Project Management

Price: $770 incl GST

This workshop has been designed to provide Local Government professionals and managers with an opportunity to gain first-hand appreciation of important principles and practices that are involved in project management. The workshop will provide participants with a sound understanding of modern tools and techniques used in dealing with both large and small projects.

Who should attend?
Individuals working in council.

Objectives

• Gain mastery over concepts, principles and terminology of project management.
• Develop an understanding of appropriate project management methodologies.
• Acquire technical skills involving project planning, scheduling and budgeting, process reporting and project control.
• Gain an appreciation of the capability and function of a modern project management software tools.

Content

• An overview of the process
• The life-cycle and anatomy of a project
• Defining objectives, deliverables and scope
• Assessing risks and constraints
• Initiating a project
• Setting baselines, monitoring progress
• Analysing and interpreting progress reports
• Updating forecasts
• Generating plan vs actual reports
• Producing a "work breakdown" structure
• Producing a task schedule
• Determining the critical path and float
• Working with Gantt and PERT charts
• Allocating resources
• Predicting and resolving overloads
• Projecting cashflow

Process
The facilitator will use practical activities and group discussions to assist you to transfer your learning to the workplace.

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