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Project & Team Management
Level: Professional Development
By successfully completing this course, you will:
- Gain skills and knowledge in Project & Team Management to expand an existing practice, as a foundation qualification towards further studies, or for personal interest
- Be awarded the BSY Professional Certificate of Merit
- Be eligible to become a member of AHCP (Association of Complementary Practitioners)
You can study this course from the comfort of your own home; in your own time and at your own pace; with helpful support and encouragement from our friendly tutors.
Course overview
Much of Project Management depends on the Manager’s ability to think creatively, to act with originality and generally to be flexible in his/her approach to issues. This course will indicate the areas in which standards should be set.
Syllabus
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Lesson One
- Introduction
- Objectives of the Course
- The Task
- The Team
- Projects and Project Management
- What is a Project?
- What is Project Management?
- What are the Benefits of Project Management?
- What is Project Success?
- Why do Projects Fail?
- Introduction
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Lesson Two
- Project Profile Definition
- Introduction
- Risk Assessment
- High Structure – Low Technology
- High Structure – High Technology
- Low Structure – Low Technology
- Low Structure – High Technology
- Risk Reduction
- Risk Management Tools
- Project Profile Definition
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Lesson Three
- Risk assessment Questionnaire
- Structuring the Organisation
- Introduction
- The Traditional Organisation
- The Line-Staff Organisation
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Lesson Four
- Structuring the Organisation (continued)
- The Pure Project Organisation
- The Matrix Organisation
- Organisation Structure and Data Processing
- Structuring the Team
- Introduction
- The Controlled Centralised Team
- The Democratic Decentralised Team
- The Controlled Decentralised Team
- Selecting your Team Structure
- Structuring the Organisation (continued)
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Lesson Five
- Planning the Project
- Introduction
- Why Projects Fail
- The Statement of Work
- The Phased Approach
- The Basic Approach to Planning
- Types of Plans
- Planning the Project
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Lesson Six
- The Planning Logic Path
- Breaking Down the Work
- Estimating
- The Estimating Process
- Scheduling
- The Planning Logic Path
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Lesson Seven
- The Planning Logic Path (Continued)
- Scheduling (Continued)
- Scheduling Exercise for Changing a Tyre
- Budgeting
- The Planning Logic Path (Continued)
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Lesson Eight
- Delphi Technique
- Controlling the Project
- Introduction
- The What and How of Project Control
- The Controlling Logic Path
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Lesson Nine
- Controlling the Project (Continued)
- The Controlling Logic Path Continued)
- The Project Management Information System
- PMIS Example
- PMIS Documentation
- Controlling the Project (Continued)
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Lesson Ten
- The Project Management Information System (Continued)
- PMIS Documentation (Continued)
- Exercise
- Plug Project
- The Project Management Information System (Continued)
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Lesson Eleven
- Building the Team
- Group Development
- Immature Member-oriented Group
- Efficient Task-oriented Group
- Mature Integrated Group
- Team Critique
- Building the Team
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Lesson Twelve
- Project Management and PC Packages
- Computerised Project Management
- Software Features Offered
- Project Software Evaluation
- Course Notes and Exercises
- Project Management and PC Packages
Practical training
No practical training is required to complete this course.
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