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Learn the principles of project management and apply them in your own work and life.

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Introduction to Project Management

About this course

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Project management is an essential skill-set for many careers and in many contexts in our lives. Introduction to Project Management is an ideal starting point if you need to manage projects at work or at home, while not necessarily being a formally trained project manager. It is also suitable if you are considering undertaking a project in the near future and are seeking to learn and apply essential project management knowledge and skills.

To deliver a project successfully, it’s important to start by clearly identifying what the project is, and what its outcomes will be. In the course, we will show you practical ways to explore and understand your goals from the outset of your project, and to consider all the factors that may affect its execution. Step by step you will learn how to plan, scope, schedule, cost and manage your project from beginning to end. Since every project relies on the people who are delivering it, the course also enables you to explore how you can effectively communicate, manage people and employ leadership skills to successfully deliver your own project.

In Introduction to Project Management, you will learn practical ways to use project management skills, whether your project is large or small. Join us to explore how you can benefit from using project management techniques in your own projects.

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  • Language: English
  • Video Transcript: English
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  • Associated skills:Leadership, People Management, Management

What you'll learn

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  • Core knowledge and applied skills in project management
  • Essential communication skills to help you manage a project
  • An understanding of why today’s projects are more complex

Syllabus

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Week 1: What is Project Management?

» 1.1 Understand the characteristics of a project

» 1.2 Apply project characteristics to your own project

» 1.3 Identify skills necessary to manage a project.

Week 2: The Initiation Phase

» 2.1 Describe the features of a project

» 2.2 Initiate the process of managing a project

» 2.3 Determine the appropriateness of the project.

Week 3: Understanding the Planning Phase

» 3.1 Understand the project planning process

» 3.2 Define the requirements for scoping, scheduling and costing a project

» 3.3 Describe the importance of planning in the project management process.

Week 4: Determining Project Risk

» 4.1 Identify potential project impacts and associated risks

» 4.2 Respond to and manage identified project risks.

Week 5: Project Teams and Communication

» 5.1 Identify internal and external project stakeholders

» 5.2 Develop an effective project team

» 5.3 Communicate effectively with team and project stakeholders.

Week 6: Bringing it All Together

» 6.1 Align project success criteria to project objectives

» 6.2 Measure the progress of a project

» 6.3 Solicit stakeholder feedback and lessons learnt

» 6.4 Understand concept of benefits of realisation and who takes ownership.

This course is part of Fundamentals of Project Management Professional Certificate Program

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