Course Outline
Introduction to project management
- Project Lifecycle & key terms
- Stakeholder awareness and team composition
Project initiation
- The project selection criteria
- Developing the project charter
- Team mobilisation
Project planning
- Gathering requirements and understanding Scope
- Identifying deliverables and success criteria
- Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Defining activities, sequence and setting milestones
- Defining resource requirements
- Creating an effective communication plan
- Identification of the critical path
- Estimating cost and developing a budget
- Defining project risk
Project execution
- Monitor and control project work
- Establishing effective project meetings and project Governance
- Manage Communication plan and effective information distribution
- Manage project reporting and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Managing project Risks and Issues
- Managing project scope and the change control process
Closing the project
- Performing project closure activities and achieving sign-off
- Conducting effective lessons learned
- Administrative closure procedure
Wrap-up
- Common project pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Q&A
Requirements
There are no specific prerequisites for attending this course.
This course is tailored for supervisors and managers responsible for medium to long-term projects who wish to deepen their understanding of project management principles, tools, and techniques. Participants should be proficient in both written and spoken English.
Testimonials (7)
The instructor was very knowledgeable and interesting!
Ayla Defoor - City of Parksville
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
Very informative, well spoken
James Wood - City of Parksville
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
Open my eyes that project management is more than just used in the construction world, tangible projects
Steven Liedl - City of Parksville
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
Good extra support. templates etc.. He knows the content very well.
Micheline - ING Belgium
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
The structure of the training a good refresh for people already having some basic knowledge
Fouad Chaib - ING Belgium
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
good overview or reminder. Style of the trainer
Veronique - ING Belgium
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
The constant interaction between the teacher and the audience. Real examples and resolution of doubts at the moment.
