Introduction to Project Management (Online Training)

Course Objectives

In today’s environment, one can hardly find him/herself in a situation where you only do your job as you are hired to do. In most instances, you are required from time to time take up project responsibilities. This is good, because it allows you the opportunity to learn, grow, handle people, deadline, budget and tasks in such a way that may help your career growth and thus the organization. In also means continuous improvement for the organization that you work for/with.

In this program, the person entrusted with managing projects will learn the process described above. Since success/failure depends largely on how we handle ourselves and others, and only then the technical skills and planning tools, the focus of this training will consist of areas relating to these two spectra on project achievement.

Participants will learn how to:

• Develop and become aware of the importance of project management
• Save time and cost
• Manage stakeholders and risks well
• Improve morale
• Identify and manage resources
• Communicate better
• Use the tools in managing better projects

Target Audience

This program will benefit beginners, managers, engineers, officers, team-based project personnel, and all those who wish to improve their skills in project management.

Methodology

This Live Online / Virtual Training session will be conducted via a Live Streaming Platform in which the trainer will use interactive lecture and slide presentation to cover the modules stated below.

Course Modules

• Module 1: OVERALL INTRODUCTION: What is Project Management?
  – Areas of management/focus:
   – Time
   – Money
   – People
   – Complexity
   – Others
  – Preliminary: what do you want to achieve?
• Module 2: Various Project and Leadership Tools to avoid project surprises & ensure smooth implementation
  – Introduction to Project Risk Management (Tool 1 – Leadership)
  – How to identify Risks (with workshop)
  – The 4 Steps to Project Risk Management
    – Risk identification
    – Risk estimation
    – Risk management
    – Risk reviews
  – Workshop: Cases for Risk Management
  – Introduction to Stakeholder Analysis (Tool 2 – Leadership)
  – Who are they
  – Why are they important
  – Examples and application: Power and Influence matrix
  – Workshop
  – Introduction to 5 Competitive Forces by Michael Porter (Tool 3 – Leadership)
  – Existing competition + Power of clients + Power of suppliers + New entrants + Substitute
  – cases and application
  – workshop
  
• Module 3: Project Management Methodologies
  – Gantt Chart (Tool 4 – Project)
  – Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Tool 5 – Project
  – Critical Path Method (CPM) Tool 6 – Project
  – Case and application
  – Introduction to Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT) Tool 7 – Project
  – How to apply
  – Workshop
• Module 4: Leadership Communication: window of opportunity and pitfalls
• Module 5: Get Your Act Together : Review mechanism & closing