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After completing the Diploma program, individuals will come away with concrete techniques to immediately improve project performance. Organizations will benefit by developing a pool of highly knowledgeable project managers.
As well as covering all ten knowledge areas of Project Management Institute's PMBOK® Guide, each of the five core project process groups (initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing) are extensively covered throughout the course.
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Introduction
Project Management Concepts and Context
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Eye of Competence |
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Basic concepts of project management defined |
Project Initiation
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Overview of strategic linkage of projects |
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Business case concepts |
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Project selection strategies |
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Financial considerations for projects |
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Project initiation documentation |
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Case study: Project Selection |
Project Planning
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Project leadership |
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Team leadership concepts |
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Case study: Team Charter |
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Project scope definition |
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Project Planning Overview Document (POD) |
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Case study: Project Planning Overview Document |
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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) |
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Case study: Work Breakdown Structures |
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Project cost estimating |
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Defining project resources |
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Case study: Creating the Project Cost Estimate & Resource Requirements |
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Project schedule concepts |
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Case study: Project Schedule |
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Project procedures |
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Procurement management |
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Case study: Make or Buy? |
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Risk management |
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Case study: Risk Management |
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Change management |
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Quality management |
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Communication management |
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Case study: Project Procedures |
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Executing and Controlling the Project
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Large project kickoff |
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Case study: Project Kickoff |
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Performance monitoring |
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Earned value management |
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Case study: Project Review |
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Project control |
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Team behavior concepts |
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Exercise - team behaviors |
Project Closeout
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Project closeout procedures |
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Case study: Project Closeout |
Competence Assessment
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Technical Competence - techniques of project management |
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Behavioural Competence - professional behaviour of project management personnel |
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Contextual Competence - the relations with the project context |
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