This short course provides project managers with the advanced tools and techniques required to enhance their leadership role in projects.

About this course

Applied project management will give you the opportunity to hone your skills in project governance and planning, stakeholder management and engagement, managing scope changes and developing an effective project team to achieve project outcomes.

Course structure

The following content will be covered during the course:

Project management approaches and different types of projects
Organisational structures for running projects
Benchmarking research
Project lifecycle
Project governance
Framework for building high performing project teams
Project selection
Initiating the project:

- Purpose and objectives
- Project stakeholders
- Project communication
- Project scope
- Project milestones
- Work breakdown structures (WBS).

Project planning:

- Estimating
- Scheduling
- Project costs
- Project quality.

Project risk management
Project procurement
Project control
Performance reports
Resolving project problems
Project review
Progress reporting
Project close and evaluation.

Delivery style

This short course will be delivered as an interactive workshop consisting of an instructor-led lecture, group and individual activities. This training approach allows participants to work through concepts introduced by the trainer in an application-focused teaching environment. Participants will challenge their understanding of the concepts and consider their application once back in their individual workplace.

Learning outcomes

As a result of undertaking this course, participants will be able to:

Recognise the need for a project and subsequently initiate it
Utilise expanded skills with more advanced tools and techniques in project management to take on a leadership role in projects
Guide the development of project scope and definition activities including defining the project context, and listing project deliverables, constraints and outcomes
Learn how to effectively estimate costs and resources required for more complex projects and develop project plans
Build a project management culture by bringing together, motivating and successfully managing and leading multi-functional project teams
Develop project plans, schedules and budgets, conduct risk management activities, direct project communications and apply project scope controls
Develop and evaluate project outcomes and draw lessons from the project for continuous improvement.

Price

Full price: $1,300 (GST-free)*

*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.

Enrolment conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions.

COVID-19 response

UTS complies with latest Government health advice. Delivery of all courses complies with the UTS response to COVID-19.

Who is this course for?

This short course is designed for individuals who have experience in project management and who wish to expand their skills with more advanced tools and techniques in order to take on project leadership roles. It is suitable for project managers, project officers or those making regular and important contributions to more complex projects.