Training: Project management in practice

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Duration:

2

days

Exam:

Not certifying

Level:

Fundamental

Funding:

Eligible

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Description

This course will give you the keys to successfully manage your projects. It is based on the fundamental activities and information that a project manager must control. It consists of theoretical introductions and, on top of that, practical exercises. The simulations are based on a case study proposed by the trainer or one you can propose to give them a contextual meaning.

Participant Profiles

Every professional tasked with managing any type of project

Objectives

Become familiar with the basic information (themes) to be managed by a project manager
Become familiar with the activities (processes) to be conducted by a project manager
Understand how to adapt a project to its context
Extend your knowledge through practical exercises based on a case study
Define the specifications of a project manager (authority and responsibilities)

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction

Definitions (project, project management)
Types of approach to a project (predictive [planned, waterfall] or adaptive [Agile])
Basic activities and processes for a project manager

Module 2: Why this project?

Justification of a project
Deliverable, result, value

Module 3: Who is involved in this project?

Definition of a stakeholder
Categories of stakeholders
Roles and responsibilities in a project

Module 4: What do we need to deliver?

What is quality?
Define needs and requirements
Define deliverables

Module 5: How and when to deliver?

What is the best way to deliver the product?
The basics of planning (including some useful techniques)

Module 6: Predict or react?

Definitions (risk, problem, category)
Be proactive

Module 7: How to manage changes in a project?

Definition (change)
Change management steps

Module 8: How to monitor and report on the status of a project?

Dimensions to be checked
Some useful techniques
What to report on project control?

Module Unit 9 (optional): What are my responsibilities?

Define the job description of a project manager

Documentation

Course material included.

Lab / Exercises

Module 1: Go together through the main activities a project manager must carry out and control
Module 2: Define the reasons and expectations of your project and your product
Module 3: Identify, understand, and assign responsibilities to stakeholders
Module 4: Define the quality expectations of the final product
Module 4: Define the main deliverables and their dependencies
Module 5: Develop a plan at the project level (possibly including the budget)
Module 6: Define and deal with a few typical risks
Module 7: Define and process a few change requests
Module 8: Design a status report
Module 9 (optional): Define your own project manager’s job description

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Eligible Funding

ITTA is a partner of a continuing education fund dedicated to temporary workers. This fund can subsidize your training, provided that you are subject to the “Service Provision” collective labor agreement (CCT) and meet certain conditions, including having worked at least 88 hours in the past 12 months.