Project Management - Advanced

Syllabus

This course contains 5 modules:

Module 1 – Project management principles and approaches

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe the principles of project management
• Describe different approaches to project management
• Describe the use of technology in project management

Module 2 – Project initiation and planning

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe how and why a feasibility study would be carried out
• Explain how to prepare a business case for a project
• Explain how project plan is prepared
• Identify documentation for project planning and show how it can be used

Module 3 – Managing project finance and resources

Learning Outcomes:

• Use forecasting techniques to show how project finances can be estimated
• Describe how finances and resources for projects can be secured
• Show how budgets can be used to control project finances
• Describe reporting of project finance and resource use

Module 4 – Managing project quality and risk

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe why it is important to identify and manage risk for a project
• Identify risks in a given scenario and suggest how they might be minimised/managed
• Describe approaches to quality management
• Apply appropriate quality management solutions in given scenarios

Module 5 – Managing people and communications in project management and the Project Life cycle

Learning Outcomes:

• Explain the importance of managing stakeholder expectations and how this can be achieved
• Define the project team and team roles
• Explain effective team management techniques for successful projects
• Explain why effective communication is important successful team working and how this can be achieved
• Describe the stages of the project life cycle
• Describe approaches to project closedown and reporting
• Explain how to evaluate the success of projects
• Apply appropriate project management techniques to a given scenario
  

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 120 hrs.