BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3-238@shannonchamberskillnet.com DTSTART:20170215T093000Z DTEND:20170216T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260430T212734Z URL: SUMMARY:Core Concepts of Project Management DESCRIPTION:Introduction:  Many projects are managed and performed in an i nconsistent ad-hoc fashion. Having awareness and understanding of standard generally accepted project management practices enables managers to estab lish consistent structured techniques that promote successful project perf ormance.  A focus is placed on understanding project management concepts and how they support this  structured approach to performing work. The en tire course content is compliant with the ANSI standard “Guide to the Pr oject Management Body of Knowledge\, fifth edition\, (PMBOK®)” of the P roject Management Institute (PMI®).\n\nObjective: Delegates are introduce d to the fundamentals of Project Management. The objective is to provide d elegates with an understanding of how the project management approach supp orts a team to focus on achieving the required results. It is intended tha t insights gained from this course will enable learners to understand gene rally accepted project management practices and be able to determine where they need to pursue deeper knowledge in order to become more effective in performing project work.\n\nAudience: This course is  intended for  ind ividuals who currently  work  on  projects or are  occasionally assign ed to work as project team members in any business work areas. Anybody who is currently in a project management role or aspires to this position and has not received formal training will also benefit from this course as th ey will be introduced to ANSI standard worldwide project management practi ces from the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®).\ n\nDuration: 2 days\n\nFormat: Workshop format that supports presentations of project techniques with discussions and a case study that runs through the two days. This case study enables everybody to participate in a pract ical exercise that will reinforce core project management techniques to la unch\, plan\, report\, monitor and complete a project\n\nBenefits: This co urse promotes an awareness of project management and how certain core prac tices may be applied to projects in all application areas. Delegates will gain insights into project governance\, planning\, execution and control.\ n\nThis 2-day seminar exposes delegates to the most current generally acce pted practices of project management. This enables learners to:\n\n Appre ciate the fundamentals of project management including the ability to init iate\, plan and execute basic controls for a project\n Understand each of the project plans\n Develop a project charter and effectively gather pro ject requirements\n Engage effectively with stakeholders through communic ation planning\n Identify risks and reflect on strategies that may be app lied to proactively reduce the impact of risks to a project\n  Report ef fectively on project progress and recognize the need for change and how to address changes consistently\n\nCourse Content: The following topics will be covered\n\n□ Topic 1: - Nature of projects - definitions\, character istics\, constraints\n\n□ Topic 2: - Understanding the role of project g overnance and structure\n\n□ Topic 3: - Project initiation\n\n□ Topic 4: - Planning- task definition\, scheduling and budgeting\n\n□ Topic 5:  - Understanding the integrated project plan (risk \, communications)\n\n □ Topic 6: - Controlling project progress (quality)\n\n□ Topic 7: - Ma naging project close-out\n\n\n\nMichael Lane brings a combination of pract ical hands-on experience and academic reflection to the subject of project management. This puts him in a strong position to assess your management structures in order to identify and apply potential improvements.\nIn or der to bridge his academic contributions and experience with practical ind ustrial engagement\, Mike also delivered over 100 executive training works hops to many organizations in the public and private sector. An array of m ulti-day executive training courses have been delivered in Ireland\, UK\, Sweden\, UAE and Oman.  These have included exam-based courses (PMP\, Fe tac) as well as training in the application of general project management practices.\nCredentials:\nPhD - lean and agile project management (Univ. o f Limerick)\nMSc - project management using globally distributed teams (Un iv. of Limerick)\nDip - foundation diploma in training and education (Nat' l Univ. of Galway)\nMMII Grad. Dip. - degree equivalent (Marketing Institu te of Ireland)\nBSc - Computer systems (business) (University of Limerick) \nPMP - Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute\nThi s is a 2-Day Programme and spaces are limited.\n\nMember Fee €340\n\nNo n Member Fee €380\n\nPlease book online\n\nFor more information contact Cillian Griffey email cgriffey@shannonchamber.ie or call 061 360611\n\nTr aining Cancellation Policy: Training courses which are cancelled over 7 da ys in advance of scheduled training date shall incur no cancellation fee. Training courses which are cancelled within 7 days of scheduled training d ate shall incur a cancellation fee equal to 50% of the cost. Registrants w ho fail to attend training will be charged 100% of the full fee.\n\nPlease quote Purchase Order number if required on invoice. Cheques should be ma de payable to Shannon Chamber Skillnet. \n\nShannon Chamber Skillnet is f unded by member companies and the Training Networks Programme\, an initiat ive of Skillnets funded from the National Training Fund through the Depart ment of Education and Skills.\n\nFor further information please visit www. skillnets.ie\n\n LOCATION:The Inn at Dromoland Hotel\, Newmarket on Fergus\, Clare\, Ireland GEO:52.7606678;-8.89900549999993 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Newmarket on Fergus\, Clare \, Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Inn at Dromoland Hotel:geo:52.76 06678,-8.89900549999993 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR