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Skills Diploma - Project Management (DIP4049-03)

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What Is Project Management?

Project management is a methodical approach to planning and guiding project processes from start to finish. According to the Project Management Institute, the processes are guided through five stages: initiation, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. Project management can be applied to almost any type of project and is widely used to control the complex processes of software development projects.

What You Will Learn In This Project Management Diploma

What is needed in a Project

PEOPLE: those involved (directly and indirectly) in the project
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE: these are brought to the project by the project team and by outside help (such as consultants)
CAPITAL: the money that pays for the project
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES: the methods for organising the work with the available resources
TECHNOLOGY: the physical assets that will be used for part or all of the process.

Who are successful Project Managers?

The role of the Project Manager is determined by the

nature of the project (complexity and size)
organisation that it is carrying it out
personality of the Project Manager
constraints under which she/he is working

Managing the Planning Process

Most projects of low complexity bias the ratio of planning heavily towards action. As complexity increases, so does the necessity for a formalised plan. This is both a systematic analysis of the project (with its own set of benefits) and an opportunity to show that the Project Manager has been systematic in the planning process (by indicating the level of consideration that the Project Manager has given to issues).

Traceability is a major issue here. It allows products to be traced back to records of their constituent parts. The same is required of a project plan. In the event of an unsatisfactory result, for whatever reason, a good plan shows that the planner took every precaution to ensure that the result was positive. On the other hand, should the project go well, you will have an obvious reason for this; namely, your planning!

Budgets

Most operations require a budgetary analysis at least annually and Project Managers are in a perpetual cycle of seeking approval and then allocating funds. Managing according to budgets is the key tool of cost control. The following are the categories generally found in budgets:

labour
materials
consumables
capex (capital expenditure)
travel
subsistence

In developing GROUND-UP COSTS, these are the basic elements that should be considered. Further elements should be added where they are needed. Budgets in public sector (government) environments are allocated using ZERO-BASE BUDGETING. Where activities are ongoing, but are reviewed on an annual basis, this approach takes into account previous performance. Where progress can be proved, funding is available. Where progress is unsatisfactory, either the remaining activities may be denied funding altogether or the project may be stopped. This is the case, especially, in partnerships between the private and public sectors.

Review your performance

Some of the most successful people keep a Journal. This is a record of their performance, both good and bad, written at regular intervals (daily / weekly).

This form of honest self-analysis is excellent for charting progress, particularly over a period of years. As one very successful Project Manager puts it: "What better way of showing that you are ready for responsibility than by taking effective control of your own time? How on earth can you hope to be an effective Project Manager if you are not capable of managing yourself?"

Who Will Benefit From This Project Management Diploma?

This Project Management course is developed to benefit any individual who is currently working in the Project Management Industry who wants promotion at work

any student who cannot afford to go to university to study but wants to acquire more knowledge and understanding in this specific working environment and thus making them employable.

What Award Will I Have After I Have Completed My Project Management Diploma?

The Oxbridge Academy Project Management Diploma is a career-orientated skills programme which is provider developed and assessed. The diploma is issued by Oxbridge Academy and endorsed by the South African Institute of Management (SAIM). After completion of this diploma the student will show competence in the area of Project Management.

We also offer the following provider programmes that is well suited to this area of study:

Skills Diploma In Business Management (DIP4072-03)
Skills Diploma In Supervisory Management (DIP4027-03)

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