Project Management
This seminar is a complete introduction to the key concepts, methodology and tools of Project Management.
The seminar begins by explaining the terminology of project management, and its basic concepts. Refers to the project team, their roles and responsibilities. It then focuses on the key parameters of each project, namely content, timelines, resources and costs. It also refers to issues of risk management (quality management) and quality (quality management) of projects. Finally, it integrates all of the above into a basic project management methodology, focusing on the processes of planning, monitoring, change management, completion, etc.
After the end of the seminar you will:
- You know the concepts and areas of Project Management.
- You can define the content of a project correctly and manage changes.
- Know how to build, monitor and schedule your projects.
- Understand the cost elements of a project and how they relate to the other parameters.
- You can implement an effective risk and project quality management process.
- You know a complete and systematic project management methodology.
Yiannis Vithynos , Electrical Engineer from NTUA, MSc. He has many years of work experience in the Management of complex telecommunications and IT projects in Greece and the Balkans. He is the founder of Critical Path Consulting & Training, a company that deals exclusively with Project Management.
He is certified Project Manager Professional (PMP)® and Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®, has the certifications PRINCE2 and IPMA-D, while also holding the Advanced Project Management Certification (APMC).
He was a member of the 1st elected Board of Directors of the Greek branch of PMI, while he was also a member of the organizing committee of the 1st Project Management Conference in Athens in November 2006. He is also a member of the Hellenic Member Association of IPMA and a project evaluator for IPMA World Project Excellence Award.
It is aimed at those who want to form a clear picture of Project Management, as well as those who are already participating or managing projects - of any nature or size - and want to systematize or update existing knowledge and experience.
- Basic Definitions
- Projects and their Management: definition and key concepts.
- Life Cycle, Environment, Stakeholders.
- The Project Team. Roles and Responsibilities.
- Basic Project Management Methodology.
- Project Scope Management
- Recording and Managing Project Requirements.
- Setting effective (S.M.A.R.T.) goals.
- Conditions and Restrictions - Deliverable.
- Types of Project Deliverables.
- Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
- Project Schedule Management
- Activities and relationships between them.
- Gantt Charts. Tolerances, leads and lags.
- The Critical Path and its importance.
- Monitor and Update Schedule.
- Resource and Cost Management
- The Resources of a Project.
- Assignment and Leveling.
- Project cost and budget: key concepts.
- Cost Baseline. Monitoring and updating.
- Project Risk Management
- Definition and Planning of Project Risk Management.
- Impact Scales & Probability, Risk Register, Risk Breakdown Structure.
- Risk Analysis: Probability & Impact Matrix.
- Monitoring and Dealing with Opportunities and Threats.
- Project Quality Management
- Definition and Design of Project Quality Management.
- Quality Assurance. Quality Control.
- The Cost of Quality. Quality Indicators.
- Basic quality control tools.
- Key Project Procedures
- Project Planning. Project communication.
- Monitoring and Managing Change.
- Receipt Checks and Project Closing Procedures.
- Lessons Learned, Continuous Improvement.
The seminar is implemented with the help of presentation, detailed notes, exercises, examples and case studies .
Complete notes are provided as well as solved exercises, concise methodology, case studies, as well as examples of electronic project management documents ready for use .
The duration of the seminar is 16 teaching hours .