Introduction to Principles of Project Management

Objective: Delegates are introduced to the fundamentals of Project Management. The objective is to provide delegates with an appreciation for how the project management paradigm can focus work. It is intended that insights gained from this course will enable learners to understand generally accepted project management practices and be able to determine where they need to pursue deeper knowledge in order to become more effective in performing project work.

Audience: All stakeholders engaged in projects. Team members gain insights on how project management provides structure and consistent mechanisms to integrate the various activities required to deliver a result.  Aspiring project managers are introduced to ANSI standard worldwide project management practices from the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®). Senior management may use this course to appreciate how project management structures support effective governance and alignment of strategic goals to tactical initiatives (or projects!).

Duration: 1 day (Online delivery involves two consecutive mornings)

Format: Lecture based with concept reinforcement exercises and discussions.

Benefits: This course promotes an awareness of project management and how certain core practices may be applied to projects in all application areas. Delegates will gain insights into project governance, planning, execution and control.

Learning Objectives: After taking this course, the learner will be able to:

□ identify and classify project characteristics

□ understand project governance and reasons that projects succeed (and fail)

□ commence projects using the chartering technique

□ establish project SCOPE

□ appreciate the need to manage schedules, cost (effort), risk and stakeholders

□ describe appropriate techniques for controlling project performance

□ define how projects are closed successfully

Course Content: The following topics will be covered

□ Module 1: - Nature of projects - definitions, characteristics, constraints

□ Module 2: - Understanding the role of project governance and structure

□ Module 3: - Project initiation

□ Module 4: - Planning- task definition, scheduling and budgeting

□ Module 5: - Working to the integrated project plan baseline

□ Module 6: - Controlling project progress

□ Module 7: - Managing project close-out