Project Management
14th May 2008 - Newcastle Graduate School of Business
Short Course Description
Increasingly, project management methodology is being adopted as a way of achieving the strategic goals of the organisation. More and more initiatives, whether they be Engineering, Marketing, Information Technology, New Product / Service Development or Conferences and sporting "events", are being "project managed".
This course introduces the technical, organisational and personal skills needed to manage complex projects in unstable, changeable environments.
Concepts covered include integration of organisational strategy and projects, selection of projects, project management tools and techniques and interpersonal, management and leadership skills required for effective project management. Other areas include project management systems, resource scheduling, risk assessment, team selection and team building, performance and progress measurement and finally, project audit, evaluation and closure.
Who Should Attend
This course should be attended by anyone in business, whether as a manager or an employee as you will learn tools and techniques that will help you run your business and assist you in almost any other field of endeavour.
Key Topics
- Projects and strategic business planning
- Defining a project, avoiding scope creep
- Developing a project plan and a network of activities, critical paths
- Management of uncertainties, time and cost
- Leadership and team management
- Post-implementation review, embedding learning
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply project management theories, concepts and issues to many aspects of their professional and private lives
- Prepare project plans using project management tools, including the objective assessment of uncertain events (risk management)
- Understand project networks, critical paths, resource scheduling and performance monitoring
- Conduct a post-implementation review and embed good learning practices in the organisation.
