An Introduction to Project Management Workshop Melbourne

Get the outcomes you need with effective project management

Our two day Project Management Skills Development training program provides the knowledge and tools to effectively initiate and manage workplace projects. Participants are taken through a balance of learning with actual hands-on application in the development of a Project Management Plan relevant to their current work environment.

Participants learn all the essentials to running an effective project and they gain practical insights into the end-to-end project life-cycle, from implementing the project to project planning, budgeting, scheduling. We look at how to select a team and how best to manage the project to completion.

Over the course of the two days, participants spend time understanding how to apply their current project to their workplace program. Each participants has time to complete a series of worksheets design to assist them apply the learning into practice.

This workshop is designed to assist project managers by providing a structure, knowledge, tools and techniques to effectively manage projects. Synergen Group proudly delivers the Introduction to Project Management Workshop throughout Australia including Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and New Zealand.

Detailed Workshop Agenda

• Projects vs Business as Usual (includes team exercise)
• 5 characteristics of a project
• Key project initiators and stakeholders
• The Project Triangle
• The 7 Project Processes & the Project Timeline
  • The Startup Process
    • The Project Brief (Includes Group Exercise based on real project examples)
  • Planning & Initiating Projects (Includes Group Exercise based on real project examples)
    • Work Breakdown Structure
    • Network Diagrams
    • Gantt Charts
    • Labour Histograms
  • Key Project Strategies (Includes Group Exercise based on real project examples)
    • Quality Strategy
    • Managing Project Risk
    • Communications Strategy
  • Directing the Project
  • Control Stages
  • Managing Stage Boundaries
    • Procurement Management
    • Cost Management
    • Quality Management
  • Project closure (Includes Group Exercise based on real project examples)
• Managing Changes (Includes a Team Challenge)
• Common Project Pitfalls

Recommendations

We recommend that this workshop is delivered as part of a series including:

• Time Management for Professionals

For more information, contact us here or call our team on 03 8288 2530.