Introduction to Project Management Training

Note: Starting 13 September 2022, Introduction to Project Management Training will run as a 2-day event.

This introduction to project management training course provides you with the fundamental knowledge and skills to successfully lead a project from beginning to end.

• Through a simulated case study, you will learn how to:
• Leverage key project management concepts
• Lead a project from beginning to end
• Motivate and lead your project team
• Implement effective project management processes
• Develop the leadership skills needed for successfully planning, managing, and delivering projects of any size and scope

Introduction to Project Management Training Delivery Methods

• In Person

• Online

• On Demand

• Premium

Introduction to Project Management Training Course Benefits

• Choose from adaptive on-demand and instructor-led blended learning options

• Gain hands-on project experience through a simulated project case study

• Test your knowledge in the end-of-course exam

• Continue learning and face new challenges with after-course one-on-one instructor coaching

Intro to Project Management Instructor-Led Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Project Management

• Benefits and value of project management|
• Communication as the key to project success
• Defining a project
• Defining projects, programmes, and portfolio management
• The project management process
• The phases of project management

Activity: The Way Many Projects Start – Chaos

Module 2: Initiating a Project

• Defining the initiation phase
• Linking strategic value to the project
• Business case overview
• Issue tracking
• Assumptions
• Defining the objective of a project
• Creating the objective statement (the Five “W” questions)
• Translating the statement into deliverables

Activity: Building an Objective Statement and Deliverables List

• Project Charters and other initiating activities
• Strategic considerations

Module 3: Planning the Project

What a project plan is

• The narrative planning document
• Outline of content

Stakeholders

• Defining stakeholders
• How they contribute to the development of a project plan
• Stakeholder analysis
• Stakeholder engagement plan
• Stakeholder communication plan

Creating the Work Breakdown Structure ( WBS )

• Defining the WBS
• How the WBS is developed

Activity: Build the WBS for Class Project

Creating the Project Schedule

• Identify activities
• Estimate activities
• Do Now Activity: Determine Duration of Project Activities
• Sequencing activities

Activity: Sequence Project Activities (create network diagramme)

• Resourcing the schedule (Identify, Allocate, Optimise)
• Finalise schedule (Determine project duration, Understand Critical Path, Refining the project to meet objectives and constraints)

Module 4: Project Risk Management

• Define risk management
• Risk identification
• Analyse probability and impacts
• Risk registers
• Plan risk responses

Activity: Develop Risk Register for Class Project

• Contingency plans
• Early warning signs

Module 5: Baselining the Plan

Change control

• Process defined
• Scaling process to fit the project

Project team guidelines

• Status meetings
• Schedule updates
• Issue and risk tracking and reporting

Other considerations

• Quality management plan
• Project procurement plan
• Getting approval to execute a plan

Activity: Team Review of Completed Project Plan

Module 6: Executing plan

• Defining executing/monitoring and controlling processes
• The management processes
• How to monitor and control key plan elements
• Project status reports
• Analysing data against a baseline to determine progress
• Taking corrective action to meet project constraints

Activity: Review Project Status Report and Schedule

Module 7: Project Closure

• Determining if a project is ready to close
• Transfer of project deliverable(s) to operational control
• Determining if project objectives and business value have been attained
• Conducting lessons-learned review
• Appropriate celebrations
• Building project management capabilities in organisations

Activity: Course Review and Communication of Learnings

Project Management Adaptive On-Demand Training

On-Demand Training Benefits

The on -demand training includes the Project Management Fundamentals adaptive eLearning course, plus a 1-day instructor-led review session, {course:4621} .

Adaptive Learning Modules List

• Initiating a Project
• Gathering Requirements
• Developing the Scope
• Developing the Schedule - Overview
• Developing the Schedule - Identifying Activities
• Developing the Schedule - Estimating Durations
• Developing the Schedule - Sequencing Activities
• Developing the Schedule - Scheduling the Project
• Optimising the Schedule
• Executing a Project
• Identifying and Managing Risks
• Analysing and Responding to Risks
• Leadership and Communication
• Development Models

Unlimited Access Project Management Premium Blended Training

Premium Blended Training Benefits

The premium training bundle includes:

• The Project Management Fundamentals adaptive eLearning course
• The 3-day instructor-led Introduction to Project Management course Introduction to Project Management Training
• Plus a 1-day instructor-led review session {course:4621}

Adaptive Learning Modules List

• Initiating a Project
• Gathering Requirements
• Developing the Scope
• Developing the Schedule - Overview
• Developing the Schedule - Identifying Activities
• Developing the Schedule - Estimating Durations
• Developing the Schedule - Sequencing Activities
• Developing the Schedule - Scheduling the Project
• Optimising the Schedule
• Executing a Project
• Identifying and Managing Risks
• Analysing and Responding to Risks
• Leadership and Communication
• Development Models