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FUNDAMENTALS
OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
A 2
day course designed to build the skills and confidence needed to
apply modern project management techniques to business transformation,
IT solution delivery or any project.
Fundamentals
of Project Management Course Fact Sheet (pdf)  |
| WHO
SHOULD ATTEND |
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Anyone with responsibility for
delivering a special outcome to an organisation will learn the skills needed
for facing new or unknown challenges in delivering those outcomes - on budget
and on time. This course will help develop general, practical knowledge of a
practice that is essential for successful business change today. An
understanding of the principles and mechanics of managing projects is as relevant
for stakeholders and members of project teams as it is for those who are
responsible for managing teams.
The course assumes no previous
experience. It will prove invaluable to managers, business analysts and other
personnel involved with projects of all kinds.
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| COURSE
OUTCOMES |
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Upon completing this course,
attendees will:
- Understand how Project Management principles are applied and can increase
the effectiveness of their organisations.
- Be able to take a practical approach to deciding how a Project
Management body-of-knowledge applies to different types of projects.
- Be able to outline the most important tasks for each phase of the
Project Lifecycle.
- Understand proven approaches to planning, tracking, and taking
action on a project’s risk, cost, schedule and related issues.
- Understand the importance of Quality in project planning and how
to use a range of strategies to achieve quality outcomes.
- Be able to demonstrate improved communication and feedback skills to
manage outcomes.
- Understand why non-heroic leadership is essential and how it can
be developed.
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| DATES
AND LOCATIONS |
| Public courses are run in Australia
in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Perth and in New Zealand
in
Auckland and Wellington. Find a scheduled public course on
our Calendar.
Courses can be run in other locations according to demand.
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| FEES |
| Australia: AUD1285 + GST |
New Zealand: NZD1450 + GST
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| Course
fees include course materials, lunch and refreshments.
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| COURSE
CONTENT |
Course material and activities are organised into the following modules:
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Introduction to Project
Management |
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Project
Planning |
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Learn about practices
that are considered standard in Project Management, and how to make them work
for you on a project. |
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Learn how to developing a
solid project plan as the foundation of a well-managed project. Then participate
in a series of team activities to perform the detail tasks required when
planning a project. |
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The
Role of the Project Manager |
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Project
Execution |
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Find out exactly what is
expected of best-practice Project Managers and understand the working
relationships that are essential. Learn
why projects unfold the way they do, and explore the practical, reliable ways
to influence and control outcomes. |
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Learn how to acquire
resources and develop an effective team. Become familiar with approaches and
techniques for capturing project status. Both manual and automated tools and
techniques are presented and explained. |
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The
Project Lifecycle |
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Controlling
and Reporting |
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See how today’s
best-practice Project Management is built on years of real world project
experience and why a lifecycle approach is fundamental to success. |
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Continuing with team
activities, try your hand at tracking progress. Learn about ways to handle the
impact of changes – internal and external – on project scope and schedules. |
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Project
Initiation |
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Tools
of the Trade |
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Learn about the importance
of the Project Charter and establishing scope and business value prior to
beginning work on a project. Try presenting and justifying a project proposal
through a guided activity. |
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Review the tools,
templates and techniques employed during the course (provided as an Appendix in
the course materials). Conclude with a demonstration of the popular software
tool MS Project. |
We also run customised and
in-house courses for specific project needs - see our In-house
Training.
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