Introduction

Project management tools and techniques help in conceptualizing projects, initiating project development, arranging project management tasks at various levels, establish resource requirements and finally deliver the projects on time and with the estimated costs and for the mentioned scope of the project. Therefore, any adverse impact on the performance of one subproject or tasks can impact the performance of the whole project and it will impact the business performance of the company. Professionals working in large organizations should clearly understand the fundamentals of project management so that they can understand the impact of their own performance on the overall business process of an organization.

The course is designed for one day of intensive training. The training course will focus on basic project management techniques, such as defining project scope, developing project breakdown structure, assigning resources, assessing costs and time requirements, resource leveling, and evaluating the progress of the project. 

Course Objectives

The participants attending this program will:
• Understand the value of project management practice
• Understand the body of knowledge in project management
• Understand the impact of project in the overall context of the business environment of the organization.  

Course Outline

a) Concepts and definition of Project management
b) Nine areas of Project Management process
c) Detailing project management tasks
d) Project network analysis, project schedules and project crashing
e) Project resource management
f) Project Risk Management
g) Project Performance Measurement and Evaluation with Earned Value Management

METHODOLOGY
Presentations would be made through MS PowerPoint slides and hard copies of cases. Short case studies will be presented to highlight the knowledge areas. Instruction would be interactive and participatory. The participants are expected to draw the relation between the project management practice and their organizational activities through the case studies provided by their organization.  

Trainer(s)

Who Should Attend

The training is designed for junior to mid level professionals in a company, who have no formal knowledge on project management process, as well as Managers and Engineers who are looking to increase their skills in projects.  

Course Details

Date:

For in-house arrangements only 

Time:

9:00am to 5:00pm 

Venue:

To be arranged with NTU-CCE 

Closing Date:

1 January 2009 

Fee:

Standard: SGD$00   Alumni: SGD$00   Group (3 & Above): SGD$00

Registration fees inclusive of:

• Course materials

• Light refreshments

• Complimentary Parking (1 entry/day) - applicable at NTU@one-north campus only.

• Prevailing GST

Online Registration

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Methods of Payment

1. Credit Card (Visa and Mastercard only)

2. Cheque made payable to Nanyang Technological University

3. Invoice to Company (for Company Sponsored Participants)

4. E-invoice (for Government Organizations)

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