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Project Management Fundamentals with Microsoft Project Training Course Available in Limerick, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Waterford

This Project Management Fundamentals Training course, to be delivered in Limerick is a 1 Day course, designed to introduce the trainee to the Project Management processes & tools required to effectively manage projects and to introduce the client to the Microsoft Project Software Application as one of these key tools - covering key areas such as Project Management Principles, Tasks, Linkages, Resources, Gantt Charts, Critical Paths, Reporting & Printing.

Our Project Management Fundamentals training course is also available for delivery as a Customised In-Company Course at clients facilities nationwide in Ireland, including Dublin, Cork, Limerick & Galway.

The objective of this course is to introduce the trainee to the Project Management processes & tools required to effectively manage projects and to introduce the client to the Microsoft Project Software Application as one of these key tools.

Pre-requirements

This course is geared towards individuals who have some project experience but not in a management capacity. The course is ideal for a technical audience with an IT, Manufacturing or Construction background

Course Contents:

            Projects Unit

• • What are projects, what is project management and what is the difference between projects and ordinary and on-going work activities?
  • Understanding the role of project stakeholders in general and the role of the team member in particular
  • How do we define a successful project?

  Scoping Unit
  

  • In-scope versus out-of-scope and the importance of project boundaries
  • Receiving work and understanding requirements and expectations
  • Building the breakdown structure to understand the deliverables
  • Building our task list

  Scheduling Unit

  • What is estimation and why do we need it?
  • Various estimation techniques that can help us
  • Identifying the dependencies between tasks and building our schedule

  Delivering Unit

  • Reporting progress
  • Identifying and resolving problems
  • Understanding and identifying risks
  • Handling change

  Learning process
  Individual and class exercises will be provided to practice the concepts learned in class. A single case study is used throughout and outline document templates are provided where appropriate.

• Note: The above syllabus may change during the training course to provide more detail in aspects, which have been ascertained to be of greater value to the trainee.