Project Management Essentials
Overview
Most people will, at some point, be tasked with leading a project or working on a project team. Indeed, the successful management of projects, both big and small, is key to organizational success.
However, managing a project is not an easy task and involves a lot of moving parts.
This course equips learners with the core skills to manage projects on budget, on time, and within scope.
Specifically, the course highlights the different phases of a project and provides tips and tools for successfully initiating, planning, leading, and closing a project.
Competencies Obtained
On completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Understand how to define a project’s scope and requirements
- Employ strategies to engage project stakeholders and manage project related conflict
- Understand what is involved in bringing together and successfully leading a project team
- Utilize techniques to track progress against the project’s schedule and budget
- Follow best practices related to project risk management, quality management, and procurement
- More effectively manage project changes and prevent ‘scope creep’
- Identify the tasks required to successfully close out a project
Who Should Enrol?
- All those who lead projects or work as part of a team to complete projects
- Anyone who wants to grow their professional skillset and boost their career prospects
Course Content
The Project Management Essentials course covers the following topics:
1. New Project Manager Essentials
- Key characteristics of projects
- Responsibilities of a project manager
- Resources to leverage when starting a project
- Identifying key project stakeholders
2. Defining a Project Scope and Team
- Determining project requirements
- Defining project scope
- Building and leading a project team
3. Creating a Project Schedule and Budget
- Creating a project schedule and identifying key project milestones
- Defining the project’s budget
- Using data to assess project performance
4. Managing a Project to Minimize Risk and Maximize Quality
- Planning for and managing project risks
- Ensuring projects are delivered to the required quality standards
- Determining whether to complete work in-house or outsource to a third party
- Selecting vendors
5. Navigating through Changes and Conflicts in Projects
- Controlling changes on a project and preventing ‘scope creep’
- Developing a communication plan
- Communicating with and effectively engaging project stakeholders
- Approaches for managing conflict that may arise during the project
6. Taking Final Steps to Bring a Project to its Close
- Getting projects back on track when behind schedule or over budget
- Key steps in wrapping up a project at its completion
Course info
- Language: English
- Duration: 2.5 Hours
- Level: Short Course
$335.00 CAD
