Course Info
Code PI1-117
Duration 5 Days
Format Classroom
Course Summary
As a manager, navigating daily challenges while efficiently solving problems is crucial. This course equips you with invaluable tools and practices to streamline management tasks, offering insights to avoid common pitfalls. Managing project scope, gathering requirements, and meeting stakeholder expectations are pivotal aspects of project management. Through this course, participants will gain hands-on experience with proven techniques, ensuring they grasp the essentials vital for managerial success.
Upon completion of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Identify areas of competence and areas for development.
- Determine business needs driving project requirements.
- Implement quality requirements effectively.
- Define inputs, outputs, and tools of scope management processes.
- Differentiate between product scope and project scope.
- Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for scope definition.
- Understand the importance of performance management in enhancing team performance and fostering relationships.
- Integrate project operations within organisational frameworks.
- Handle changes to project scope adeptly.
- Enhance personal credibility through effective communication, influence, and impact.
- Control project scope during project execution.
- Manage conflicts diplomatically and discreetly.
- Delegate, prioritise, and allocate resources efficiently to meet team and organisational needs.
This course is ideal for a wide range of professionals, including project team members, leaders, business analysts, and managers operating in various project environments. Participants involved in diverse projects, from construction to new product development to information technology, will gain practical tools and techniques applicable to their roles.
Course Content & Outline
Section 1: Fundamentals of Project Management
- Defining project and organisational terminology.
- Organising project definition and scope throughout the project lifecycle.
- Transitioning into management roles: expectations, fears, aspirations, and needs.
- Personality types and their impact on management styles.
- Steps of requirements management process.
- Establishing a scope management process tailored to organisational needs.
- Identifying environmental factors and organisational assets influencing scope management.
- Avoiding common managerial mistakes.
- Implementing tools and techniques to overcome organisational barriers.
- Effective team building and communication strategies.
Section 2: Aligning Projects with Organisational Objectives
- Identifying and prioritising stakeholder needs.
- Developing a communication plan.
- Assessing risk factors and mitigating legal and market risks.
- Managing stakeholder relationships and addressing differing viewpoints.
- Establishing financial benefits and business cases for projects.
- Developing project scope statements and management plans.
- Prioritising requirements and developing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
- Embedding quality into project deliverables.
Section 3: Requirements Management and Quality Assurance
- Translating stakeholder objectives into project requirements.
- Prioritising functional and non-functional requirements.
- Utilising tools for requirements decomposition and analysis.
- Time management, effective delegation, and motivation techniques.
- Workflow diagramming and decision tree analysis.
- Integrating quality assurance practices into project management.
- Conducting inspections, testing, and performance reviews.
- Managing deliverables and conducting scope testing.
Section 4: Change Management and Project Closure
- Handling changes to project scope and establishing change control processes.
- Establishing criteria and systems for managing scope changes.
- Addressing political and cultural challenges related to scope changes.
- Performance reporting and variance management.
- Configuration management and product acceptance.
- Project closure processes and final deliverables acceptance.
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