Syllabus

This course contains 5 modules:

Module 1 – Project management principles and approaches

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe the principles of project management
• Describe different approaches to project management
• Describe the use of technology in project management

Module 2 – Project initiation and planning

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe how and why a feasibility study would be carried out
• Explain how to prepare a business case for a project
• Explain how project plan is prepared
• Identify documentation for project planning and show how it can be used

Module 3 – Managing project finance and resources

Learning Outcomes:

• Use forecasting techniques to show how project finances can be estimated
• Describe how finances and resources for projects can be secured
• Show how budgets can be used to control project finances
• Describe reporting of project finance and resource use

Module 4 – Managing project quality and risk

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe why it is important to identify and manage risk for a project
• Identify risks in a given scenario and suggest how they might be minimised/managed
• Describe approaches to quality management
• Apply appropriate quality management solutions in given scenarios

Module 5 – Managing people and communications in project management and the Project Life cycle

Learning Outcomes:

• Explain the importance of managing stakeholder expectations and how this can be achieved
• Define the project team and team roles
• Explain effective team management techniques for successful projects
• Explain why effective communication is important successful team working and how this can be achieved
• Describe the stages of the project life cycle
• Describe approaches to project closedown and reporting
• Explain how to evaluate the success of projects
• Apply appropriate project management techniques to a given scenario