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Campanile Business Consulting, Sole Representative for China
ASI's Introduction to Project Management provides employees with an understanding of how to manage and balance time, cost and risk in order to achieve the company goals and how to utilize all the necessary tools and skills for successful project management. In today's complex business arena, companies are faced with rapidly changing technology, increasingly informed and demanding customers. Businesses are required to rapidly respond to market demands which often mean radical and sudden transformation in order to sustain a competitive advantage. As a result, employees are faced with complex, cross-functional tasks that have demanding commercial pressures and deadlines.
Introduction to Project Management will provide your employees with a practical understanding of how to:
- Define, scope and plan projects
- Execute and organize projects
- Share a common language and a common set of operational tools
Program Materials and Services
The training materials and services include a participant workbook which is divided into five modules:
1. Project Preparation
covers the concepts and fundamental importance of the project scoping and definition phase. The technical content includes:
- Assess and manage Stakeholders
- The tools needed to define the project and its scope
- The life cycle of a project
The behavioral section deals with the key concepts of team dynamics and management and includes:
- The four systems determining team effectiveness
- The stages of team development
2. Project Definition
focuses on project definition and work breakdown
The technical part is focused on:
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Creating a fundamental understanding of the balance of Risk, Cost and Time involved in successful projects
- Risk Analysis
The behavioral section, aimed at the project manager, covers the management of project team meetings and includes guidelines on:
- Managing project meetings
- Maximizing meeting effectiveness
3. Project Planning
focuses on the problems related to planning.
The tools covered in this module include:
- Gantt Charts and Milestone Planning
- Critical Path Analysis
- Force Field Analysis
4. Project Execution
demonstrates the importance and identifies the tools available to successfully manage and control a project during its execution. In particular the technical part identifies the tools for:
- Project tracking
- Progress reporting
- Feedback rules
- Dealing with international teams
5. Project Closure
is focused on closing a project. The technical part deals with:
- Documenting lessons learned
- Standardization of solutions
The execution of projects at DSM is subject to specific requirements. Management organizes projects as a phase-decision process using:
- A Project Management Process (PMP)
- A Project Organization which includes standard roles
- A Project Brief as a formal document describing the project
- A standard IT solution for supporting projects called Project Plaza
Benefits
The Project Management course provides the following benefits for your employees:
- An understanding of the three fundamentals of project management: Risk, Cost and Time
- The skills necessary to be a successful project manager
- The ability to accurately scope and define a project
- A framework for successful project execution by familiarization with the planning and scheduling techniques required to control a project
- The skills and tools necessary to “control change”
- An understanding of how to apply a work breakdown structure and divide a project into manageable parcels of work.
IPMA
ASI has comprehensive experience in the training, development and implementation of Project Management. The training courses and teaching are based on the development of knowledge and competences that can lead to the internationally recognized IPMA certificate.
The International Project Management Association (IPMA) is the umbrella organization of national Project Management associations. IPMA is officially established in Switzerland and has over 30,000 members in 36 countries. The IPMA system of certification has several certification levels, each one giving the participant the right of inclusion in the public register of IPMA.
ASI can provide your employees with training in the basic principles of PM (IPMA D) and your Project Managers with training in Project leadership (IPMA C)
Project Management client references
Barilla |
DSM |
KLM |
Electrolux |
SKF |
Plasmon |
Campanile Business Consulting
Sole Representative of ASI Consulting in China
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