Welcome on this learning programme!

Delve into the intricacies of project management with our comprehensive online course, guiding you from project kick-off to closeout. Explore essential terminology and tools, contextualised within the project management life cycle, equipping you to handle projects confidently and with finesse. Whether it's understanding project types, roles, and responsibilities, or mastering critical path analysis and Gantt charts, this course provides practical insights and skills applicable to both fictional and real-life scenarios. With a focus on aligning projects with organisational objectives and strategies, you'll learn to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control, and close projects effectively. Gain the knowledge and understanding needed to navigate the complexities of project management and excel in your project endeavours.

What you will learn:

At the end of this course, the learner should be able to:

• Define "projects" and "project management", roles, responsibilities, and lifecycle steps.
• Discuss the significance of project initiation and aligning projects with organisational goals.
• Identify stakeholders, define project scope, and create a work breakdown structure (WBS).
• Describe the critical path, calculate timelines, and create Gantt charts.
• Plan resources, finances, procurement, and stakeholder engagement.
• Apply risk planning, quality management, and communication concepts.
• Execute project scope, schedules, costs, and quality management.
• Manage project teams and communication effectively.
• Handle risks, stakeholders, and procurement in project management.
• Monitor, control, and assess project progress.
• Understand project closure requirements and conduct performance reviews.
• Apply project management knowledge to real-life scenarios.

Course Content:

PART A: Framing Project Management

Unit 1: Project management within organisations

PART B: Project Initiation

Unit 2: Strategy, project selection and feasibility

Unit 3: Project stakeholders and scope

PART 3: Project Planning

Unit 4: The project schedule

Unit 5: Planning resources, finances, procurement and stakeholder engagement

Unit 6: Planning risk, quality and communication

PART 4: Project Execution

Unit 7: Managing scope, schedules, costs and quality

Unit 8: Managing teams and project communication

Unit 9: Managing risks, stakeholders, and procurement

PART 5: Project Monitoring and Control and Project Closure

Unit 10: Project monitoring and control

Unit 11: Project closure

Unit 12: Project management in practice

Note: The e-course book for this course is “Project Management – From Kick Off to Close Out” published by Edge Learning Media, ISBN 978-1-77612-494-7.

Who Should Attend:

• Project administrators, coordinators and managers.
• Any individual that wants to work in a project management environment.

Entry Requirements:

There are no entry requirements for this course.

Course Structure:

This course is only available in an online learning format. The course includes learning activities, videos and quizzes.

Assessments:

Learners will need to complete the online quiz for this course.

Accreditation:

This course is not accredited.

Certification:

 A Certificate of Successful Completion will be issued upon completion of the course.

Duration:

1 week per learning unit / 12 weeks in total (3 months)