Applied Project Management (Online)

Milpark Education’s Applied Project Management course is designed around the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK). It will equip you with the intermediate to advanced level knowledge you need to meaningfully contribute to the conceptualisation, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of project performance, within the context of any corporate strategy. The course assumes a background knowledge of the basic concepts and processes of project management, and focuses on their applications and the conceptualisation of innovative solutions to the challenges that face organisations. It is best suited to students who need to enhance their project planning, execution, control and leadership competencies to levels needed for large projects with higher levels of complexities. It is also suitable for project management professionals who want to earn continuous professional development points. This course is designed to promote continuous professional development (CPD) as well as meet the content requirements for PMI’s professional examinations, notably CAPM™ and PMP™.

On successful completion of this short course, you will able to:

• analyse the vision, mission and values of any organisation with a view to determining what the company can do to gain sustainable competitive advantage.
• develop a statement of requirements for the organisation.
• develop a credible business case; evaluate and rank competing business cases.
• conduct a project feasibility and compile a feasibility report.
• design and plan a project.
• create, format and track a project plan using MS Project 2013.
• execute a project, while monitoring progress and controlling the project environment.
• prepare documents for project close‐out, commissioning and handover.