Course summary
Take the next step with our advanced project management master class course for project managers looking to build outexpand their stable of skills. In this course, you will learn the technical aspects of project management, people management and how to scope and initiate a project.
Delivered over three days, this course offers an in-depth view of project scoping from business case to the realisation of benefits. Work collaboratively to develop the suite of deliverables required to baseline, monitor and control your project scope.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- analyse a business case and benefits as inputs to the project scope
- develop a project charter, including definition of benefits, objectives, success measures and deliverables
- identify stakeholders to define a project scope
- meaningfully engage with stakeholders to define fitness for purpose and develop requirements in a quality plan
- develop a WBS, scope statement, requirements traceability matrix, configuration management
- ensure requirements flow through to statements of work through appropriate procurement strategies
- apply integrated change control methods to control or change scope after project commencement
- describe the role of projects in supporting benefits realisation at a program, portfolio and organisational level
- allocate work to resources
- apply scheduling tools, including defining your critical path
- apply estimation techniques to define a project budget and schedule
- prepare a project cost estimate and budget
- describe earned value management techniques to develop an integrated baseline and track progress, performance and forecast completion date and cost
- apply risk management techniques and integrate risk treatments into the project plan
- build a project team
- empower individuals and teams to get the best results including creating an environment for psychological safety
- apply different leadership styles to suit different project phases and contexts
- develop communication, facilitation and negotiation skills to more effectively engage with people
- develop an awareness of psychological models and EQ Frameworks for consideration in future professional development.
Content
Module 1: Scoping a project
Strategy & business benefits
- An overview of projects and project management
- Context and business benefits or outcomes
Initiating a project
- Aligning scope with strategy and benefits
- Identifying and engaging stakeholders
- Reviewing project governance requirements
- Preparing the project charter
Engaging stakeholders in scope definition
- Defining stakeholders
- Levels of stakeholder engagement
- Stakeholder mapping
- Understanding stakeholder communication requirements
Develop scope & requirements
- Scoping terminology and approaches to scoping
- Developing requirements, including traceability matrix and configuration management
- Creating a scope statement
- Developing a work breakdown structure
- Saving a scope baseline
Controlling changes to scope
- Delivering on requirements using a quality project plan
- Integrated change control approaches and change requests
- Benefits realisation
Module 2: Technical skills
Planning a project
- Preparing a project schedule and budget
- Estimation techniques
- Identifying, recording and evaluating risks
- Building risk treatments and contingencies into your project plan
Monitoring and controlling a project
- Measuring project performance
- Earned Value Management
- Integrated performance baseline
- Effective status reports
Even more
- Tips for project success, including what not to do
- Exploring advanced tools, beyond the course
- Content aligned to the latest project management theory including PMBOK Edition 8, and artificial intelligence (AI)
Module 3: Forming and leading teams
Forming and leading teams
- Team roles that may exist on your projects
- Building high-performing teams
- Adaptive leadership approaches
- Motiviating the team
- Embracing diversity on projects
Leading others
- Personality traits, learning styles and leadership styles
- Adaptive approaches for effective stakeholder engagement
- International standards for leadership and emotional intelligence
Managing relationships
- Stakeholder analysis techniques, including network thinking, stakeholder dynamics and relationships
- Tailoring communications for audience and purpose
- Facilitation techniques for running effective meetings and workshops
- Negotiation techniques and conflict resolution
Prerequisites
Some familiarity with project management.
Who this course is for
This course is for professionals responsible for planning, coordinating or delivering projects and business improvement initiatives in their organisation. It applies across structured and fast-moving project environments, including engineering, construction, health, education, government, commercial and non-profit sectors.
- Project managers looking to strengthen delivery across the full project lifecycle
- Experienced ‘Accidental’ project managers managing projects without formal training
- Team leaders, supervisors and business leaders responsible for complex project outcomes
- Project coordinators, business analysts and subject matter experts supporting project delivery
- Change leaders, managers and support staff involved in organisational initiatives and formal change processes
- Professionals responsible for planning, governance, risk and stakeholder management
Delivery style
This three-day course focuses on experiential learning. Content is broken into 10-15 minute blocks and is immediately followed by group activities that put theory into practice.
A range of interactive methods will be used including:
- storytelling and the use of professional examples to illustrate key concepts
- self-reflection and group discussions
- case studies where the concepts are actively applied
- individual and team-based activities and presentations
- suggested readings to support continued learning after the course.
Materials
You will receive:
- online course materials with case study activities
- an online project management toolkit with templates
- a course Statement of Completion.
What you need to do before the course
Please complete the Communication and Learning Styles Questionnaire using the PDF document below. The results from this questionnaire are important to parts of the course and must be completed prior to Module 3.
Communication and Learning Styles Questionnaire
Please bring your laptop to class to access the course learning materials.
