Diploma in Project Management
Project Management continues to grow as one of the world’s most well paying and enjoyable professions. This course is for project managers, as well as business people looking to excel and want a greater understanding of project management. The ability to plan, lead and coordinate projects has been recognised as some of the most essential skills by many of the world’s top business people and executives.
With our course you will learn the fundamentals of various project management schools of thought, receive examples of these in the workplace and work your way up in your career.
-Prince2
-Agile
-PMP
-Scrum
-Six Sigma
Our course is one of the most unique of its kind, well supported with numerous practical examples and case studies. It takes a multi disciplinary approach which is becoming increasingly attractive to employers. Having solid theoretical knowledge in these areas is essential to enter a better paying position as a project manager, administrator or executive. It also builds the fundamentals for deeper study in these areas.
Learn all about:
-Leading projects that are completed on time, on budget and on task
-Pert tools, Gantt charts, milestones and other common project planning methods
-Project strategies, portfolio management
-Voice of the customer, lean management, business strategies, communication strategies, etc.
This course is suitable for aspiring project managers in business, IT, construction, engineering management and more.
Career paths:
- Project manager
- Project administrator
- Business owner or entrepreneur
- CEO, COO or CIO
- Team leader
- Operations manager
- Process improvement specialist
- Business analyst
- Senior manager
Objectives
Project management is a broad discipline applied across industries which relies on many techniques to successfully complete a project’s goal. This course provides an overview of Project Management as a discipline with a focus on the
most popular approaches managing and implementing project activities.
In this chapter, you will gain an overview understanding of project management as a discipline. You should understand the following outcomes by the end of this chapter:
- What is a project?
- Common types of projects
- Approaches to Project Budgeting
- Approaches to Project Scheduling
- Common tools used in Project Management
You will find a brief case study at the end of chapter to help apply these concepts. Use the case to creatively apply solutions based the basic understanding of projects and project tools.
Summary
Project management is the science (and art) of establishing the elements of a project, whether the project is development of a new product, the outline of a ground-breaking provision, a marketing drive, or a marriage. A project is distinct from normal business processes. A project needs assets (whether individuals, cash, tools, or time), and it has financial limits. This section will provide an overview of the fundamentals of project management and the elements within a project.
Objectives
This chapter will review the basic tenants of the Six Sigma approach to project management. Six Sigma is often known as the “best practice” approach to applying industry standards and expectations. This chapter seeks to provide the general framework to what can be specifically tailored to a single industry.
By the end of the chapter, you should understand the following concepts:
- What is Six Sigma?
- DMAIC
- Six Sigma tools
- Relationship between Lean and Six Sigma
- Roles in the Six Sigma hierarchy
At the end of the chapter, you will find a short case study to help you identify the elements of Six Sigma. Use this case study to creatively apply new concepts and Six Sigma inspired solutions.
Objectives
This chapter will review the basic tenants of the PRINCE2 approach to project management. PRINCE2 is a specialized approach developed by the United Kingdom. This chapter seeks to provide the general framework of PRINCE2 that can be applied across industry standards.
By the end of the chapter, you should understand the following concepts:
- What is PRINCE2?
- PRINCE2 tools
- PRINCE2 Processes
- Importance of PRINCE2 certification
Objectives
This chapter will review the basic tenants of the PMP approach to project management. PMP is considered a standard core for project management mastery. This chapter seeks to provide the general understanding of PMP in order to better understand what many companies expect as proficiency from a project manager.
By the end of the chapter, you should understand the following concepts:
- What is PMP?
- PMP tools
- PMPBOK
- Importance of PMP certification
Objectives
This chapter will review the basic tenants of the Agile approach to project management. Agile has quickly become the IT industry standard of project management approaches due to the ability to adapt to quickly changing trends and requirements. The success of Agile has begun trends to apply the core principles of Agile across industries. This chapter seeks to provide the general understanding of Agile in order to better understand how Agile can be applied in a variety of environments.
By the end of the chapter, you should understand the Following concepts:
- What is Agile?
- Agile Manifesto
- Agile Approaches
- Advantages of Agile
Objectives
This chapter will review the basic tenants of the Agile approach to project management. Scrum is one of the most popular applications of the Agile method in IT project management . The success of Agile and Scrum has begun trends to apply the core principles of Scrum across industries and even beyond the limits of project management boundaries. This chapter seeks to provide the general understanding of Scrum in order to better understand how Scrum can be applied in a variety of environments.
By the end of the chapter, you should understand the Following concepts:
- What is Scrum?
- Relationship between Agile and Scrum
- Scrum Artifacts
- Responsibilities of the Scrum Master
- Scaling Scrum
