The “Project Management Techniques” workshop is a comprehensive and interactive course designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of modern project management. Ideal for newcomers or those seeking a refresher, this course covers essential concepts, techniques, and processes needed to lead projects successfully. Participants will learn how to effectively select, initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and control projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. The workshop emphasizes practical skills, efficient project management, and team motivation, equipping attendees with the tools needed to drive successful project outcomes.
Seasoned instructors with real-world industry experience. Various learning formats offered for flexibility. Tailored support and guidance available.
Determine Goals – Learn how to establish goals, objectives, and requirements for your various projects.
Scope of Planning – Understand planning scope. Learn what it should cover and what it should leave out.
Network Diagrams – Discover how to create precedence network diagrams to identify early and late schedules. Critical Path – Use the critical path method (CPM) to analyse projects and explore duration compression options.
Gantt Charts – Learn to use Gantt and Milestone charts to visually represent tasks in your project.
Performance Measurement – Implement and sustain performance measurement baselines throughout your projects.
Understand what PMBOK is
Define project and project environment
Define project management life cycle process
Understand basic project management concepts
Understand project lifecycle and project phases
Understand the reason to create business justification
Derive project assumptions and constraints
Understand the project initiation activities
Perform stakeholder analysis
Understand the basic components of a project charter
Understand the importance of project planning
Understand what to produce
Understand the role of Project Manager in project planning
Understand scope management activities
Collect requirements using appropriate methods
Develop WBS
Estimate Schedule and Cost to develop a schedule
Produce schedule in appropriate format
Perform basic budgeting
A project needs consistent monitoring and controlling in order to:
stay within scope;
complete it on time,
spend within the allocated budget, and;
fulfill the needs of the stakeholders.
It concerns two main aspects of Project Management:
Monitoring and measurement of project performance, making
adjustments as needed with the end goal of maintaining the
project on its pre-planned course.
Providing the checks and balances needed to determine how a
the project is performing.
Understand the key activities to ensure project progress as planned
Understand the importance of having an appropriate change
management process
Understand the basic components of a change management
process
Know how to manage risk
Understand the importance of closing a project properly
Basic closeout activities
Understand the importance of collecting and sharing lessons
On completion of the Project Management Techniques Training, you will be able to develop an understanding of the following topics:
Management practices have evolved and changed with the advent of new and improved methodologies and frameworks. It is imperative that project managers be aware of modern project management best practices to effectively liaise with clients and stakeholders and deliver results efficiently and effectively. This workshop will help you understand and grasp the concepts managerial concepts and be a better and more effective manager.
There are no prerequisites to attend this training.