Project Start-up Seminar

This is a course that will allow participants to understand real-life project scenarios and apply hands on practices. In this course, you will learn and practice the critical tools and techniques that have been proven necessary for project success (why wait to encounter these scenarios during the project, when you can solve these situations during this course?) Many Project Managers face challenges during the lifecycle of a project that this course will simulate and solve. You will return to work with the knowledge and tools you need to get your projects started right and completed successfully.

This course will feature:

• Engage in practical workshops & exercises designed to simulate real-life project experiences.
• Understand why organizations should use project management principles.
• Identify what is required to start-up projects, the practices & processes needed.
• Understand how to build project management competency in the current business environment & to be able to translate this to successful project delivery.
• Practice the principles of project management & understand the challenges of managing large projects in competitive environments.

What are the Goals?

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand how businesses leverage success by using project management techniques
• Define & understand what it takes to be able to deliver projects on time & to customer satisfaction
• Understand the goal of project management and how it can be used to start-up projects successfully
• Practice how to become a better project leader and communicator in all project situations
• Describe and implement the practice of project management principles to deliver success

Who is this Course for?

This course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Project Managers or a Project Team Member who needs to learn the project management process from starting a project, through running a project, to closing down and delivering successful results.
• Project practitioners with responsibility for delivering parts or components of projects

How will this be Presented?

This course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This course is designed with workshop and practical exercises centered on a project case study. Participants will be asked to undertake the exercises as the driver for all course learning. Students will complete several elements of breakout work through assigned roles in a team environment. Several work products will be created including a Project Business Case, a Scope Definition, WBS, Risk Registers, Schedule and Project Reports. There will be open discussion and real world examples with the emphasis on learning by doing.

• AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
• The applicable PMI Professional Development Units/Contact Hours will be reflected in the Certificate of Completion