Project Management Fundamentals

Scheduled Sessions

Course overview

• If you are new to project management this program provides an introduction to the discipline and what is required to manage projects from a project team member's perspective. The program will introduce the nine project management knowledge areas and the project lifecycle.
• Using a supporting case study you will work through the basic project management processes and discuss how these processes relate back to your own workplace experiences.

Key benefits

• A variety of practical activities, including a simulation exercise, provide an opportunity for participants to practise the concepts and techniques of project management.
• Development of the interpersonal skills vital to project success is integrated throughout the two days.

Who Should attend

• People new to project management Including:
• Project team members
• Operational with project Management as part of their role
• Team Leaders

Qualification Pathway

Learning outcomes

• plan the different stages of a project
• use simple project management tools and techniques to deliver solutions

Course content

• Project purpose, Project Charter and developing a Project Management Plan
• Stakeholder identification and communication needs analysis
• Project performance management
• Verifying and controlling scope, including dealing with scope creep
• Defining scheduling and allocating resources to activities
• Acquiring goods and services
• Simple estimating and budgeting
• Defining and monitoring quality requirements
• Closing the project

Assessment details

• This workshop can be attended as a stand-alone program or can be used as the first 2 days in the Institute's Certificate IV in Project Management

Australian Qualifications Framework level

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