Course Details

Manukau Institute of Technology

Faculty of Business and Information Technology Reception, Floor 2 Corner of Manukau Station Road and Davies Avenue, Manukau

Two Days
8.30am to 4.30pm both days

Project management methodologies help businesses adapt to the ever-changing business environment. Build project capability in your organisation with Project Management, a hands-on two-day MIT Business Course. Understand how, when and why a project approach works, review project-management templates and tools, and learn how to lead a project team.

Learning from an experienced industry professional, you’ll be taught the basics, along with current trends in project management, and how to avoid or deal with common risks and pitfalls. Our course includes follow-up support to ensure you’re on the right track to building a project culture in your organisation!
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Who should attend?
Managers and supervisors in larger organisations.

Outcomes
At the end of this MIT Business Course for Corporates, you will:

Describe the role of projects and fundamental concepts of project management
Recognise the current trends in project management and apply them to a business context
Illustrate the project process
Distinguish the key characteristics of project management
Explore the effective establishment and management of project teams
Formulate a strategy to build a project culture
In-house option available
Course content customisable

Training Style
Presented by industry expert
Real-life case studies
Group discussion
Action planning for your business with in-class feedback
Post-course follow-up

Core Content
Introduction

The role of projects in organisations
Basic concepts and principles
Current Trends

Project led organisations
Change programmes
Project Management tools
Key documents
The Project Process

Initiation
Planning
Implementation
Control
Review
Key Characteristics of Projects

Project leadership
Scope
Budget
Schedules and timeframes
Risk management
Prioritisation tools
Reporting status
Leading Project Teams

Establishing a multi-disciplined team
Communication styles
Meetings
Understanding your team members
Motivating the team
Pushing through barriers
Managing conflict
Resource competition in organisations
When to stop the project
Building a Project Culture

Change management
Training programmes
Project networking
Reporting to staff
Communicating project success

Frank Pohl