Project Management Fundamentals
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Project Management Fundamentals
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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
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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
Topics Covered [Click to Show All]
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.
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.







Odyssey Training is a national Australian provider of professional, technical and management training and consultancy. We run customised training and scheduled training courses in Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, Sydney and Townsville. We have been a major outsource partner for local and national projects across the private and public sectors. Quality Assurance System conforming to AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008 (Certification no. 1075). Odyssey Training is also a signatory to the Government’s Information Technology Conditions v5 (GITC v5) – Q-953.