Certified Project Management Diploma

Description

Programme Structure
This course modules were designed to help you identify the most commonly used project management approaches (predictive and agile) while offering a comprehensive understanding of the several areas of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes, practices, inputs, outputs, tools, and techniques. 

Introduction

• What to expect from the course
• Course Assessment
• Certification process
• Fundamental project management concepts and terms
• Project lifecycles and processes
• Project Influences

Evolution of Strategic Project Management

• Definitions: Project, Programme and Portfolio Management
• Converting strategy into action
• Understanding the environments in which projects operate
• Organisational structures, roles and maturity levels

Project Scope Management

• Collecting project requirements
• Defining project scope
• Creating the Work Breakdown Structure
• Validating Project Scope

Project Schedule Management

• Defining and sequencing project activities
• Estimating project activity durations and effort
• Developing a project schedule
• Controlling the Project Schedule
• Performing critical path analysis
• Developing a Gantt chart
• Loading and Levelling Project Resources 

Project Stakeholder Management

• Stakeholder management principles
• Identifying and classifying project stakeholders
• Planning, managing, and monitoring stakeholder engagement
• Building Trust and accommodating changes
• Building the stakeholder register
• Leadership, political, social and business skills to address stakeholders’ concerns, issues, and expectations 

Project Cost Management

• Planning cost management
• Estimating project costs
• Building and tracking a project budget
• Contingency reserves
• Earned Value (EV) performance management
• Investment Appraisal

Project Quality Management

• Quality concepts and definitions applied to projects
• Developing a project quality plan
• Managing and controlling project quality
• Identifying project vs product cost of quality
• Implementing a quality management system

Project Resource Management

• Planning project resources
• Estimating project activity resources
• Acquiring resources for project activities
• Developing project team
• Managing project team
• Controlling project resources

Communications Ethics and Negotiations

• Planning, managing, and monitoring project communications
• Communication channels
• Preparing and leading a project kick-off meeting
• Professional responsibility and ethics applied to projects
• Identifying our own communication and negotiation style
• Overview of classic negotiation techniques and outcomes 

Project Procurement Management

• Planning project procurement management
• Conducting procurements in project
• Controlling project procurements
• Procurement vs Purchasing 

Project Risk Management

• Identifying project risks, opportunities, and threats
• Performing qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
• Planning and implementing risk responses
• Monitoring risks Developing a Risk Assessment Matrix
• Assessing and calculating risk probability and impact

Project Integration Management

• Performing a feasibility study
• Developing the project charter
• Developing the project management plan
• Directing and managing the project work
• Managing project knowledge
• Performing integrated change control
• Closing the project, or the project phase

Agile and Lean Management

• Identifying Lean and Agile values and principles
• Defining the Agile mindset
• Differentiating Agile Vs Lean Implementing agile practices to projects
• Scrum: Definitions and Framework 

Programme Review 

• Overview of course content
• Identify best strategies to succeed on the final exam

Who should apply?
Professionals from a variety of backgrounds and organisations benefit from learning the skills and methodologies presented in the Certified Project Management Diploma programme. 

The course is perfect for: 

• Actual or potential Project Managers
• Project Team Members
• Team Leaders and Supervisors
• Any professional who directly contributes to projects

The typical candidate profile is one who has already acquired a recognised third level qualification and wishes to also attain a recognised project management accreditation.

Eligibility Considerations

• A level 7 degree, or equivalent qualification from a recognised body;
• If you don’t have a third level qualification but have relevant professional work experience, you may be invited to interview (personal or telephone as appropriate) with the Course Director to assess your suitability.