Practical Project Skills for Any Environment

This  Project Management Course is for anyone who wants to gain practical project skills they can adapt to be effective in any situation.

Our high-impact, 4-day workshop combines practical and theoretical learning to equip you with skills you can put into action immediately.

Course Overall Aim or Objective

Our goal is to give you both the skills and the confidence to participate in and manage projects effectively.

Following this practical training course, you will:

1. Gain a comprehensive project management skill-set based on the predictive planned based PMI® Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). The US-based PMI®are the market leaders in project management methodologies.
2. Understand the stages of managing a project throughout its life cycle. These include; Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing.
3. Learn how to apply a range of tools and techniques to your own project including; setting up a project governance structure, developing a project charter and stakeholder plan, Scope, Schedule & Cost, Quality, Risk, Procurement, and Change.
4. Manage project teams by developing and honing your communication, leadership, and team building skills while engaging with project members and stakeholders.

Timings

• Duration of Course – 4 x days.
• Training Dates – 5, 6, 12 and 13 March 2025
• Start Time 930 to End Time 430

Course Content

1 Introduction to this Certificate in Project Management

• The Project Management Framework
•  Project Management Institute (PMI)® and PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition • The role of a PMO

2 Project Initiation & Stakeholder Management

• Developing the business case
• Using a project charter
• Governance and organisational structures
• The Role of the Sponsor, Project Manager, and Project Team
• Identifying and classifying stakeholders
  Principles of effective communication
  Developing a Stakeholder Management Plan
• Managing Meetings

3 Planning the Project
3A: Project Scope Management

• Planning the project scope
• Using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and a Scope Statement

3B: Project Scheduling

• Time and resource management
• The time planning process and Scheduling Tools
  • Creating a schedule baseline

3C: Project Cost Management

• Estimating costs
  • Developing the budget

3D: Project Quality Management

• Introduction to quality management
  • Defining SMART quality performance metrics
• Root Cause Analysis

3E: Project Risk Management

• Methodologies to identify risk
• Using a Risk Register•
• Analysing Risk
•  Developing Risk Responses

3F: Project Procurement Management

• Contract types
• Selection criteria
• Vendor documents
• Evaluating tenders using weighted grid techniques

3G: Project Change Management

• Change Control Procedure

4 Managing Project Teams

• Role of the Project Manager
• Self-analysis
• Leadership styles
• Team development
• Managing performance
• Handling tricky situations
• Using constructive feedback

5 Executing, Monitoring & Controlling the Project

• Monitoring and controlling the project baselines: Scope, Schedule, and Cost
• Controlling changes, assessing impact, updating plans, authorisation, and sign off
• Monitoring and controlling risk, procurements, quality stakeholders

6 Closing the Project

• Essential steps to close a project effectively

Who should attend this training

This course is designed for anyone who wants to gain relevant project management skills that they can apply in any environment. We recommend our Project Management Course for:

Anyone who wants to make a career move into project management.

New or recently appointed project managers and project team members.

Experienced project managers who want to refresh their skills.

The interactive style of this course creates a rich learning environment, with participants from different backgrounds contributing to a diverse group dynamic.

See more details and full brochure here – project-management-fundamentals

In order for us to continue to bring you subsidized content we will require you to fill out a profile sheet which will be emailed to you after your booking – completion of this sheet guarantees you a place on the training.

Please note our training courses are only available for people residing in the Republic of Ireland