About This Training Course

This Managing by project:expert Training Course covers the functional areas of project management but pays particular attention to areas which differentiate an average from an exceptional project manager such as leadership and team management.

The Managing by project:expert Training Course trains participants to the Business Services Training Package aligned to the Diploma in Project Management (BSB51407). It spans all phases of a project from concept through to close-out, covering the roles and responsibilities across the lifecycle of projects and the checks and controls between them, including stage-gate financing, project funnels and project filters. Additional focus is made to leadership, team management, stakeholder management and communications management.

Subjects Covered

The Managing by project:expert Training Course will cover the following competencies outlined in the Business Services Training Package (BSB07):
• BSBPMG501A Manage application of project integrative processes
• BSBPMG502A Manage project scope
• BSBPMG503A Manage project time
• BSBPMG504A Manage project costs
• BSBPMG505A Manage project quality
• BSBPMG506A Manage project human resources
• BSBPMG507A Manage project communications
• BSBPMG508A Manage project risk
• BSBPMG509A Manage project procurement

Training Course Outcomes

At the end of this Managing by project:expert Training Course participants will be able to:

Session 1 Managing by Project
1. Explain the four principles of project management
2. Describe the relationships between the four principles
3. Identify the four management areas of Managing by Project
4. Describe the interrelationships between the four management areas

Session 2 Methodologies, Roles and Responsibilities, Project Governance
1. List the following methodologies:
· Managing by Project
· PMBoK
· Prince2
· Theory of Constraints
2. Explain typical project lifecycle
3. Explain Stage gate financing
4. Explain the funnels and filters of Managing by Project
5. Describe the responsibilities for all project roles
6. Describe the accountabilities for all project roles
7. Illustrate the typical project governance model

Session 3 – Concept Phase
1. Explain the concept statement
2. Define a KPI and write a smart objective
3. Outline the qualities of a project that justify the expenditure on it
4. Describe the qualitative analysis for projects
5. List the contents of a business case
6. Define options and project approach
7. Estimate project costs
8. Describe why you value benefits on projects

Session 4 –Communication and stakeholder analysis
1. Define Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
2. Describe organisational power
3. Explain ways to influence
4. Identify key stakeholders of your project
5. Analyse stakeholders
6. Describe the commitment curve
7. Develop stakeholder action plans

Session 5 – Leadership
1. Identify a variety of Leadership styles
2. Describe the qualities that make up leadership in project management
3. Develop high performing teams
4. Resolve culture clashes
5. Manage conflict
6. Promote innovation

Session 6 – Development Phase
1. Explain how to scope a projects
2. Identify and manage risks as well as critical success factors
3. Define Quality
4. Build a work breakdown structure
5. Create a network diagram
6. Calculate the critical path
7. Build project budgets
8. Describe base-lining and earned value

Session 7 Implementation Phase
1. Explain the various tender evaluation methods
2. Explain contract administration
3. Monitor quality for benefits realisation
4. Balancing time, cost and quality through benefits management
5. Calculate earned value and track progress
6. Update risk management plans
7. Control scope of the project

Session 8 Close out phase
1. Justify the importance of deliverable sign off
2. Describe what to review at the end of each major deliverable
3. Explain the difference between a deliverable review and a project review
4. Explain the difference between a project review and a benefits review

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Prerequisites

Cert IV in Project Management or Level 4 competency from online competency assessment