Course Description


PROCESSWORKS “Essentials of Project Management"  course assists with systematic planning and management of projects, and also provides pointers on how to regain a project that has been overwhelmed by events.


Statistics show that that is a 90% possibility that projects are on a road to failure (indicatives being 1) over budget 2) behind schedule and 3) inadequate quality. Our program helps participants transform chaotic project endeavors into orderly step by step processes. The course provides an excellent framework for realistic and result oriented project management.


 Course Objective

The focus of the course is planning, tracking and controlling projects for business results.

 

This course addresses proven project management best practices and professional methodologies for managers working in the middle manager roles in their organizations. The curriculum is drawn from best practices within the software project management and the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK® from PMI® U.S.A. 

 

Who should Attend

  • Project Managers

  • Module Leaders

  • Process Group Members

  • Team Leaders

  • Team Members Trainers

Course Sequence


Unit 1: Introduction to Project Management

  • What is a Project & Project Characteristics?

  • What is Project Management?

  • Project Management bandwidth and responsibility

  • Project Context

  • Project Stakeholders and their concerns

  • Brief overview of  the Project Management  Processes

  • Project Integration Manageme

  • Issues for the Project Manager and the Project Team Appreciation of present-day project management realities

  • Describing the Management Spectrum of People, Product and Services Processes Stakeholder issues

Unit 2: The Project Management Framework

  • Definitions and jargon associated with Project Management

  • The Project Management Context

  • Project Management Processes

  • Facilitating Processes

  • Project Integration Management

Unit 3: Project Scope Management

  • Project Initiation

  • Scope Planning

  • Scope Definition

  • Scope Verification

  • Scope Control

Unit 4: Project Estimation

  • Phases

  • Attributes for Size, Effort & Schedule

  • How to estimate – challenges, basis and tips

  • Overview of estimation techniques

Unit 5: Project Planning

  • The project plan as a basis of project acceptance

  • Prince II model for project planning

  • Pointers for Project Plan development

  • WBS

  • PERT/CPM Network development and usage (PDM/ADM)

  • Time & Cost Tradeoffs

  • Resource Planning

  • Planning Guidelines

Unit 6: Project Risk Management

  • Risk Management and it’s associated processes

  • Types & Categories of Risks

  • Quantitative and Qualitative Risk Management

  • Prioritizing risk based on risk value

  • Risk Response Planning

  • Risk Reduction Strategies

  • Risk Monitoring & Control

  • Risk Case Study

Unit 7: Project Monitoring & Control

  • Purpose and importance of Project Tracking

  • Planning Vs Project Reality & Performance

  • Tracking & Control process

  • Project Review Baselines

  • Finalizing Tracking Requirements

  • Status Reports – Weekly, Monthly, Review discipline

Unit 8: Project Quality

  • Quality Planning

  • Quality Control

  • Quality Assurance

Unit 9: Human Resource Management

  • Team Structures – Functional through Matrix types

  • Organizational Planning

  • Staff Acquisition

  • Team Development

  • Leadership and Negotiation

  • Motivation Theories & performance drivers

  • Training Planning & Tracking

  • Managing Conflict

Unit 10: Project Costing

  • Cost Estimation

  • Cost Budgeting

  • Cost Control

  • Types of Project Costs

  • Types of Project Reserves

  • Earned Value (EV) Cost & Schedule Analysis

Unit 11: Project Communications Management

  • Communication Planning

  • Information Distribution

  • Performance Reporting

  • Information & Document Control

  • Administrative Closure

Case study material, exercises and appropriate handouts for extra reading/ knowledge will be provided.