Project Management Specialist

Competencies Obtained

On completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate a solid understanding of project management principles, concepts, tools, and techniques.
• Select the appropriate project management approach depending on the project size, context, industry, and environment. 
• Apply methodologies, frameworks, practical tools, and templates to their current and future projects. 
• Anticipate and manage some of the common situations and challenges that project managers face.  

Who Should Enrol?

• Personnel responsible for airport projects that wish to obtain an increased understanding of project management.
• Personnel wishing to enhance their project management experience with formal project management training.
• All new and existing personnel wishing to pursue a career in project management.
• Personnel wishing to pursue formal Project Management Institute (PMI) accreditation.

Course Content

The Project Management Specialist course consists of the following ten (10) online modules:

1. Project Management Essentials

• What is a project?
• Project life cycle and phases. 
• Focus areas and process groups. 
• Project roles and responsibilities. 
• Project management standards, tools, and technology. 

2. Modern Project Management

• Project management approaches: predictive, adaptive, and hybrid. 
• Key differences between waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Project management principles. 
• Evolving project management practices. 
• Sustainability and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in project management. 

3. Project Environment

• What is the project environment?
• AI in project management.
• AI in practice: real-world applications and future considerations.

4. Predictive Project Delivery: Initiating a Project

• Project initiation: business case. 
• Project charter.
• The project team. 

5. Predictive Project Delivery: Planning a Project

• Understanding the project team. 
• Determining the project requirements, scope, resources, and costs.
• Planning project procurements and project quality.
• Stakeholder engagement (including analyzing stakeholder needs and planning your communication strategy). 
• Planning for project risk. 

6. Predictive Project Delivery: Executing a Project

• Acquiring and managing resources. 
• Managing project work.
• Managing constraints, stakeholders, procurements, and risks. 

7. Predictive Project Delivery: Closing a Project

• Project closure. 
• Administrative closure. 
• Challenges of closing projects. 

8. Adaptive Project Delivery

• Project concept and envisioning.
• Iteration planning and readiness. 
• Iterative execution. 
• Release and retrospective. 

9. Hybrid Project Delivery

• Evolution and understanding of hybrid project management. 
• Hybrid design patterns and selection criteria. 
• Benefits and challenges of the hybrid approach. 
• Cultural and organizational considerations. 
• Integration techniques and coordination strategies. 

10. Bringing It All Together

• Navigating organizational structures for project success. 
• Change management. 
• Navigating challenges and conflicts. 
• Best practices for successful project management. 
• Ethics in project management. 
• Systems thinking. 

Assessment

Each module includes an integrated online assessment. 

Candidates must successfully complete the assessment for each module to receive an Attestation of Completion for the course.