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Description
During this Project Management Fundamentals online course we will explore how everyday skills can be brought to bear on even quite complex projects and start looking at how to turn you into a truly brilliant Project Manager.
By examining everyday projects, we can start to understand the theory and practice behind successful project management all of which will make you not just a Project Manager but a more highly skilled individual in general.
This online Project Management course gets back to basics and bridges the gap between starting out, when the new Project Manager thinks that they know nothing and feels utterly overwhelmed, to the stage at which they feel ready to start taking on more complex challenges and maybe even understand some of those intimidating volumes on the subject.
Who is this Project Management online course for?
This Project Management online course has been built by experienced Project Managers for those who are new to projects, or have had limited training in Project Management. By examining everyday projects, you will understand the key theory and practice behind successful project management.
What topics are covered in this online course?
This Project Management online course comprises of 12 modules:
- Could YOU be a project manager?
- How to lead a team through a project
- All about stakeholders
- The Life Cycle and structure of a project
- Preparing the Business Case with the end in mind
- Planning the plan
- Creating the project plan
- All about resources
- Managing Quality, Risks and Issues
- A few crumbs about change management
- How to deliver on a project plan
- How to learn from your experiences for the next project
A number of workbook activities and templates are also available and examined during the course.
Templates Available:
- Project Management skills assessment
- Project Management behaviour | soft skills assessment
- Project Manager Job Description
- Ideal project management keywords
- CV Template
- Interview questions and sample answers
- Stakeholder plan
- Stakeholder analysis
- Project Sponsor personal assessment
- Project Sponsor assessment
- Project initiation document
- Mind Map
- GANNT Chart
- Checklist for managing resources
- Issues Log
- Checklist for managing and mitigating risks
- Risk Log
Methodologies Examined:
- Six thinking hats
- Maslow and project management
- Kotter’s 8 steps for change
- Pareto Hypothesis
- Mitigating risk with CAPRAT
- Understanding the critical path
- Project Management triangle
- SWOT and PESTLE
Learning objectives
By the end of this Project Management online training course you wil have achieved the following learning objectives; enabling you to explain and put into practice the foundations of effective project management;
- Analyse stakeholders
- Produce a Project Mandate and a Project Brief
- Create a Work Breakdown Structure
- Describe and use different ways to manage risk
- Implement practical interventions to support change management during a project
- Measure the success of a project at closure against the original outcomes
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements.
Course assessment and certification
On successful completion of the final assessment (80% pass mark required), a downloadable certificate is immediately available.
