Project Management Preparation for Success
PM00.00B
Introduction
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 in this class increases the likelihood of success on the project.
Prerequisites
None, this class provides a basic overview of all aspects of project management
Learning Objectives
At the end of this class, participants will be able to:
Understand the value of project management processes
Define the various aspects of a project
Build and maintain an appropriate project workplan 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
Who Should Attend
Project managers and team members that manage and work on projects
Managers that manage project managers and monitor project status
Clients, customers and all stakeholders that participate on projects
Course Outline
Review the fundamentals
Defining the work
Building the schedule and budget
Managing the schedule and budget
Managing issues and scope
Managing communication and risk
Managing quality and metrics
The class contains numerous exercises, as well as a major eleven-part case study.
Class Length
Three days (21 PDUs)
Facilitator
RAJA NOOR AININ R. ZAINAL ABIDIN
Raja Noor Ainin's career experiences prior to joining RAZA
Sendirian Berhad and starting TenStep Malaysia are largely in IT,
beginning as a Systems Analyst, going on to Senior Analyst, Head
of Database, Systems Development Manager, Senior Manager of IT and
General Manager of IT in companies of various industries such as
Malaysia Airlines, Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad, Bank Industri,
Indah Water Konsortium and MIMOS Berhad. She has a wealth of
experience in managing numerous projects and has used various
Project Management processes to ensure the timely and successful
delivery of the projects.
She joined MIMOS Berhad, a Government-funded organization focusing
on Research and Development in IT, in May 1997 as the General
Manager of Information Systems Management, moving on to the
positions of Director of Product Development in 2001 and Vice
President of Product Development in 2002. With the restructuring
of MIMOS into an R&D organisation in 2003 she was made
responsible for the technology focus area of Pervasive Computing.
She led the Pervasive Computing team of more than 50 researchers
to deliver gamechanging national projects such as Titian Digital,
AgriBazaar, Open Source, MyGfL and BM Machine Language Translation
and Text-to-Speech. She was responsible for research areas such as
e-Learning Technology, Language Engineering, Web Services and Open
Source Software.
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