Home     Trainings & Seminars     Project Management     Managing IT Outsourcing    Email Marketing    Article Library Master Trainer Vinai's articles are published in books, magazines & newspapers  7 Ways to Succeed as a Project Manager appeared in the Recruit Section of The Straits Times	How to Be a Better Project Manager Home > Trainings & Seminars > How to be a Better Project Manager   July 23-25, 2008 & September 24-26, 2008 9am-5pm at International Plaza, Singapore Course Duration: 3 days              Course Outline (PDF) Course Objectives: Be understand the Project Management framework and key principles & be able to contribute to the successful completion of a project,   Able to use basic features of Microsoft Project as a project management tool, increase productivity, and be able to manage the projects with better planning and information. Course Content: This Project Management Workshop is based on the Project Management Framework laid out by the Project Management Institute (PMI), in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). This is a universally adopted standard framework used world-wide, and is considered the most holistic, practical and effective way to manage projects. Day 1 9am – 10:30am Introduction to Project Management Introduction to project management Project management proper Project management skills. Overview of MS Project – menus, toolbars 10:45am to 12:30pm Project Initiation Scope definition and identifying stakeholder needs and expectations Identifying business requirements Performing a requirements analysis Identifying roles and responsibilities Creating a scope document Stakeholder consensus and approval Group Case Lab Session: Creating a project in MS Project 1:30pm to 3:30pm Project Planning The planning phase Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Lab Session: MS Project – Creating Tasks, Linking Cost Estimation Developing effort, time, and cost estimates 3:45pm to 5pm Planning…Budgeting / Scheduling / Risk Monitoring & Control Managing risks Creating a project schedule Lab Session: Using MS Project to create a project Schedule Creating a budget Creating a project team Updating the Project Plan using MS Project with budget, team, tasks and Review Controlling Risks Day 2 9am – 10:30am Lab Session – Reviewing the Schedule Looking at project fields within a group of columns Formatting the way numbers and words are shown Filtering and group the detail within the rows Formatting the bars of a Gantt Chart Formatting the chart against a timescale Sharing information with web pages Creating Reports Printing the project’s information 10:45am to 12:30pm Case Study Case Study and review Group Case Presentation 1:30pm to 3:30pm Lab Session – Assigning People and Costs Relating People to Tasks Making Tasks incur costs How work against task is scheduled Changing a task’s assignment Viewing assignments against a timescale Editing discrete assignments 3:45pm to 4:30pm Management Plans Creating a vendor management plan Creating a resource management plan Creating a communication plan Creating a project management plan 4:30pm to 5pm Lab Session – Managing External Influences Changing Relationships between tasks Applying, finding and examining task constraints Contouring a resource’s supply Changing a resource’s working time DAY 3 9am to 10:30am Execution and Control Project execution Resources and quality management Managing the project team Managing change Project Closure 10:45am to 12:30pm Lab Session – Reviewing the Schedule Ways to deal with conflict Automatic Optimization Parameters Leveling within and beyond end dates Changing who works on an assignment Reviewing and editing assignments Looking at project fields within a group of columns 1:30pm to 3:30pm Lab Session – Progressing the Plan Rescheduling work still to be done Using views to simplifying updates Reviewing the impact of actual progress Finding the existence and cause of variances Ways to get back on track Collaboration and Advanced Project Management 3:45pm to 5pm Project Closure & Case Study Communications Close Procurement closure Maintenance & Support Project Handover Group Case Study and Presentation Training Methodology Classroom based lecture, discussions, case studies and hands-on sessions using Microsoft Project 2003. Certification Certificate of attendance would be given to participants. Materials Notes in folders will be provided. Logistics Details Class Size : 15-25 participants. Profile of Intellisoft Systems and Trainer Vinai Prakash Founded in 2003, Intellisoft Systems has been providing consultancy to businesses, and training at local colleges and private institutions.  Vinai Prakash holds an MBA from Australia .  Armed with 21 years of solid management experience, he is the CEO of 2 companies in the Intellisoft Systems Group.              As the seasoned professional and master trainer at Intellisoft Systems, Vinai helps companies to improve their skills in Project Management, IT Outsourcing, Business Intelligence & Electronic Marketing.  He does this through his Group Training and one-to-one consultation programs.     Download Registration Form Subscribe to our Learning for Life Newsletter Get Exclusive Articles & Resources Not available elsewhere. 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