Take the next step with our project management master class for project managers looking to build out their stable of skills. In this course, you will learn the technical aspects of project management, people management and how to scope and initiate a project.

This course offers an in-depth view of project scoping from business case to the realisation of benefits. Work collaboratively to develop the suite of deliverables required to baseline, monitor and control your project scope.

OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• build a project team
• apply different leadership styles to suit different project phases and contexts
• develop communication, facilitation and negotiation skills to more effectively engage with people
• allocate work to resources
• apply scheduling tools, including defining your critical path
• apply estimation techniques to define a project budget and schedule
• prepare a project cost estimate and budget
• apply risk management techniques
• analyse a business case and benefits as inputs to the project scope
• develop a project charter
• identify stakeholders to define a project scope
• develop a WBS, scope statement, requirements traceability matrix, configuration management
• apply integrated change control methods to control or change scope after project commencement
• describe the role of projects in supporting benefits realisation at a program, portfolio and organisational level.

Part 1: Scoping a Project

Strategy & business benefits

• Context and business benefits or outcomes

Initiating a project

• Preparing the project scope statement
• Aligning scope with strategy and benefits
• Identifying and engaging stakeholders

Develop scope & requirements

• Scoping terminology and approaches to scoping
• Developing a work breakdown structure
• Developing requirements, including traceability matrix and configuration management
• Delivering on requirements using a quality plan
• Developing a procurement plan that will deliver on desired scope
• Controlling changes to scope
• Integrated change control approaches

Part 2: Technical Skills

Planning a project

• Preparing a project WBS, budget and schedule
• Estimation techniques
• Identifying, recording and evaluating risks
• Building risk treatments and contingency into your project plan

Monitoring and controlling a project

• Measuring project performance
• Integrated performance baseline
• Effective status reports

Even more

• Tips for project success, including what not to do

• Exploring advanced tools, beyond the course

   

Part 3: Forming and Leading Teams

Forming and leading teams

• Team roles that may exist on your projects
• Building a team with targeted interventions
• Adaptive leadership approaches
• Embracing diversity on projects

Leading others

• Personality traits, learning styles and leadership styles
• Adaptive approaches for effective stakeholder engagement
• International standards for leadership and emotional intelligence

Managing relationships

• Stakeholder analysis techniques, including network thinking, stakeholder dynamics and relationships
• Tailoring communications for audience and purpose
• Facilitation techniques for running effective meetings and workshops
• Negotiation techniques and conflict resolution

INTENDED AUDIENCE

• Project Managers
• The 'accidental' Project Manager
• Team members and subject matter experts involved in projects
• Anyone interested in project management
• Anyone wanting to be more organised in their work
• Current and aspiring business leaders

DELIVERY STYLE

This three-day course focuses on experiential learning. Content is broken into 10-15 minute blocks and immediately followed by group activities where the theory is put into action.

A range of interactive methods will be used including:

• storytelling and the use of professional examples to exhibit concepts
• self-reflection and group discussions
• case studies where the concepts are actively applied
• individual and team activities and presentations
• suggested readings for after training.

Some familiarity with project management.