Course title

Introduction to Projects

Program Audience

• Project team members
• Business and technical professionals who are required to understand the principles of project management.
• Administration staff who are required to understand the context of project management within the organisation.

Qualification Granted

Certificate of Attendance

College Locations Offered

All

AQF Level

Not aligned to an AQF Level

Duration

1 day

VET Codes or Course Codes

N/A

Enrolment Intakes

• This workshop is run regularly in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane and on-demand across the country
• Enrolment intakes are accepted throughout the year
• Corporate and team programs can be run throughout the year for groups of 8 or more

Fees and charges

Course overview

This 1 day workshop provides an excellent introduction to Project Management and a fast track to understanding the roles and processes that ensure Project success.

Learning Outcomes and Career opportunities

On completion of this workshop participants will be trained as project team members who understand:

• Project management terminology.
• The project lifecycle and the project planning process.
• How project management can be used to achieve rapid change and subsequent business success
• The use and coordination of basic project management tools and templates such as reporting, project plans, scope documents and risk and issues logs
• Key facilitation skills for the coordination of project meetings

Course rules/ Assessment Requirements

Workshop attendance and participation in workshop discussions and activities.

Modules (inc Codes) and Subjects

Unit 1. Projects in Context

• What is a project?
• Project challenges
• What is project management?
• Project terminology
• How a project is organised
• People Involved in a project - role descriptions
• Project orientation

Unit 2. Planning Projects

• The project planning process
• Define the project scope
• Develop a work breakdown structure
• Assign and estimate the defined project tasks
• Schedule the project
• Review and agree the project plan

Unit 3. Working in Projects

• Applying the planning & control cycle
• Project status report
• Variances from the project plan
• Project scope changes
• Managing risks and Issues affecting the project
• Conducting a meeting
• Assessing performance

Minimum Entrance requirements/ suggestions

Delivery/ Study Modes