The bottom line is project management is about applying specific principles to bring in projects on time, within budget, and to specifications. As a result, the key objective of this course is to master planning tools, management techniques, and people skills that will ensure project success.

The course uses both conventional and non-traditional techniques, utilises hands-on case studies and group discussions and provides thorough coverage of concepts, techniques, and relevant case studies.

• Better understanding of project selection decisions
• Improved ability of delegates to plan, schedule and control a project
• Mastering inter-personal skills needed to effectively manage project teams
• Improved ability to develop appropriate performance measures
• A wider choice of project planning techniques

• Develop an understanding of project selection methods
• Gain practical tips, advice and insight from an experienced project manager
• Examine simple and advanced project planning techniques
• Improve understanding of incorporating risk in project planning
• Review best practice in project planning and control

• Planning theory and application
• Risk analysis & management
• Cost estimating
• Budgeting
• Performance management
• Project progress reporting

Day One : The World of Project Management

• Project lifecycle model
• Classic and modern project constraints and parameters
• The concept of project management maturity
• Selecting projects to meet organizational goals
• Aggregating projects into programmes and portfolios
• Establishing a project support office
• Considering and confronting uncertainty in project selection decisions
• Project data, information and knowledge management
• The art, science and practice of project management
• Case Studies and Group Exercises

Day Two : Project Planning, Scheduling and Budgeting

• Project plan vs. Project planning
• 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
• Introducing uncertainty in planning
• Fundamentals of budgeting & cost control
• Methods of budgeting
• Improving cost estimates
• Best practices of project planning, scheduling and budgeting
• Case Studies and Group Exercises

Day Three : Project Resourcing, Monitoring and Control

• Resource allocation
• Expediting a project
• Allocating scarce resources to projects
• The Critical Chain approach
• Designing the monitoring cycle
• Performance indicators and feedback mechanisms
• Earned value management
• Designing the change-control system
• Proactive management and plan updating
• Case Studies and Group Exercises

Day Four : The Project Manager’s Roles and Responsibilities

• Selection of the Project Manager
• Project Team-building and empowerment
• Team management challenges
• Delegating with confidence
• Communication within the project team
• Project team leadership
• Multidisciplinary teams
• Conflict handling
• Best practices of people-based project management
• Case Studies and Group Exercises

Day Five : Project Evaluation, Reporting, Closure and Hand-over

• Evaluation criteria
• Project auditing
• Project review meetings
• Analysing project performance
• Progress reports and records
• Determinants of project success
• Successful project hand-over
• Lessons learned and creating learning culture
• Best practices of project evaluation, reporting and closure