Course Description
This intensive Training program provides comprehensive guidance on managing various types of projects, establishing a robust foundation in best-practice project management. The course emphasizes achieving client-focused outcomes that align with organizational objectives.
Participants will delve into essential project management elements including definition, planning, and control, ensuring adherence to quality standards within time, budget, and resource constraints. The curriculum also addresses team leadership, stakeholder engagement, project communications, and the transition to operational use. Recognizing project management as a critical organizational competency, the course explores the pivotal roles of Project Managers and project teams in enhancing overall project management capabilities.
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
What you will achieve
By the end of This training course, participants will be able to:
- Integrate projects within the context of the organisation
- Develop quality-focused project plans
- Monitor and control the delivery of projects
- Lead and develop effective project teams
- Maintain communication with project stakeholders
How the course is delivered
This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes small group discussions that will enable delegates to share their own experiences and discuss the course concepts.
Hands-on exercises and case studies will provide the opportunity to practice the use of the models, techniques and competencies covered. Personal assessment, reflection and action planning will ensure that delegates know how they will put the learning into practice.
Designed for
This training course is designed for professionals either directly or indirectly involved in the delivery of projects. It is also for those charged with a more strategic role managing project portfolios.
This training course is suitable for a wide range of project management professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Existing Project Managers
- New Project Managers
- Project Team Members
- Project Sponsors
- Managers of project portfolios
Daily programme
- What is a project?
- Mature project management
- Selecting projects to meet organizational goals
- Managing programmes and portfolios
- Uncertainty in project selection decisions
- Project data, information and knowledge management
- Strategic, tactical and operational planning
- The contents of a project plan
- Level of detail in scheduling
- Network logic and dependency analysis
- Project uncertainty and risk management
- Fundamentals of budgeting and cost control
- Resource allocation
- Expediting a project
- The Critical Chain approach
- Designing the monitoring cycle
- Performance indicators and control mechanisms
- Designing the change control system
- Selection of the Project Manager
- Project Team-building and empowerment
- Delegating with confidence
- Communication within the project team
- Project team leadership
- Conflict handling
- Evaluation criteria and project auditing
- Analysing project performance
- Progress reports and records
- Determinants of project success
- Successful project hand-over
- Lessons learned and creating learning culture
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
