Introduction to Project Management – Managing projects for success

Course Topic: Project Management Methodologies

Target Audience:

• Project Managers and Project Leaders
• Functional Managers and Directors
• Senior Executives
• Portfolio Managers
• Program Managers
• Operations directors
• Number of participants: 4 - 10

Duration:

• 16 hours:
• 4 sessions (4 hours each)

Language:

• English

Training Outcomes:

• Acquire a broad and flexible toolkit of techniques
• Acquire broad vision on projects and processes
• Improve their planning and execution skills
• Improve their leadership skills

Training Contents:

• Principles of Project Management
• Project success and failure factors
• Organizational influences on Project Management
• Project Stakeholders and governance
• Project integration management
• Project life cycle
• Project scope definition
• Project Charter
• Project Stakeholders and governance
• WBS – Work Breakdown Schedule
• Activity and resource planning
• Project management team
• Time and cost estimates
• Activity sequencing and CPM –
• Critical Path Method
• Project scheduling
• Project budget
• Communications plan
• Risk Management
• Project status key indicators
• Variance analysis
• Project reporting
• Follow-up and re-planning
• EVM – Earned Value Management
• Project closing activities
• Lessons learned

• Exercises on project management, charter, planning, execution and closing
• Participants' case studies optional