Advanced Project Management Course

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Organizer: Foscore Development Center

Course Fee: $ 4,000

Introduction

Successfully managing a project requires effective planning and adherence to the laid down practices in every step of the process. By understanding project management, you will be better prepared to initiate a project. In this course, you will identify effective project management practices and their related processes.

Duration

Four weeks

Course Objective:

• Project management processes
• Project management knowledge areas
• Formulas, charts, and theories of project management
• Complex project network diagrams
• Formulas for earned value management
• Compare and contrast processes, knowledge areas, theories, and project management best practices
• Use of MS Project, Advanced Excel, Advanced Access or SQL
•  Data Collection  using ODK,CSPRO or Google forms
• Data Analysis using STATA or SPSS or R or NVIVO or Excel

Who should attend?

This course targets Project Management Officials from NGO’s, National Statistics Offices, Education Researchers, Government ministries, National Institutes and Planning Ministries, Central banks, and University Researchers among others.

Course content

Module one: Introduction

• Design and Structure
• Importance of the course

Module two: Project Management, Org Influence, and Project Life Cycle Management

• Introduction
• Deliverable
• How Projects are started
• Difference between Operational work and a project
• Project Management , Program Management and  Portfolio Management
• Project Management and  Project Management Process Groups Intro
• Project Management Process Groups
• Program Management and Portfolio Management
• Organizational Project Management and  Project Governance
• Project Management Office ( PMO ) and Types of PMO’s
• Project Manager's Role on the Project and Competencies
• Stakeholders and  Manage Stakeholder Expectations
• Types of Stakeholders
• Types of Organization Structures
• Matrix Structure and  Project Manager's role in a weak matrix
• Enterprise environmental factors and  Organization Culture
• Organization Process Assets - Processes, Policies and Procedures
• Work Performance Data, Work Performance Information and Work Performance Reports
• Project Life Cycle
• Project Phases and Characteristics of Phases
• Project Management Framework

Module three: Integration Management

• Introduction
• Develop Project Charter Process
• Project Selection Methods
• Economic Models for Project Selection
• Opportunity Cost, Sunk Costs, Economic Value Added and Law of diminishing returns
• Working Capital and Depreciation
• Develop Project Management Plan Process
• Management Plans
• Scope Baseline, Schedule Baseline and Cost Baseline
• Management Plan and Process Improvement Plan
• Change Management Plan and  Change Control System
• Project Management Plan Approval
• Direct and Manage Project Work Process
• Monitor and Control Project Work Process
• Work Authorization System and Responsibility Assignment Matrix
• Corrective Actions, Preventive Actions and Defect Repair
• Perform Integrated Change Control Process and Types of Changes on a Project
• Changes to Project Baselines
• Change Control Board, Project Managers and decision making regarding changes
• The process for making changes on a project
• Change Request is implemented by the project manager
• Close Project Process
• Project Documents
• Integration Management

General Notes

• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with Foscore development center certificate (FDC-K)
• Training will be done at Foscore development center (FDC-K) center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participant within east Africa and more than twenty participant all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• Accommodation, pickup, freight booking and Visa processing arrangement, are done on request, at discounted prices.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 50%) plus free five hour adventure drive to the National game park.
• Payment should be done two week before commence of the training, to FOSCORE DEVELOPMENT CENTER account, so as to enable us prepare better for you.
• For any enquiry at: [email protected] or +254712260031
• Website: www.fdc-k.org
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•  Course fee: USD:4,000