Project Management

may 17-28, 2010

tuition fee: $4550 (includes a new laptop)
 
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Intended Audience: This course focuses on project management and monitoring, including team building and leadership. It is especially designed for managers of developing country projects and for persons responsible for implementing such projects. Past participants have come from government, utilities, corporations, international organizations and NGOs.

Course Objectives: The seminar will show how to improve preparation and management of projects. Participants will explore the processes of managing a project in its environment (project's ecosystem), learn how to enhance successes and overcome problems.

Course Outline

The course will examine all of the crucial issues and steps in project management:

  • Defining objectives (logframe)
  • Managing the project environment
  • The project life cycle
  • Project identification, preparation and approval
  • Financial and economic analysis
  • Project financing
  • Team building and leadership
  • Organization alternatives
  • Communication, motivation
  • Managerial styles
  • Conflict resolution
  • Role of Project Manager
  • Implementing change
  • Work breakdown structure
  • Critical path method
  • Project scheduling (MS Project Software)
  • Cost control
  • Risk analysis
  • Reporting and control
  • Monitoring
  • Database management systems (MS Access Software)
  • Introduction to procurement