Effective Project Management
Duration: 2 Days
Introduction
This program is specially designed to help participants to hone their project management knowledge and skills. Participants will be taken through the industry best practice of project management processes, tool and techniques. While a project manager spends almost 90% of the time communicating with various stakeholders, a project manager should be equipped with organizational and people skill to be an effective communicator. This program also includes the art of project management which covers the critical piece of the people interaction skill on how to be an effective project manager and leader.
Course Objectives
After completing the training, you should be able to:
- Articulate the 5 process group of project management and the key activities within the process group
- Explain the project triple constraints and how it will affect the success of a project
- Use the work breakdown structure and network diagram as technique for project management
- Identify and manage the critical path as one of the critical success factors of a project
- Identify at least 2 cultural preferences of project stakeholders using critical preference model to plan for effective communication
- Understand the principles on how to manage self-emotions and prepare for difficult conversations
- Apply the effective meeting principles in project meetings
Key Content
Module 1: Project management overview
- What is project management
- What is a project manager
- Historical background of project management
- What is a project
- Project challenges
Module 2: Key concepts
- Project constraint
- About the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK)
- The five process group
- PM knowledge areas
Module 3: Tools and techniques (I)
- Project stakeholders
- Project charter
- Project plan
- Work breakdown structure
- Critical path method
Module 4: Tools and techniques (II)
- Project network diagram
- Schedule management
- Project budgeting
- Risk management
- Project communication
- Project earned value analysis
- Project management index
Module 5: Project management people skills (I)
- Project team
- Active listening
- Setting expectation
- Preparing for a difficult conversation
Module 6: Project management people skills (II)
- Cross cultural proficiency
- Challenges with virtual communication
- Four culture intelligence capabilities
- Cultural dimensions theory
- Effective meeting
- Constructive confrontation
Target Audience
This course is specially designed for professionals, executives who will be involved in any project or works irrespective of the industry as project team member, team lead or stakeholders. This course is suitable for those who plan to have project management as their career development plan.
