Training Course on Project Management

Project management skills are key in effective delivery of quality projects within the cost, time and scope constraints. Training on project management equips the participant with the skills to ensure their projects are completed on time and on budget and according to expectations. The participant will gain a strong working knowledge of project management and be able to immediately use that knowledge to effectively manage projects.

Target Participants

This training is designed for professionals who execute project management tasks. It is ideal to person who want to increase their project management skills and apply a formalized and standards-based approach to project management.

What you will learn

By the end of the course the learner should be able to:

• Differentiate between a project and business as usual (BAU)
• Understand stakeholder roles and view points
• Develop quality-focused project plans to communicate to key decision makers
• Lead and develop effective project teams
• Monitor and control the delivery of project plans
• Maintain effective communication with project stakeholders.

Course duration

5 days

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction

The World of Project Management

• What is a project?
• Mature project management
• Selecting projects to meet organizational goals
• Managing programmes and portfolios
• Uncertainty in project selection decisions
• Project data, information and knowledge management 

Fundamentals of Project Management

• Components of Project Management
• Functions of a Project Manager
• The Art and Science of Project Management
• The Triple Constraints in Project Management
• The project Lifecycle

Project Identification and Design

• Stakeholder Analysis
• Problem Analysis; Problem tree
• Objectives Analysis; Objectives tree
• Strategy Analysis
• Design of Project Intervention Logic using Logical Framework

Project Set Up

• Project Governance Structure
• Project Charter
• Project Launch

Module 2: Project Planning, Scheduling and Budgeting

• 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
• Fundamentals of budgeting and cost control 

Module 3: Project Resourcing, Monitoring and Control

• Resource allocation
• Expediting a project
• The Critical Chain approach
• Designing the monitoring cycle
• Performance indicators and control mechanisms
• Designing the change control system 

Module 4: The Project Manager’s Roles and Responsibilities

• Selection of the Project Manager
• Project Team-building and empowerment
• Delegating with confidence
• Communication within the project team
• Project team leadership
• Conflict handling 

Module 5: Project Evaluation, Reporting, Closure and Hand-over

• Evaluation criteria and project auditing
• Analysing project performance
• Progress reports and records
• Determinants of project success
• Successful project hand-over
• Lessons learned and creating learning culture