Practical Project Management OfCourse
Price: AED 121
AED 242
  • Duration: Flexible

Course details

Includes 27 lectures and over 3 hours of content.
  • Understand how projects work and be able to control your project process
  • Achieve fair and effective allocation of project responsibilities and get the most from your team, using motivation, collaboration and communication techniques.
  • Learn how to predict problems and plan your responses while assessing which risks to deal with first
  • Suitable for beginners or intermediates to managers and professionals who need to deliver projects as a part of day-to-day responsibilities

This Practical Project Management Course will teach you how to deliver every project on time, on budget and to its detailed requirements. It will show you six unique strategies for taking action on risks and how to assess which risks to deal with first. You will learn how to establish a clear scope, so you can combat the dreaded 'scope creep' and learn how to get the most out of your team.

Dr Mike Clayton is a business trainer, author and speaker. He has been helping professionals, managers and leaders to excel in their roles with management, leadership, and personal effectiveness training. Mike has also written over a dozen books for major publishers like Wiley, Macmillan and Pearson. He worked as a project management professional with the London office of international management consultancy, Deloitte for over 12 years and previously taught physics at The University of Manchester.

This course is ideal for anyone interested in pursuing a career as a project manager or project managers who have had no formal training and want to further develop what they have learnt on the job. It would also be suited to beginners or intermediates with a few projects under your belt, plus managers & professionals who need to deliver projects as part of their day-to-day responsibilities.

Project Management Fundamentals: Know the Principles and Get it Right
  • What is a Project - Defining 'Project'
  • Say hi to your fellow students and tell them why you're taking this course!
  • Share your new course with family and friends!
  • The Four Stage Project Lifecycle
  • Project Stages and Boundaries
  • One Reason Projects go Wrong
  • Terminology used in Project Stages
  • More on Project Gateways
  • Handout - Periodic Table of Project Elements
Project Definition Stage: The Vital Foundation to Your Success
  • Define your Project - Goals and Objectives
  • Understanding Project Scope
  • Dealing with Scope Creep
  • Handout - Defining the Project
  • Project Definition Summary
  • Handout - Plan the Project
  • Handout - Sample Role Descriptions
Project Planning Stage: Failing to Plan = Planning to Fail
  • Handout - Quality Plan
  • Handout - Project Plan Checklist
  • Handout - The Book of the plan
  • The Book of the Plan
  • Stakeholder Engagement Process
  • Handout - Don't manage your stakeholders, engage them instead!
  • Handout - Stakeholder Communication Plan PDF
  • Milestones are your Best Friends
  • Handout - Milestone Status Table
  • Handout - Milestone Status Report
  • Handout - Stakeholder Analysis
  • Stakeholder Analysis
  • The Work Breakdown Structure
  • Handout - The Gantt Chart
  • The Gantt Chart
  • Tools for Creating a Gantt Chart
  • The Linear Responsibility Chart (LRC) aka The RACI Chart
  • Risk Management Process
  • Risk Analysis
  • Six Strategies for Managing Risk
  • The Risk Register
  • Handout - The Risk Register
Project Delivery Stage: Don't you Love it When a Plan Comes Together!
  • Project Delivery - The Three Key Cycles
  • The Four Essentials of Leading your Team
  • Handout - The Progress Report
Project Closure Stage: Deep Sigh - You're Nearly Done
  • Closing your Project in an Orderly Manner
  • Closing words
  • Handout - The Project Completion Report
  • Handout - The Project Closure Report
  • Handout - Project Closure Memo
  • Handout - Project Lessons Learned log
  • Recommended Reading
  • Project Management Books
Additional Material
  • Handout - Management and the Business Case
  • Handout - The Business Case Approval Process
  • Handout - Change a Request
  • Handout - Change a Request Log
  • Handout - The Exception Report
  • Handout - The Health & Safety Plan
  • Handout - The HMGP Poster
  • Handout - The Operational Use Memo
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Updated on 14 October, 2018

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