Project Management Learning Programs
Course Duration – 1 Day
Overview
There is lots of news and researchlocally and globally that shows that a high percentage of projects fail and/or are managed in a state of crisis. The cost of this problem is staggering on a national and global basis. There are many reasons for failure; most of them are due to poor project management. This program will help you develop a strategy for improving the success of your organization’s projects. You will learn how to re-shape your culture so that project management becomes imbedded as a competency requirement and you’ll learn your role and responsibility in overseeing projects to ensure success
Course Duration – 3 Days
Overview
A Project Management Office (PMO), sometimes also called the Centre of Excellence is a business unit that has department or organization-wide authority to ensure consistency in the management of all projects. This gives projects the best possible chance of success. The PMO has a strategic role in planning and launching the project management process and has a direct impact on the organization, its customers and resources.
Running a successful PMO requires careful planning; from the initial piloting of the PMO to its full launch. As with any significant change initiative, there must be a change management process in place to guide people through the transition period.
The creation of a PMO Centre of Excellence includes creating a vision, strategies, governance, and processes. It will know how to measure its own success as well as that of projects and will have identified quality criteria for all project management processes and documents.
Course Duration – 3 Days
Overview
Projects occur throughout organizations in many departments. They are becoming more and more complex and are often a part of a larger program. The skills that people require to manage these projects and programs is not the same as it was 10 years ago Project management training must show people how to manage projects effectively, efficiently and productively, meeting all business and customer requirements. It should reflect current global best practices and methodologies if it is to be effective and generate high pay back to organizations.
Course Duration – 2 Days
Overview
Organizations today face enormous costs owing to bad project management. The reason for this is that many projects either fail to have a clear scope or have project plans that lack sufficient detail. This is usually because there is no clear process for managing projects within the organization. What`s necessary is a process that is simple yet ensures that all projects, whether they are managed by an individual or in a team, are successful.
Yet most organizations do not have full-time project managers. Managing projects is usually part of an employee’s overall job responsibilities. However, without project management skills, it can be stressful to manage projects and also get through your other job requirements because you may not have the necessary skills, time or resources available. Your projects may be any temporary endeavor you undertake to create a unique product, service or other measurable end result. This may include: developing a marketing plan, organizing an event, creating a new product or service, developing a new process, or creating a new web site.
Course Duration – 1 Day
Overview
When you are managing medium to large projects and programs you need to be able to manage at a more advanced level. The increased complexity of these projects and programs requires an advanced level of understanding; team governance structures, global reporting and communicating mechanisms. You need to know how to manage projects of different types or sizes, deal with project changes and apply risk management to minimize and deal with risk.