TOP LOC 012024 Fundamentals of Project Management

Projects have nowadays become the key for companies innovation and change, so investing in project management can bring greater profits to the enterprise. However, projects are complex and pose unique challenges, which means developing staff skills, adopting best practices and increasing collaboration across business units.

This training will prepare you with project management methodologies, identify the tools needed to execute each phase of a project, and ultimately develop more effective project management behaviors according to the Project Management Institute (PMI) standards.

Developing your knowledge in projects using solid project management skills, your efforts will help you to be more successful - whether it's the performance of a large organization, your career development, launching a new business, or even your personal Life project!

Target Group

Leaders, staff and team members of any projects, committees or task forces with technique and practical skills for initiating, planning, tracking, controlling and evaluating any kind or size project.
All the persons work on Nonprofit organizations (NGO) and contribute to the success of any running or future projects.
All the fresh graduated students who wish to improve their skills in order to find a suitable career in their field of study.

Requirements

Recommended experience: Beginner level

Your Benefits

The trainee will learn a deep knowledge about the project management skills according to the international standards of project management institute (PMI).
The trainee will learn how to initiate, define and organize a new project.
The trainee will learn how to assess, prioritize and manage the project risks.
The trainee will get a good knowledge of developing a project plan and determining the critical path.
The trainee will learn how to earned value approach for controlling and monitoring any project.

Methods

Instructor Leader Led/ILL: Physical classroom environment
Remote Leader Led/RLL: Virtual classroom environment
Hybrid: ILL or RLL. You can attend the course on-site or remotely.

Methodology

PowerPoint and PDF lectures.
Group work and practical exercise.
Analyzing in group work some reports and case studies from the real life.
Simulation of the project stages for new project.

Key Features

What is the definition of a project, the model of examining a project’s organization and its stakeholders.
The analysis of stakeholders using a power/interest grid.
The project life cycle and the features of each stage.
Developing a project plan.
Process of scoping out a project and tools used to identify the project content.
The sequencing project tasks and the nature of the dependencies in project activities.
Determining the project’s duration and critical path.
Identifying and managing Risk in the project.
Determining and controlling the project budget.
The execution phase of the project.
Value approach for monitoring and controlling progress.
Alternative methods for project execution such as Agile and Scrum.