Start the Project

Learning Objectives:

In this module, you will learn to define and discuss stakeholders and the most effective ways to communicate with them, explain the best ways to form a team, describe how to build the most effective understanding of a project and how doing so relates to executing a project successfully and explain how predictive and adaptive project life cycles work; explain what a hybrid development approach is.

Topics:

• Identify and Engage Stakeholders
• Form the Team
• Build a Shared Understanding of the Project
• Project Approach
• Summary
• Assessment

Plan the Project

Learning Objectives:

In this module, you will learn about various aspects of project management, such as the significance of a project management plan and its role in ensuring project success. You will also be exploring scope planning in both predictive and adaptive projects, along with schedule planning and resource allocation considerations. This module also covers budgeting structures, risk management strategies, and the importance of quality in project outcomes.

In addition, you would also learn to integrate project management plans and tailor a change management approach. This will help you deliver on pre-defined project outcomes while being mindful of business objectives and ensuring that stakeholder expectations are met.

Topics:

• Project Planning
• Scope and Schedule Management
• Cost and Quality Management
• Resource
• Procurement Management
• Integration
• Summary
• Assessment

Lead the Project Team

Learning Objectives:

Develop leadership skills and explore the guidelines behind it including discussions on leadership styles and the key components in a blended setting. This module also delves into artefacts and their strategic use in project management. Learn about empowered teams, their characteristics, and core functions.

Additionally, get to know more about strategies and forms of communication for seamless collaboration including the emphasis on training, coaching, and mentoring in team development. Lastly, understand conflict management, including the causes, levels, and potential outcomes of conflicts. With this knowledge and tools, you can excel as a leader.

Topics:

• Craft Your Leadership Skills
• Create a Collaborative Project Team Environment
• Empower the Team
• Support Team Member Performance
• Communicate and Collaborate with Stakeholders
• Training, Coaching and Mentoring
• Manage Conflicts
• Summary
• Assessment

Support the Project Team Performance

Learning Objectives:

Explore different methods for implementing improvement in this module. Gain an understanding of various performance measurement approaches and compare these approaches with an emphasis on communication and accountability. In addition, identify various project implementation strategies and address any impediments that may arise.

Finally, learn about various implementation methods used during a project. Gain practical knowledge and valuable insights to improve your project management skills and drive outcomes successfully.

Topics:

• Implement On-Going Improvements
• Support Performance
• Evaluate Project Progress
• Manage Issues and Impediments
• Manage Changes

Close Project / Phase

Learning Objectives:

In this module, you will learn to define the reasons and activities related to the closure of a phase or a project, explain the benefits gained from a project or phase, and how they are managed, sustained, examine the reasons for knowledge transfers and how they relate to the closure of a phase or project.

Topics:

• Project / Phase Closure
• Benefits Realization
• Knowledge Transfer
• Summary
• Assessment