Project Management Essentials
Metier Academy International has a wealth of practical experience in project management gained from working closely with organisations who have successfully applied project and portfolio management across a variety of industry sectors. This experience has been consolidated into a series of workshops that reflect today's best practices in project management.
Objectives
Identify the business benefits of project management and understand the methods and techniques
Audience
The workshop is aimed at project managers and project staff who are either new to an operational project management role and require a broad understanding of the essential elements of project management, or staff who need to improve their current project management practices and require assistance in doing so.
Contents
The workshop lasts 2 days with an optional 3rd day, and includes the following subject areas:
- Project Management and Management by Projects
- Project scope, organisation and planning
- Project resource management
- Project risk management
- Progress monitoring and control
- Cost management and performance indicators
- Project reporting
Option : Interactive project simulation ( Simultrain©) - 1 day
Approach
- A view of project management best practices and techniques and how to apply them.
- The workshop is run by senior consultants who have experience in the practical application of best practices in a variety of project environments.
- The participants work on practical case studies that require application of the different project management techniques reviewed during the course.
- The standard course can be tailored to meet the client's specific needs.
- The seminar is independent of any software product.