Project Management - Level 2

This Project Management course will cover:

Overview of Key Principles of Project Management

• Overview of Project Management
• Management of the Project
• The Project Lifecycle, Planning and Control
• Project Execution and Managing the Schedule
• Dealing with Changes, Risk and Project Handover

Staying Focused and Leading the Project Team with Conviction

• Adapting your personal style of leadership
• Developing a vision and motivating your team
• Implementing a robust and viable communications plan
• Setting direction and agreeing Critical Performance Indicators
• Deal with contradicting needs between the customer, project manager and project team

Measuring Schedule, Costs and Earned Value Management

• Scheduling tools and techniques
• Validating the schedule
• Managing change within the project
• The importance of a good cost/schedule baseline to measure performance against
• The tools and techniques for using Earned Value Management

The importance of Stakeholder Management

• Stakeholder definition and analysis
• Determination of relevance of stakeholders
• Stakeholder mapping
• Stakeholder influence
• The keys to effective influence and persuasion

Managing Risks and Quality

• Risk management planning
• Identifying project risks
• Performing risk analysis
• Risk response monitor and control
• Controlling project quality