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Project Management
Project Management Courses
Mastering Project Management
Introduction
This course demonstrates the practice of project management hard and soft skills. It provides a range of tools and techniques that project managers can use to reduce risks and overcome interpersonal hurdles. The seminar presents a number of “critical” habits related to how you manage projects through, and with, people.
Objectives
By the conclusion of this programme, learners will understand:
- What makes a person a ‘Master’ of Project Management
- The importance of knowing your outcome before you start a project
- The importance of planning and how to manage the Planning Process
- The importance of people management skills in delivering of projects
- How to keep the team focused on the delivery goal
- How to set up and operate disciplines required to monitor and control projects
Project Management Skills
Introduction
The overall aim of this course is to provide participants with the necessary skills required to plan their projects by creating project scope statements and project work breakdown structures. Additionally, participants will be able to develop key performance indicators for monitoring and controlling their project schedule and budget. The course also aims at assisting participants in appraising the feasibility of their projects by applying capital budgeting techniques. Finally, participants will effectively plan project stakeholders’ engagement and manage their expectations.
Objectives
By the conclusion of this programme, learners will be able to:
- Plan projects using statement of work and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Schedule projects activities and build the project network model
- Calculate project budgets and schedule variances using Earned Value (EV) techniques
- Select the right projects using capital budgeting techniques
- Relate to project stakeholders through better negotiation and communication skills
Contract Risk Management & Compliance
Introduction
One of the major functions of contracting is to ensure that risks to owners and contractor are identified and managed in a way that both parties are satisfied with the project outcome. While a contract cannot, of itself, make risk “go away”, it can, and should, identify the risks, determine who is responsible for managing each individual risk, and for the consequences should the risk occur.
Objectives
By the conclusion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Provide an understanding of how risk arises
- Compare different methods of identifying and assessing risk
- Review the impacts of different approaches to risk allocation
- Explore different Contract types to transfer risks
- Consider the contractual techniques to ensure effective risk allocation
- Review risk management techniques during the life of a contract
Managing Projects using Microsoft Projects
Introduction
The overall aim of this course is to train participants on the use of MS Project software and enable them to discover all its features. Additionally, participants will be able to develop project plans and calendars, customize different charts, views and tables. The course also aims at training participants on different project related techniques such as resources assignments and leveling, tracking progress and consolidating project plans.
Objectives
By the conclusion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Define projects and identify project constraints
- Develop project files and calendars
- Schedule tasks and entering recurring tasks
- Produce resources and assign them to tasks
- Identify critical path and apply resource leveling
- Prepare baselines and track project progress
- Design project status reports and customize charts
- Create resource pools and consolidate project plans
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