About this Event
Bring your team and save:
1. Groups of three or more receive a 10% discount
2. Organizations hosting an in-house session with 10+ participants enjoy a 15% discount.
Duration: 1 Full Day (8 Hours)
Delivery Mode: Classroom (In-Person)
Language: English
Credits: 8 PDUs/Training Hours
Certification: Course Completion Certificate
Refreshments: Lunch, Snacks and beverages will be provided during the session
Course Overview:
This course enhances project management competencies with a focus on value-adding activities to increase effectiveness of projects. The course is essential for PMP certified project managers or experienced practitioners (including Program and Portfolio Managers) who want to further refine their project management.
Learning Objectives:
Individuals certified at this level will have demonstrated their ability to:
● Identify key contributors to project failure and apply specific project management techniques to reduce those causes.
● Perform project initiation activities in a meaningful way to build a solid project foundation.
● Construct a robust communication that involves a “team contract” to ensure effective and efficient communication throughout the project.
● Explore key areas of project risk, assess their impact and identify options for responding.
● Discuss the area of quality planning and the measurement of the cost of quality.
● Review planning practices and approaches to establish a realistic project definition and approach.
● Plan specific actions to overcome key challenges of working within a Matrix Organization.
● Apply techniques to reduce scope creep during project planning, monitoring, and control.
● Compare current project status to the original plan to identify potential problems and make proactive decisions based on accurate data.
● Perform project control activities to ensure realistic reporting and to allow preventive and corrective action where required.
● Recognize elements of a properly closed out project, and avoid the “project that never dies” syndrome.
Target Audience:
● Project Managers
● Program Managers
● Portfolio Managers
WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE
This course is designed to elevate project management expertise for experienced professionals. By focusing on practical, value-adding strategies, it ensures that participants can plan, execute, and close projects more efficiently while reducing risks, preventing scope creep, and optimizing communication across teams. It equips managers with advanced tools to ensure project success in complex environments.
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WHY PEOPLE SHOULD OPT FOR IN-HOUSE TRAINING
Opting for in-house training allows your entire project management team to learn together, apply strategies directly to your organization’s projects, and align practices with internal processes. It saves travel time and cost while providing customized examples relevant to your company’s projects, challenges, and organizational culture.
Contact us today to schedule a customized in-house, face-to-face session:
Agenda
Course Introduction
Section 1:
Info: Concepts, Methodology and Lifecycle review
Section 2:
Info: Project Initiation
● Project Charter Essentials
● Stakeholder Analysis - Taking it up a notch
Section 3:
Info: Project Planning - Managing what Matters
● Refresher - Planning scope, Time and Cost
● Focusing on what matters
● Planning Risk
● Planning Quality
● Planning Communication
● Establishing a charge control mechanism
Section 4:
Info: Project Execution and Control
● Managing Human Resources
● Project Status and Reporting
● Project Controls
Section 5:
Info: Closing a Project
● Performing Proper closeout
● Identifying and Implementing Meaningful Lessons
Section 6:
Info: Project Integration: Putting it all together
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Regus 120 Collins Street, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
AUD 2383.73 to AUD 3707.28
