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PRJ-ON 132 - Developing, Monitoring and Reviewing Projects

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Course Description

This course takes participants through all aspects of project management and gives an overall view for achieving success in projects. Understanding the big picture of a project’s ecosystem supports the management team in planning, managing, reviewing and controlling projects. The course includes case studies to let attendees have a better understanding the concepts shared in the course.

Course Objectives

  • Learning project management fundamentals
  • Understanding phases, life cycles and processes of projects
  • Identifying critical changes and determining how to respond to them
  • Understanding key roles in project management
  • Understanding how to achieve success in projects
  • Understanding monitoring and reviewing processes for reducing risks in a project

Who Should Attend?

  • Team Leaders / Functional managers
  • Project Directors
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Project Supervisors/ Consultants/ Coordinators
  • Executives
  • Anyone planning to become more effective in managing and implementing projects

Course Details/Schedule

Day 1

  • Project management concepts and definitions
  • Phases & project management processes
  • Organizational influences and project life cycle
  • Organizational project management
  • Definition of success in project management
  • Project stakeholders and governance
  • Change management in relation to project management
  • Portfolio management
  • Program management
  • The role of the project manager

Day 2

  • Project Initiating & Planning
  • How do projects emerge
  • What is project charter
  • Project stakeholder analysis
  • Importance of planning a project
  • Elements of planning
  • Risk management
  • A case study

Day 3

  • Project execution
  • Managing quality
  • Acquiring resources
  • Developing team
  • Managing team
  • Conflict management in a team
  • Managing communication
  • Conducting procurements
  • Managing stakeholder engagement
  • Project closing

Day 4

  • Common Project Failure Reasons
  • Project vs. business performance assessment
  • Monitoring & reviewing processes
  • Management versus Measurement
  • Monitoring costs
  • Monitoring quality
  • Baselines & measuring work progress
  • Earned value management

Day 5

  • Understanding Project Metrics
  • The Need and Use for Project KPIs
  • KPIs Selection & Measurement
  • Case study
  • Summary of the course