Duration : 3 days
Course Reference : HJB-PM101
Price : € 795,– excl. VAT

All trainers are PMP certified trainers.

Course Description: As an effective project manager, you organize scarce resources, work under tight deadlines, control project change and generate maximum team performance. Through a simulated case study, you learn how to successfully plan, manage and deliver projects. You also learn how to implement project management processes, develop leadership skills and respond to real-world scenarios. At the end of the course, you leave with templates and checklists for use back at the workplace.

Target Audience : Everybody actively involved in projects, functional managers or those who want to become a project manager.  This course can also be taken by those who want to familarize with the processes and techniques explained in the PMBOK(fifth edition).

Course Objectives : This workshop will provide the participants with:

• The fundamental skills of project management with emphasis on project delivery, planning and execution strategies;
• Plan a project to ensure successful delivery and stakeholder satisfaction;
• Apply best practices to plan and run projects using a 6-step project management process;
• Implement risk management techniques and deploy mitigation strategies;
• Estimate and schedule task work, duration and costs with confidence;
• Implement monitoring tools and controls to keep you fully in command of the project;
• Recognize and practice the leadership skills needed to run a motivated team;

Course Setup : A balanced mix of lecture, group discussions, and individual and team exercises are used to develop the skills necessary to define, plan, and monitor projects
from launch through completion.

Professional Development Units : 21 PDU’s or 2.1 CEU’s

PMBOK Knowledge areas : Project Integration Management, Project Scope Management, Project Quality Management, Project Time Management, Project Stakeholder Management, Project Cost Management, Project Human Resources Management, Project Communications Management, Project Risk Management, Project Procurement Management

Course Outline : The following topics will be addressed in this workshop

• Session 1 : Introduction to project management
  • What are projects, programms and portfolio’s
  • Why project management?
  • The project life cycle
  • Influences on a project
  • Key stakeholders
  • Project management process groups
  • Project manager responsibilities

• Session 2 : Project Initiation
  • Understanding the role of senior management
  • Needs Assessment
  • Project selection techniques
  • Building SMART objectives
  • Developing Requirements
  • Project charters
  • Project Requirements Document

• Session 3 : Project planning
  • Activities to be performed
  • Perform a WBS workshop
  • Make, buy or outsource the developments of parts of the development
  • Estimate time required
  • Select the team members for project execution
  • Plan the project activities
  • Define your Quality Assurance strategy
  • Perform a Risk Assessment
  • Define your Change Control procedure
  • Define your detailed Communication Plan
  • Calculate final budget
  • Write Project Management Plan
  • Get Management Approval

• Session 4 : Project Execution and Control
  • Activities to be performed
  • Performance measurement using Earned Value techniques
  • Performance Reporting
  • Managing expectations
  • Team development
  • Risk Management
  • Quality Management
  • Change Management
  • Configuration Management

• Session 5 : Project Closure
• Activities to be performed
• Prepare final status reports
• Lessons Learned
• Closing the project files
• Closing the subcontracts
• Perform Close-out meeting