the software industry.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

On completion of this course you will be able to:

• Understand project governance principles and their impact on project success
• Design a comprehensive project charter
• Create a detailed work breakdown structure (WBS)
• Analyse and improve time, cost and effort estimates
• Evaluate different project communication methods and select the most effective one
• Develop a systematic approach to capturing and analysing lessons learned
• Integrate different aspects of project management for effective planning, execution and control

COURSE CONTENT

• Project Management Framework and Governance Basics
  • Introduction to project management principles, frameworks and governance
• Initialising projects: Getting it right from the start
  • Develop a comprehensive project charter
• Project Planning: The Roadmap to Success
  • Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and determine the appropriate granularity for project tasks
  • Understand and manage the critical interdependencies between scope, time and cost in project management
  • Evaluate different communication methods, select the most effective and manage human resources effectively
  • Identify, assess and mitigate risks to ensure project success
• Project Execution: Completing the work
  • Implement the project plan, managing resources and execute tasks
• Monitoring and controlling: Is the plan successful?
  • Tracking progress, analysing time, cost and work estimates, and recommending improvements to optimise project performance
• Project Closure and Acceptance: The Beginning of the End
  • Closing the project, gaining acceptance, and capturing, analysing and disseminating lessons learned for future project improvement.
• Project Integration: Putting it all together
  • Integrate the various aspects of project management for effective planning, execution and control

TARGET AUDIENCE

Project managers, project team members

PREREQUISITES

None

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This online, instructor-led course is delivered on Microsoft Teams by one of our PMP-certified trainers. Students receive course materials and a certificate of completion. Upon completion of the course, students are eligible for 8 contact hours.

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