| OVERVIEW
The Workshop instills the collaborative essence of Project Management, an outcome often not achieved in university or college courses. Through intensive exercises, you will be equipped to plan a project step by step, with attention to the requirements for monitoring, control and completion.
From these practical sessions, the myriad Project Management methodologies and training options are then contextually unravelled, placing you in a position to take an informed decision about the next steps in your own development. The relative importance of specific certifications (such as PMP, PRINCE2 or NQF certifications) then also come to light.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The Workshop is suitable for:
- Individuals who are considering a career in Project Management;
- Business owners, managers and team members who want to become effective at managing time, cost and workload;
- Professionals for whom the bulk of their income is derived from managing projects; and
- Experienced project leaders who seek a systematic approach to impart to their subordinates.
Participants in past Workshops have included architects, IT professionals, engineers, business owners, current Project Managers and individuals seeking a change of career.
The Workshop is NOT suitable for:
- A professional Project Manager with a degree or up-to-date international certification in Project Management and extensive Project Management experience; or
- Project, Programme and Portfolio Managers who have already successfully implemented a specific methodology and whose organisations have been formally assessed at Level 2 or higher on a recognised Project Management Maturity Scale.
Contact us if you’re uncertain as to whether the Workshop would be suitable for you.
CONTENT
Project Management is first and foremost about effective management, and secondly about the tools and techniques pertaining to projects. Whilst addressing specific considerations for effective management, the Workshop recognises that inspiring leadership and good administration are relevant to other spheres of management as well, and thus focuses primarily on tools and techniques for the planning and execution of projects.
The Workshop therefore concentrates on:
- the project lifecycle;
- project authority structures;
- time, cost, and scope management and the management of risk;
- stakeholders and communications; and
- configuration management.
Amongst other techniques, reference is made to:
- product-based planning,
- the WBS (Work Breakdown Structure),
- Gantt charts,
- activity sequencing with an overview of the CPM (Critical Path Method), and
- activity-based costing.
Exercises and group activities will help you to learn the principles, methods and techniques quickly. In addition to this practical training, you are also introduced to:
- Project Management as a tool for effectiveness in any field,
- special considerations for formally implementing Project Managment in an organisation, and
- career paths to becoming a professional Project Manager.
The Workshop includes a brief demonstration of Project Management software (PSNext, Microsoft Office Project and MMPM). The relevance of affiliate bodies, methodologies and certifications such as the PMI (PMBoK, PMP, CAPM), APMG (PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner), SAQA (NQF), GAPPS and Agile will also be explained. |
| Quick online booking
The quick online booking form at http://weekend.projectmanagement.co.za
takes only a few minutes to complete.
If you have any questions, contact Marius Cloete at 021 949 2077. |
WORKSHOP LEADER
Tania Melnyczuk is experienced in guiding organisational leaders, entrepreneurs and career-minded individuals towards the initial fundamental changes required for effective Project Management.
Tania has led training in South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Mozambique and Tanzania, working with one-man businesses, small charities, medium-sized companies as well as governments and multi-national organisations. She has also trained staff and students at Wits and the USB, and is a Director of ProjectManagement.co.za.
Collaborative sessions are an essential part of the Workshop's learning methodology. Here a work team performs a risk analysis for a real-life Information Technology project.
A group of participants from the private sector and donor-funded agencies plan a public awareness project.
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