Certificate Course in Project Planning & Management
Start Date: 2nd Week of every Month
Project Planning & Management Course
Project management is the application of processes, methods, knowledge, skills and experience to achieve the project objectives. It is the initiation, planning and control of a wide range of tasks required to deliver this end product. Essentially it is aimed at producing an end product that will effect some change for the benefit of the organization that instigated the project.
This project management course covers the activities in each of the five processes of Project Management (PM), namely Initializing, Planning, Executing, Controlling and Closing.
The aim of this course
This will provide learners with skills and competences on the best practices in project planning, project performance and management as well as project controls.
Course Content
- What is project management
- Concepts of project management
- Project initiation overview
- Project planning, implementation, control and close
- Scheduling and planning
- Effective implementation and completion of project
- Project implementation constraints
- Project budgeting
- Development of work plan
- Approaches of project management cycle
- Logical framework
- Project indicators
- Risk analysis
- Project monitoring and evaluation
- Reporting
Course outcome
By the end of training the learners will learn how to:
- Clearly define project scope and management
- Develop a realistic schedule which meets the project constraints
- Prepare a plan, understand its purpose and why it comprises more than just a schedule
- Identify the project’s quality objective and implement appropriate controls to ensure they are achieved
- Develop status reports which reflect reality
- Identify and continually manage risks which could derail the project
- Manage stakeholders to ensure they remain committed to be involved in the project
- Build effective teams which are committed to the project goals
- Evaluate performance of the team
- Estimate and control project budgets
Eligibility:
The course is designed for Project managers, Project leaders, Project team members, engineers, project procurement staff, project accountants and all those who have the responsibility for project management.
Course Organizers
Intex Management Institute was registered in 1983. We have been offering a wide range of Human Resource Management training programs both online and open workshops, building capacity to enhance effective service delivery for NGOs, CBOs, Public and Private sector.
Currently we are training participants from various organizations such as UNDP – Burundi, World Food Programme – Zimbabwe, Red Cross – South Sudan, State Ministry of Education – South Sudan, MEDAIR – South Sudan, AAH - South Sudan, CRF - South Sudan, Norwegian Refugee – Liberia, Zenab for Women Development - Sudan, Action AID, Word Health Organization, AMREF, USAID, National AIDs Control Council, International Committee of the Red Cross among others.
Training Methodology:
- All training materials will be availed through online or distance learning.
- You are expected to submit by-weekly assignments via email
- You will receive feedback from our committed instructors.
- Learn at your own time schedule
- At the end of the course you will be issued with a certificate.
Other Requirements
You will be required to use email, upload and download documents in MS-Word format.
Learning Materials
Course materials and Assignments will be provided at the beginning of the course,
Course Exercises
Students are required to test their own learning by completing exercises and tasks for each unit of the course.
Course Assignments
Students will be required to submit four assignments to demonstrate their understanding of the course content.
Course Duration : 8 weeks (2 months)
Target Region : Global
Course Fee : USD 400
Language : English