Project Management Preparation for Success

Dates & Venues

Johannesburg

5 - 7 Oct 2010
Lion House, Kensington

Cape Town

12 - 14 Oct 2010
Lagoon Beach Hotel

Durban

28-30 Sep 2010
Sica's Guesthouse

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Fees

Fees per delegate:
R 5 190 per learner (Excl Vat).

Included in the fees:
* Course material
* Parking
* Refreshments
* Lunch
* Certificate of attendance

Terms & Conditions

Event Cancellation:
All cancellations must be confirmed in writing to info@abelusi.co.za
For cancellations received more than one week prior to the course:
• 10% cancellation fee will apply.
For cancellations received less than ONE WEEK prior to the course:
• 25% cancellation fee will apply.
For cancellations received within 24 hours of the course:
• 100% cancellation fee will apply.

Substitutes are welcome at no additional charge. Substitute's personal and contact details must be e-mailed to info@abelusi.co.za.

Postponements:
All Postponements not received in writing at least 2 working-days prior to the event will incur a 40% penalty fee.

Absent Delegates:
In the event that a delegate does not arrive for the course and no written cancellation has been received and confirmed, the full course fee will be payable

Presenters:
Should it be necessary, Abelusi Training Network reserves the right to substitute the presenter with a suitable and capable substitute.

Course Aim:

A three-day training course and hands-on workshop on the TenStep Project Management Process. Much of the work that you do can be organized as a project. The ability to successfully define and subsequently manage a project is quickly leaving the realm of the extraordinary and is becoming a core competency for many organizations. Managing a project is not easy and project management skills do not come naturally to many people. Fortunately, the skills associated with defining and managing a project can be learned. Understanding and practicing the concepts taught and using the set of tools and templates provided, increases your success on any project.

Outcomes:

At the end of the course delegates will understand/will know how to...

Understand the value of sound project management processes
Define the various aspects of a project
Build and maintain an appropriate project schedule and budget
Identify and manage issues, scope and communication
Identify and manage project risks
Identify and manage to the appropriate level of quality
Identify metrics to improve processes and declare success
Use the TenStep Project Process to manage small, medium or large projects
Use a complete set of TenStep core templates and tools that are essential for successful projects
The class contains numerous exercises, as well as a major eleven-part case study.

Who should attend?

Anyone who wants to update their project management knowledge, skills and who desire to learn how to use best practice methods.
Project managers and team members that manage and work on projects.
New and seasoned project managers who wish to practice project management at the hand of the world-wide benchmarked TenStep Project Process, including actual tools, templates and methodology.
Managers that manage project managers and monitor project status.
Project team leaders, team members and all stakeholders that participate on projects.

Accreditation

This course is globally accredited with the Project Management Institute (PMI). The presenters, TenStep (Southern Africa) holds REP(Registered Education Provider) status from the PMI internationally.
Participants can register 24 Contact Hours of training or 24 PDU’s (professional Development Units towards obtaining/maintaining the acclaimed PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification from the PMI.

Workshop Programme:

DAY 1
07:30        Coffee and Registration
08:00        Welcome, Expectations and Course Overview
08:45        Pre-course Self Assessment
09:00        Review the fundamentals
10:15        Tea Break
10:30        Case Study Exercise 1
11:15        Step 1 - Defining the work
13:00       Lunch
14:00        Group Exercise & Case Study 2
14:30        Step 2, Building the Schedule and Budget(Start)
15:00        Tea Break
                 • Review baseline deliverables
                 • Create a work breakdown structure
                 • Case Study Exercise 3
17:00        Review and Daily Closure

DAY 2
07:30         Coffee
08:00         Build the schedule and budget (Continued)
                  • Estimate the Work
                  • Sequence the Activities
                  • Case Study Exercise 5
                  • Assign Resources
10:00         Tea Break
                  • Estimate Duration and Cost
                  • Adjust the Plan and add Milestones
13:00         Lunch
14:00         Step 3 - Manage the Schedule and Budget
                  • Case Study Exercise 6
15:00         Coffee/Tea Break
15:15         Step 4 - Manage issues
                  • Case Study Exercise 7
16:15         Step 5 - Manage Change & Scope
                  • Case Study Exercise 8
17:00         Daily Closure

DAY 3
07:30        Coffee
08:00        Step 6 - Manage communication
                 • Case Study Exercise 9
09:30        Step 7 - Manage risk
10:00       Tea Break
10:15       Case Study Exercise 10
10:45       Step 8 - Manage Human Resources
12:00       Step 9 - Manage Quality
13:00       Lunch
14:00       Case Study Exercise 11
14:30       Step 10-Manage metrics
15:00       Coffee/Tea Break
15:15       Step 10 – Manage Metrics continue
15:30       Case Study Exercise 12
16:00       Post Class Self Evaluation
16:30       Summation & Course Close Out

About the presenter:

Andre Nortier, the Managing Director of TenStep Southern Africa, has more than 20 years experience as a professional project manager and business development consultant. He successfully consulted for various international companies as a project management specialist with expertise in directing highly complex projects that build and optimize organisational processes and measurement systems as well as IT infrastructure and enterprise business solutions. His hands-on experience in managing complex projects and his exceptional ability to facilitate training classes, made him well known and respected by his students and client companies as well as universities all over Sub-Sahara Africa. Many of Andre’s students successfully qualified as PMP’s (Project Management Professional) from the PMI and some found his motivation an inspiration to complete their Doctorate Degrees in Project Management.

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