Course Objectives

• Plan a project and understand project life cycle and roles within a project
• Understand how to deliver a project against a project plan
• Use relevant project management tools
• Learn how to manage project risks and issues
• Understand and apply finance-related governance and compliance to ensure effective budgetary control
• Know how to deliver value for money
• Understand how to set and monitor budgets and produce accurate financial updates

Course Structure

• Needs of a successful project
• Effective project sponsors
• Project manager – Role and responsibility
• Developing an integrated team
• Generic project documents
• Business case
• Risk register
• Managing risks
• Project risk approach
• Building the network – the critical path
• Microsoft Project
• RACI for tasks
• Making estimates
• Principles for controlling changes
• Stakeholders
• Key project communication thoughts
• Tracking projects
• Project close
• Finance
• Stakeholders in a business
• Governance and Compliance
• Application in ILM of Governance and Compliance

Rewards

• E-Certificate of Completion by Kaplan (will be received within 1-2 working weeks upon course completion)
• 5 Kaplan Employability Statement (KES) points (only for eligible students)