Advanced Project Management Training Course
Event Details
Date and time
July 24, 2017 - July 28, 2017
Host
Samrah International Corporate Training Institute
Event Link
Event Description
Who should attend?
- Project managers and Project Directors
- Project team members wishing to move into project management roles
- Senior line managers of project staff
- Technical and engineering staff wishing to develop skills in managing projects
- Procurement and contract management personnel
Learning Objectives
- To set up and manage projects effectively
- To scope out the objectives and deliverables for a project
- To create a Project Plan
- To calculate the resources required for a project
- To manage project teams effectively
- To establish systems for monitoring and evaluating projects
- To assess risk factors and develop contingency plans
- Developing a more effective approach to interacting with project stakeholders
Course Content
Overview of Project Management
- Definition of a project
- Defining the five key stages of any project
- The key characteristics of all projects
- Understanding the key terms and stages
- Defining key project stakeholders
Management of the Project
- How the project manager is selected
- The key attributes of a project manager
- The responsibilities of the project manager
- The dedicated project team
- Identification and analysis of key stakeholders
The Project Lifecycle, Planning and Control
- The importance of project planning and communication
- Understand the elements of a project scope
- Developing a Work Breakdown Structure
- Establishing the project schedule and baseline
- The typical constraint that affects projects
Project Execution and Managing the Schedule
- Introduction to GANTT charts and building a viable schedule
- Effective techniques of estimating work
- Understand the Critical Path Methods and applying PERT
- Methods and techniques to avoid project scope creep
- Tracking progress and dealing with schedule variances
Dealing with Changes, Risk and Project Handover
- Understand the importance of change management in projects
- Developing a project risk matrix
- The importance of effective project reporting
- How a project ends
- Project handover and close down of the project
Staying focused and leading the project team with conviction
- Adapting your personal style of leadership
- Developing a vision and motivating your team
- Implementing a robust and viable communications plan
- Setting direction and agreeing Critical Performance Indicators
- Deal with contradicting needs between the customer, project manager and project team
Measuring Schedule, Costs and Earned Value Management
- Scheduling tools and techniques
- Validating the schedule
- Managing change within the project
- The importance of a good cost/schedule baseline to measure performance against
- The tools and techniques for using Earned Value Management
The importance of Stakeholder Management
- Stakeholder definition and analysis
- Determination of relevance of stakeholders
- Stakeholder mapping
- Stakeholder influence
- The keys to effective influence and persuasion
Managing Risks and Quality
- Risk management planning
- Identifying project risks
- Performing risk analysis
- Risk response monitor and control
- Controlling project quality
EMAIL [email protected] for Registration.