Project Management Course

The Project Management – Level 3 Course will take you step-by-step through the thought and learning processes involved in being a Project Manager.

The course covers a wide range of subject areas from management strategies, quality, finance, health & safety, planning and personal development to name but a few – all of the elements needed to be a good project manager.

In a highly structured and clear manner, you will gain a wealth of information and learn important skills needed to execute your project on time, to specification and within budget.

On successful completion of this course, students will receive an accredited Level 3 Certificate of Achievement.

The course consists of the following 13 Units:

Unit One – What is Project Management?

This Unit contains the following topics: Why use project management?, Benefits of project management and What do project managers actually do?

Unit Two – History of Project Management

This Unit contains the following topics: Project management old and new, Modern scientific project management, Gnatt charts, The Fayol management model, Network diagrams, Critical path method (CPM), Program evaluation and review technique (PERT),

Unit Three – Organisational Structure

This Unit contains the following topic: The four basic organisational structures.

Unit Four – Project Life Cycle

This Unit contains the following topics: The four-stage project cycle model, Milestones and hold points, Project close-out.

Unit Five – Feasibility Studies

This Unit contains the following topics: The Client’s feasibility study, Stakeholders, The client, Define the constraints on the project, Value management and Financial models for project selection.

Unit Six – Project Estimating & Scope Definition

This Unit contains the following topics: Ball-park cost estimate, Feasibility study, Costing, Initiation, Project charter, Defining the scope, Changing scope, Scope management, Project Closeout, Project closeout report.

Unit Seven – Project Procurement Plan

This Unit contains the following topics: What is required? Sourcing, Communication of requirements to potential suppliers, Evaluation & selection of supplier, Review & evaluate tenders, Manage the contract, Closeout.

Unit Eight – Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

This Unit contains the following topics: Presentation, Producing a WBS, WNS numbering system, WBS and costing, Further breakdown of WBS.

Unit Nine – Critical Path

This Unit contains the following topics: Network Diagrams; WBS & critical path, Logic, Generation of Logic, Activities: summing up.

Unit Ten – Resource Planning

This Unit contains the following topics: Estimating, Forecasting, Resource availability – constraints of the project, Use of resources, Increasing project resources, Reducing resources.

Unit Eleven – Controlling the Project

This Unit contains the following topics: Why control projects, Scope of control, Gathering information, Applying project control, Dealing with people.

Unit Twelve – Quality Management

This Unit contains the following topics: Definitions, Cost of quality, Quality circles, Quality Auditing, Quality control plans.

Unit Thirteen – Risk Management

This Unit contains the following topics: Hierarchy of control, Controlling risk, Risk assessment.

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