Project Management 101

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course you will:

• Have a common understanding of what a project is and how it is different from day-to-day, business as usual work
• Understand key terminology, principles and tools related to project management including how adaptive (Agile) and predictive (Waterfall) methodologies are different and how they work together
• Understand the difference between project objectives, outputs, and outcomes
• Learn and practice how to plan a project, based an output planning approach utilising Output Breakdown Structures, Output Flow Diagrams
• Learn how to produce a project schedule including various estimation techniques
• Gain practical techniques related to time, scope, cost, and quality
• Learn practical techniques related to resourcing and costing on projects
• Understand the importance of project quality and how to plan for it
• Understand your role in a project and learn tips and techniques to help you manage your time and priorities
• Understand a typical project organisation and the roles and responsibilities for each member of the Project Team and Project Steering Committee
• Learn about the importance of stakeholders and how to use a stakeholder analysis to produce a robust Communications & Engagement Plan
• Gain awareness of Risk Management including the difference between risks and issues
• Have a general understanding of benefits, their importance to projects, and how to identify and quantify them
• Talk through lots of real-life project examples to cement the learnings and identify traps to avoid.
• Have a general understanding of the differences between project, programme, and portfolio management