Advanced Project Implementation Techniques

Overview

In order to enhance overall performance, organisations increasingly establish projects to address critical aspects of their spheres of influence. As a way of ensuring the effectiveness of such initiatives, the personnel of such projects are continuously trained in order to build their capacities to the effect of transforming them into project management experts. This course has been designed to deepen the knowledge and capacity of participants in the process and procedures of project implementation.

Who to Attend

Senior and middle level staff in public and private sector organisations and NGOs involved in project management.

Objectives

The objectives of the course are, to:

Deepen the knowledge of participants in project implementation techniques.
Enable participants to become effective team members of their projects.
Build the capacities of participants to enable them assume responsibilities in their areas of expertise in projects implementation.

Outline

Overview of Project Implementation Techniques.
The Relationship between Project Management, Operations Management, and Organisational Strategy.
Business Values.
Project Management Body of Knowledge.
Resourcing projects: Human Capital, Finance, Technology, and Time.
Organisational Influence on Project Life Cycle.
Project Management Process Interactions.
Project Management Process Groups and Teams.
Project Information.
Monitoring and Evaluation in Project Implementation.
Initiating a Project.
Managing Project Scope.
Estimating Project Cost.
Managing Complex Project Implementation.
Project Stakeholder Governance and Management.
Business Considerations in Project Implementation.
Control Techniques in Project Implementation.
Transitional Techniques.
Emerging Trends in Project Implementation.