Course Overview
Experts say that Project Management is an essential skill for anyone who works in an organization. It doesn’t matter if the organization is big or small, there are always some projects going on. Not everyone needs to be an expert project manager, but a clear understanding of the fundamentals and experience in core concepts make a big difference.
“The Project Management Experience” is an interactive program for people involved in projects now or in the future. The program teaches essential skills to be effective on a project. This program is unique because it uses a special simulation tool that lets participants experience running a project in a life-like computer simulation, ensuring the project gets done within schedule and budget.
During the program, participants, in small groups, plan and execute a project using the simulation. The group that stays closest to budget and schedule is crowned the champion.
Target Audience
This course is tailored for those directly or indirectly involved in projects who have not attended formal Project Management training. Suitable for Project Managers, Leaders, and Team members — technical or non-technical.
Requirements
Participants need a computer with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and a PDF reader.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, participants will:
Course Outline
| Time | Course Description |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Delegate introductions Unit 1: Introduction to a Project Exercise: The Paper Chain Project |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 13:00 |
Unit 2: Project Success and Failure Exercise: Root Causes Unit 3: Introduction to Project Management Framework What is a Project? Difference between Project & Operations What is Project Management? Project Management Life Cycle Unit 4: Project Initiation Project Initiation, Project Charter, Business Benefits Stakeholder Identification and Analysis Case Study: Reading and Understanding the Simulation Case Study Exercise: Defining the Case Study Stakeholders |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Unit 5: Project Scope Defining Scope and the Work Breakdown Structure Exercise: Develop WBS for the Case Study |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee Break |
| 15:45 – 17:00 |
Unit 6: Developing the Schedule Critical Path Analysis Exercise: Build a Network Diagram for the Simulation Case Study Unit 7: Cost and Budgeting Project Cost Estimating Project Budgeting Exercise: Develop Budget for the Case Study using Excel Spreadsheet Unit 8: Quality Management Project Quality Management |
| Time | Course Description |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Unit 9: Resource Management Physical and Virtual Resources Human Resources Teams are made up of individuals Exercise: Personality profiling Exercise: Define the resources for the Simulation Case Study |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 13:00 |
Unit 10: Communication Project Communication Management Exercise: Communication Unit 11: Risk Management Risk Identification and Prioritization Risk Response Planning Exercise: Risk Identification and Response Planning |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Unit 12: Project Execution Run the Simulation on the Computer Unit 13: Project Monitoring and Control Run status reports based on the Results of the Simulation |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee Break |
| 15:45 – 17:00 |
Continue the Simulation Unit 14: Project Closing Review of the Simulation Results Lessons Learned |
