LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT · SHORT COURSE
Practical Project Management: Planning, Control and Delivery.
This practical course equips participants with the knowledge and skills required to successfully plan, coordinate, implement, monitor, and close projects.
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About this course.
This practical course equips participants with the knowledge and skills required to successfully plan, coordinate, implement, monitor, and close projects. It focuses on practical project management techniques that help organizations deliver projects on time, within budget, within scope, and to the required quality standards.
Participants will learn how to develop project plans, define scope and deliverables, allocate resources, manage schedules and budgets, identify and control risks, monitor progress, and manage stakeholders. Through practical exercises, case studies, project simulations, and workplace-based activities, participants will develop the confidence to apply project management tools and techniques to real organizational projects.
COURSE CONTENT
What the programme covers.
01 Project Management Fundamentals
- Project management concepts and principles
- Project life cycle and key phases
- Roles and responsibilities of the project team
- Project governance and accountability
- Understanding project success factors
02 Project Initiation and Scope Management
- Identifying project needs and objectives
- Developing project charters
- Defining project scope and deliverables
- Stakeholder identification and analysis
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Managing scope changes
03 Project Planning and Scheduling
- Developing a comprehensive project plan
- Activity identification and sequencing
- Estimating project duration and resources
- Developing project schedules and milestones
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Gantt charts and project scheduling tools
04 Project Resource and Budget Management
- Resource planning and allocation
- Developing project budgets
- Cost estimation and cost control
- Managing human, financial, and material resources
- Tracking project expenditure
- Managing resource constraints
05 Project Risk Management
- Identifying project risks
- Risk assessment and prioritization
- Developing risk registers
- Risk response strategies
- Monitoring and controlling project risks
- Managing issues and unforeseen challenges
06 Project Monitoring and Control
- Establishing project performance indicators
- Monitoring scope, schedule, cost, and quality
- Progress reporting and documentation
- Identifying deviations and corrective actions
- Change control and issue management
- Introduction to Earned Value Management (EVM)
07 Stakeholder and Team Management
- Stakeholder engagement and communication
- Building effective project teams
- Roles, responsibilities, and accountability
- Managing conflicts within project teams
- Project meetings and communication plans
- Managing stakeholder expectations
08 Project Delivery, Closure and Practical Application
- Project implementation and delivery
- Quality assurance and acceptance
- Handover and project completion
- Project closure and documentation
- Lessons learned and post-project evaluation
- Practical project-planning exercises and case studies
- Development of a workplace project management action plan
WHO IT'S FOR
Who should attend.
This course is suitable for professionals involved in planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and delivering projects, including:
- Project Managers and Project Officers
- Programme and Project Coordinators
- Team Leaders and Supervisors
- Operations Managers
- Department Heads and Managers
- Monitoring and Evaluation Officers
- Procurement and Contract Management Professionals
- Finance and Administration Officers
- ICT and Technical Project Teams
- NGO and Development Programme Staff
- Government and Public-Sector Officers
- Consultants and Business Professionals
- Professionals preparing to take on project management responsibilities
It is particularly relevant to government institutions, NGOs, development organizations, private companies, construction and engineering firms, ICT organizations, financial institutions, and other organizations that implement projects and programmes.
AFTER YOU APPLY
What happens next.
BEFORE YOU APPLY
Practical information.
- Venue
- Arusha, Tanzania
- Daily hours
- 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Course fee
- TZS 1,200,000 · per participant
- Fee includes
- Course materials, lunch and refreshments
- VAT
- Fee excludes VAT
- Certificate
- Certificate of attendance
- Trainer
- Elly International training team
We send payment details only after your place is confirmed, and only from an @ellyinternational.co.tz email address. We will not ask you to pay into a personal account. If you are unsure, call us on +255 757 066 880 before paying.
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