Modern Project Management (MAN33)
Description
In a more and more globalised and fast paced business environment, increasingly companies have to respond to that challenge with strategic systematic approaches, without losing flexibility. Without professional and successful project management this is not conceivable.
This course provides insights into the basic principles of modern project management and relates these concepts to the context of the performing organisation.
The whole course design is related to the question of what 'project success' means.
Course Duration: 4-5 days
Course Level: Foundation / Skill
Instructor: Rüdiger Geist
This course provides insights into the basic principles of modern project management and relates these concepts to the context of the performing organisation.
The whole course design is related to the question of what 'project success' means.
Course Duration: 4-5 days
Course Level: Foundation / Skill
Instructor: Rüdiger Geist
Designed for you, if you are...
- A program manager, project manager, functional manager, team member or bid manager, responsible for designing, managing and delivering successful projects
- Keen to learn more about the project life cycle and improve your project management skills
- New to project management
How we build your confidence
According to a study about Project Management Training, sponsored by the PM College, instructor-led classroom training is by far the most used and most effective method of project management training.Therefore, our course is based on
- Live presentations and Q&A sessions
- Realistic examples and exercises
- Producing real plans, schedules and estimates and receiving feedback on them
The benefits from attending
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:- How projects fit into the overall organisation
- How projects are selected and initiated
- What project success means and why projects fail
- Who stakeholders are and how to address them
- Why communication is one of the major success factors
- Why requirements are so important and how to gather and maintain them
- How a work break structure is developed
- What planning means and how powerful it can be
- Why risk management is more than brainstorming
- What else has to be considered and why sometimes less is more
Topics
- Introduction to project management
- Basic concepts of program and project management
- Project selection and project portfolio management
- Project success factors
- Project life cycle and organisational influence
- Roles and responsibilities
- The sixfold constraint
- From needs to requirements
- Baselines and change management
- The nine knowledge areas of project management
- Project close down
- Diversity in projects
- Communication and what we can learn from psychology about it
- Conflict management
Customer Feedback
"Thorough, comprehensive coverage of agenda. Thank you for a very good course." - Sr. Geologist at Idemitsu Petroleum"I felt strengthened and really updated, it was very useful" - Engineer at Mellitah Oil & Gas
"The instructor was willing to tailor the course on request for participant need, useful discussions (not all lectures)" - Sr. Geologist at SGS Horizon
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