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Project Management Skills

Why Attend

The overall aim of this course is to provide participants with the necessary skills required to plan their projects by creating project scope statements and project work breakdown structures. Additionally, participants will learn how to develop key performance indicators for monitoring and controlling their project schedule and budget. The course also aims at assisting participants in appraising the feasibility of their projects by applying capital budgeting techniques. Finally, the course will cover how to effectively plan project stakeholders’ engagement and manage their expectations.

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Overview
Course Methodology

The course uses a mix of interactive techniques, such as brief presentations by consultant and participants, and psychometric assessments. The course also features the use of a number of group exercises and case studies followed by plenary discussions.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Plan projects using statement of work and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Schedule projects activities and build the project network model
  • Calculate project budgets and schedule variances using Earned Value (EV) techniques
  • Select the right projects using capital budgeting techniques
  • Relate to project stakeholders through better negotiation and communication skills
Target Audience

Project managers, members of project offices, project sponsors, functional managers, senior management and individuals interested in project management. Meirc has been reviewed and approved by the PMI® Authorized Training Partner Program. This course is worth 30 Professional Development Units (PDUs).

Target Competencies
  • Planning projects
  • Organizing projects
  • Executing projects
  • Controlling projects
  • Cognitive abilities
  • Communication
Course Outline
  • Planning projects
    • Projects versus operations
    • Project management definitions
    • Managing project constraints
    • Applications of project management
    • Potential benefits of project management
    • Definition of project life cycle
    • Project charter
    • Project scope statement
    • Project specifications
    • Work breakdown structure
    • Project decomposition
  • Scheduling projects
    • Linking activities and WBS sequencing
    • Predecessors sequencing techniques
    • Program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
    • Critical Path Method (CPM)
    • Forward and backward scheduling
    • Gantt chart
    • Milestone chart
    • Slack management
    • Schedule compression techniques
    • Myths and realities of schedule compression
    • Resource planning
    • Resource leveling
  • Organizing and controlling projects
    • Project organization and project control
    • Mastering earned value management
    • Schedule and budget variances
    • Schedule and cost performance indexes
    • Earned value management benefits
    • Project management reporting
    • Auditing a project
    • The role of software in project management
  • Selecting projects using capital budgeting techniques
    • Definition of capital budgeting
    • Accounting Rate of Return (ARR)
    • Payback Period (PP)
    • Net Present Value (NPV)
    • Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
  • Managing project stakeholders
    • Identifying stakeholders
    • Types of stakeholders
    • Managing stakeholder engagement
    • Project manager skills
    • Project negotiation
Associations
Associations
Project Management Institute (PMI)®

Meirc is a member of the PMI ATP Program. PMI does not specifically endorse, approve, or warrant ATP’s products, courses, publications, or services. The PMI ATP seal is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

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Schedule & Fees
Per participant - 2022

USD 4900

Fees + VAT as applicable

Tax Registration Number: 100239834300003

(including coffee breaks and a buffet lunch daily)

Discount Plans & Cancellations Policy
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2022 - Location & Date

20 - 24 Mar, 2022
Dubai
Arabic
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29 May - 2 Jun, 2022
Dubai
English
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24 - 28 Jul, 2022
Dubai
English
Venue to be assigned
11 - 15 Sep, 2022
Dubai
English
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16 - 20 Oct, 2022
Cairo
English
Venue to be assigned
11 - 15 Dec, 2022
Dubai
Arabic
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Meirc reserves the right to alter dates, content, venue, trainer, and to offer courses in an integrated virtual learning (IVL) format whereby face to face classroom participants and virtual learners participate simultaneously in the same course in an interactive learning experience.

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