COURSE OVERVIEW

Project Management Institute (PMI), has defined Project Management as "the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to a broad range of activities in order to meet the requirements of a particular project."

Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time. The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. The primary constraints are scope, time, quality and budget. The secondary—and more ambitious—challenge is to optimise the allocation of necessary inputs and apply them to meet pre-defined objectives.

The term project management is used freely throughout profit-oriented companies, not-for-profit organisations, and government agencies, but people do not always mean the same thing by it. Some organisations use the term project management to describe the task of managing work. Others use it to define the field of work focused on the delivery of project results. Still others mean the profession of project management, encompassing not only project managers but also other project-related specialists.

Some use the term to describe traditional management practices or technical management practices, simply transferring those practices from organisational operations to projects. Because this field is emerging into the mainstream, definitions abound.

This course discusses the broad field of project management and its role in the work world. It describes how an age-old process became formalised in the late twentieth century, shows how professional project management evolved to where it is today, and distinguishes thousands of people in the occupation of project management from the new project management professional. It explains why organisations undertake projects, clarifies terms, and provides examples of different types of projects. Its goal is to distinguish project management from other functions.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:

• What is project management?
• How project management evolved?
• The definition of the project management profession
• The definition of project management standards
• The evolving professional standard
• Why new groups embrace project management?
• The role of project management in organisations
• The field of work focused on projects
• The distinction between projects and operations
• Research and development in PM
• Revisions and enhancements in PM
• The decision-making process in PM
• The role expectations and skill sets in PM
• The occupation of managing projects
• The profession of project management
• Why the PM profession is getting broader?
• How different industries are driven by varying motives to implement projects?
• The relationship of project management to implementing desired change
• Why organisations and teams undertake projects?
• The benefits of managing organisational initiatives systematically?
• The comparison of project management with problem solving
• The long-term value of project outcomes
• How cooperation in PM builds the future?
• How failed projects spur improvement?
• How different organisations define the value of projects?
• The value-added proposition
• How to declare and revalidate project value?
• The benefits of adopting project management approaches

COURSE DURATION:

The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.

COURSE DELIVERY:

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ASSESSMENT:

A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.