$1,235.00 Excludes GST. Includes comprehensive workbook, lunch and morning and afternoon teas.
Course Overview
A comprehensive two day course covering core technical skills and success factors for project management. This course is designed for people who plan or manage projects and for project participants who need to make an effective contribution to projects. The course does not assume previous project experience.
This course takes a pragmatic approach, providing participants with a set of skills and tools that they can immediately use in their workplace. It also provides a basic framework and principles so that participants can apply a structured approach to their projects. The training is independent of project management software.
Participants can expect to:
• gain practical skills, tools and techniques that can be applied to any project • learn how to approach and structure a project • understand the principles of successful project management - best practices! • learn how to avoid some basic project pitfalls • learn, through participation, about project roles and team work
The course is designed to answer questions such as: • How do I go about planning a project? • What are the roles and responsibilities in a project? • How can I clearly define the project’s purpose, scope, and resource requirements? • How do I keep a project under control? • How do I know if I am going about the project in the right way? • What are some practical techniques for planning and scheduling a project? • How do you get a project team to work well together?
Programme content Specific topics can vary to suit participant needs and may include:
• Managing stakeholder expectations • Project Management Body of Knowledge • Project management life cycle • Responsibility assignment matrix • Defining the project’s deliverables • Project team profile • Work breakdown structure • Network analysis • Gantt charts • Project schedules • Max value • Milestone charts • Project success measures • Post project review • Scope matrix • Estimating project resource requirements • High performance project teams • Defining and Controlling Project Scope • Project budget and cash flow • Ensuring management support • Project manager’s tool kit • Project risk analysis • Mind charts • Critical path technique • Project Brief • Managing issues • Project success factors • Project pitfalls to avoid • Dealing with difficult people • Key questions to ask • Project management roles • Project parameters • Activity dependencies • Float • Risk Identification • Risk Mitigation • Case studies • Project parameters • Project Team Profile • Tips about useful software
Ron Eckman
Ron Eckman specialises in project management training and consulting. Ron is New Zealand's most experienced and successful project management trainer.
Ron has served on the judging panel for PMI's International Project of the Year Competition and on PMI's International Ethics Review Committee.
Victoria University has selected Ron Eckman to regularly present project management training in their Executive Development Programmes.