Project Management

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Projects are drafted at the operational to the strategic layers to deliver on particular result areas tied to business outcomes such as resilience, revenue generation, consolidation, customer satisfaction and competitive advantage. Without a doubt, the value of project management is underscored in optimizing projects to provide the needed business outcomes. This has led to the radical re-organisation of projects in the project portfolio ensuring that projects identified, selected and pursued are tied to strategic business outcomes.

Moreover, project management is no longer the “good to have skill” but now “the critical skill” to conceive, design and deliver on project outcomes in value delivery model toward business objective. This 30 hour course is well placed to provide interested, practitioner and senior audiences with the needed project management competencies to deliver on their businesses value proposition.

Programme Outline

1. The business environment and its impact on the project portfolio

Defining projects and the significance of project management
Differentiating between project management and portfolio management
Analyzing the macro forces of change on the business project portfolio
Identifying and selection projects linked to business outcomes
The value delivery system in delivering projects toward business outcomes

2. The 4D project cycle used in project management

Describe how the Define, Design, Do and Deliver Project cycle is used to deliver projects within businesses
Explain various development approaches to delivering projects
Illustrate the 4D model for planning and delivering workplace projects
·Analyze the role and related competencies of the project manager across the stages of the 4D life cycle

3. Initiating projects aimed at delivering on business outcomes

Differentiate between the project mandate and the business case for projects
Create a business case for a live business project scenario
Create a project charter which gives the authority for a project
Creation of a project scope statement
Setting up of the project board with clear roles and responsibilities

4. Performance Domains and Principles of the Project Management Body of Knowledge 7^th Edition

Apply the 8 performance domains of the Project Management Body of Knowledge 7^th Edition to defining, designing and delivering projects
Apply the 12 principles of the Project Management Body of Knowledge 7^th Edition to define, design and deliver projects in diverse project management environments.

5. Managing resources for optimal project delivery

Choose the right project structure for your project: dedicate, functional, matrix
Sourcing, training, management and appraising team members
Harnessing virtual project teams and multicultural projects for effectiveness in the globalized project environment
Setting up of a Project Management Office (PMO) in your organization to steer the project portfolio.

6. Creation of the project plan for various development approaches in an accountable environment

Design of the project plan for various types of projects: structured or agile projects.
Creation of the components areas of the project plan: scope, schedule, cost, procurement, risk, quality, stakeholders, communication and change control

7. Executing the project work

Execute project processes and activities to achieve the project deliverables
Balance the project constraints in executing project work
Managing project communications, stakeholders, procurement and physical resources.
Monitor project changes and new work during the project
Performance measurement of the project: scope, time, cost and quality.
Capturing lessons learnt throughout the project

8. Handling of project delivery

Illustrate the project delivery process and handover of deliverables
Validating quality of all project deliverables
Handle close out of all procurement contracts
Documenting lessons learnt
Updating the project knowledge repository

9. Trending issues in project management

Executing projects as part of a value delivery system in your organisation
Apply the project economy in delivering your business’s value proposition
Analyze the implications of globalized project management: digital technologies, trade agreements, multi-cultural teams, outsourcing
Analyze the usefulness of electronic procurement procedures to aid project delivery

Upon completion, participants should be able to:

1. Identify and design projects linked to strategic business outcomes

2. Initiate projects using practitioner tools to guide later project planning and execution in highly accountable environments.

3. Apply the 4D model of the project life cycle to execute projects toward delivery

4. Apply PMBOK 7^th Edition project management domains and principles for delivering successful projects

5. Resource and manage project team members for various project environments.

6. Tailor project delivery to various project environments such as public sector delivery or private sector delivery.

Who should do this course:

Chief Executive Officers and Executive Management with company-wide projects
Supervisors and managers with departmental projects
Small & medium sized business owners with diverse projects
Public sector staff in a period of project delivery
Those interested in harnessing project management to deliver on their personal and workplace outcomes

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