Project Management & its Operating Environment

Learning Outcomes

Definition of Project

Differences between Projects and Business as Usual

Definition of project management and its key purpose

Programme and Portfolio management and their relationship with project management.

Major differences between Projects and Programmes are

Organisation Model

Relationship between Portfolio, Programmes and Projects

Project Environment

SWOT Analysis & Health Safety and Environmental Legislation

Project Lifecycle

Learning Outcomes

5 Stages of Project management Phases

Definition of Project Lifecycle

Project Lifecycle Phases

Different Project Lifecycle Phases

Project Lifecycles/Methodologies-Waterfall Model

Project Lifecycles/Methologies-Agile

Assessment of Project Needs, Complexity and Magnitude

Project Lifecycles: Project Methodologies

Reasons for structuring Projects into phases

Management Structures/Key roles in Project Management

Learning Outcomes

Key roles in Project Management

Project Sponsor

Project Steering Group

Project team members

Responsibility Assignment Matrix

Project Governance

Learning Outcomes

Principles of governance of project management

Components of Governance of Project management

Key areas that support project governance

Pillars of Governance

Procurement

Learning Outcomes

Supplier Selection

Supplier Relationships

Contract Planning

Types of Contract

Terms of Payment contd/Clauses in Contract

Project management planning

Learning Outcomes

Information Management

Business Case: Purpose, Ownership, Authorship & its contents.

Benefit Management

Investment Appraisal Techniques

Stakeholder Management & Further Planning

Learning Outcomes

Stakeholder Management

Stakeholder Segmentation

Project Management Plan: Content, Authorship & Approval

Project Reporting

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Scope Management & Requirement Management

Learning Outcomes

Requirement Management

Risk and Issue Management

Learning Outcomes

Risk, Risk Management & Benefits of Risk Management.

Risk Management Process

Risk Management Lifecycle

Scheduling and Cost Management

Learning Outcomes

Scheduling, Schedule Mgt and Resource Scheduling

Critical Path & its features

Resource scheduling process, Resource scheduling and Smoothing

Financial Management & Cost Control

Quality Management

Learning Outcomes

Quality Management

Communication Management

Learning outcomes

Communication Management

Cognitive Biases

Feedback mechanism in Communication

Communication Approaches

Communication methods

Barriers to effective communication

Communication effectiveness

Communication channels

Communication Plan & its content

Leadership and Team Management

Learning outcomes

Leadership, role of a Leader & qualities of a good Project Manager.

Motivation theories and Leadership models

Team, teamwork and various teams’ models

5 Stages of Project management Phases

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