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Project Management Fundamentals

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Project Management Fundamentals

Melbourne
22 May 2012 $1,010
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Sydney
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Project Management Learning Pathway

  • Odyssey Training’s Project Management Learning Pathway is designed for project managers and team members who wish to manage their time and resources more effectively in order to carry out successful projects.

    The program covers key competency areas which enable managers to follow a structured process and meet the major objectives of the project and the organisation.

  • Course 1 Project Management Fundamentals 2 Days
  • Course 2 Microsoft Project 2010 Introduction 2 Days
  • Course 3 Negotiation Skills 1 Day
  • Course 4 Applied Project Management 2 Days
  • Duration
    2 Days (9:00 am – 4:30 pm)
  • Meals Provided
    Lunch and refresments
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  • Delivery Methods
    Public, In-house, Closed Group
  • Skills Assessment
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Course Overview

Project management is much more than the tasks carried out by a project manager, it is a combination of structured activites and assignment of role responsibility on the project to control cost, time, quality and risk whilst achieving the deliverables.

Expected Outcomes

  • Understand the different phases of a project and the tasks/deliverables of each phase.
  • Develop relevant project and/or task objectives.
  • High level understanding of key project activities including budgeting, risk management, scoping and reporting.
  • Determine the importance and impact of quality, performance, budgets and time constraints.
  • Identify the human resource management challenges in operating and managing projects.

Prerequisites

There are no suggested pre-requisites for this course

Who Should Attend this Course

Project team members, operational personnel or anyone new to a project management environment who wants to learn a structured process, and understand the process responsibilities and requirements to acheive project deliverables.

Core Learning and Development Competencies

This course has been designed to support the development of the following core competency areas identified to facilitate individual and organisational success:

  • Action orientated
  • Managing and measuring work
  • Organising
  • Planning
  • Priority setting

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Topics Covered [Click to Show All]

What is a project?
Projects vs. ongoing operations.

The four phases of a project
Initiate, plan, execute and close out.

Project players
Identify the key roles and responsibilities.

Stakeholder analysis and management
Engage with the right people the right way.

Stakeholder responsibility matrix
A tool to assess stakeholders power and interest, and underpin the communication strategy.

Communication
Strategies and reporting.

Risk assessment and management
Identify the risk, qualify the impact and determine the likelihood.

Project scope definition
The basis for estimating cost, time, resources, performance measurement and responsibilities.
Task duration
Estimating techniques and considerations.

Project outline and schedule
Using Gannt and PERT charts and developing the milestone schedule.

Project team
Tips for selecting the right mix in the project team.

Resource allocation
Align individuals and tasks to maximise team performance.

Project meetings
Tips for achieving effective meetings, and tips for managing challenging behaviours.

Managing work-in-progress
Techniques for monitoring performance and managing variance for change control.

Close out the project
Review, evaluate and action planning on lessons learned.