An Intensive Course on Project Management

Sneak Peek

Project Managers are Get-It-Done People: they assess, plan, organise, and manage resources; direct old and new work; and deliver quality goods and service on time. They’re also necessary in almost every discipline, in fields as diverse as event planning, teaching, architecture, and medical practice. Learn how to effectively negotiate time frames, plan budgets, assign the right people to the right roles, and more with this Project Management Short Course.

This is an intensive project management course that will teach you the essential skills in project management. With 20 hours, this course can be worked through at your own pace.  

What is covered in this course?

 This course contains 6 lessons.

LESSON 1 NATURE AND SCOPE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• The role of a project manager
• Definitions
• Characteristics of a project
• Stages of a project
• Where is project management applied?
• Types of project management
• Types of project management offices
• Project types
• State of the art
• Static management

LESSON 2 RISK AND UNCERTAINTY

• What is risk?
• Some seek risk
• The importance of a business case
• The feasibility study
• Risk identification

LESSON 3 MAINTAINING CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT

• Tools for control
• When and where control needs to be exercised
• Nine steps to successful project planning

LESSON 4 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• What is communication?
• Communication systems and techniques
• Setting up communications systems in projects
• Active listening
• Finding the right staff

LESSON 5 THE END GAME

• Reviews are costly

LESSON 6 SOME GOLDEN RULES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Lesson 6 additional reading

 Features:

• Enrol any time of day or night.
• Start studying immediately or later (as you wish).
• Configure your study sessions at any length and frequency you wish.
• Work through at your own pace.
• Automated self assessment tests pop up at the end of each lesson. You can attempt these as many times as you wish; and each time, upon completion, you can see your results. You will need internet access to complete the self assessment tests.
• At the end of the whole course, you are presented with a major automated examination which can be attempted online, anywhere, anytime.
• If you achieve a 60% pass in the exam; you immediately receive a downloadable certificate of completion with your name on it.

• Help desk -email anytime- emails answered every workday [email protected]

Why should you study Project Management?

This course is important to anyone that will execute a project, small or large, simple or complex. With this course you will learn risk management, how to calculate budget, prioritize/rank each task, and interpersonal relationships. It will help you improve your communication, financial literacy, project management, creativity, innovation and digital literacy skills.