Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations. Project management involves the careful planning and organizational effort to accomplish a successful project. It also involves developing a strategy that outlines the objective and desired outcomes of the project and a plan to achieve the objective, given the resource constraints. Any project, large or small, requires a set of tools and techniques to be successful. Project management is the key driver of change within an organization and this course is designed to equip the participants with all the tools and knowledge necessary to become successful project managers.

Every project is unique. Even though it may have similarities with another project, no two projects can ever be the same. Understanding the context of the particular project you are working on is important in order to keep the team and those involved with the project motivated and focused toward the goals of the project. As a project manager, you will often need to work with people of different levels of intellect. Therefore, emphasizing the context will allow your team to be on the same level of understanding (thereby making it possible for them to work together toward the same goal).

This course provides a comprehensive overview of project management techniques to effectively plan, manage, and control projects based on the standards of the Project Management Institute. Theory and practical examples of these methodologies are provided in an interactive format. Skills covered are immediately applicable to the job. Mastering basic project management skills, methodologies, and tools enable the candidates to prioritize projects and workload, create realistic goals and recruit and manage high performing teams.

By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

· Demonstrate the use of key project management tools such as the work breakdown structure and the network diagrams to create a project plan

· Demonstrate ability to work as a member of a team to achieve project goals and objectives

· Manage stress and succeed under pressure

· Effectively make decisions and solve problems

· Create and assess budgets

· Apply motivational tools & techniques

· Understand how to innovative in problem solving

· Be more able to conduct financial analysis

· Know the key stones of successfully managing a project

· Identify and manage change

Anyone involved in the management of construction projects including, Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Project Engineers, Construction Managers, Civil Engineers, Team Leaders, Assistant Superintendents, Superintendents, Assistant Project Managers, M&E Coordinators, LEED & BIM Coordinators, Architects and Designers, Estimators, Field Engineers, Consultants and Contractors, Sub-contractors, Project Planners, Schedulers, Project Administrators, IT & Oil & Gas Key Personnel, Directors and Senior Executives who wish to drive change within their organizations through successful project management and anyone who is acting or aspiring project professional, whether you are a coordinator, engineer, consultant, or site administrator in any sector of industry and business

· Fundamentals of project management

· Forming a project plan

· Critical success factors

· Managing risks of a project

· Preparation of project budgets

· Cash flow analysis

· Effective use of tools and techniques

· Process mapping

· Gantt charts

· Milestones

· Critical path analysis

· Building successful project teams

· Leading a successful project

· Communication and group decision making

· Cross functional teams

· Roles within a team

· Team motivation

· Project monitoring and project change control

· Responding to problems

· Change management

· Psychology of change

· Stress management

· The stages of change

· Effective ways of dealing and negotiating with contractors

· Directing and evaluating the project planning process

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