CPD & Training

Project management modular course (Limerick)

Date: Module 1 - October 19/20th, Module 2 - November 23/24th 2010
Session time: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Registration and tea/coffee at 8.30am
Duration: 4 training days
Venue: Centre for Project Management, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick
Fee: Engineers Ireland members: €1390 / Non-members: €1590
CPD credit: 4

Note: This course will be delivered in conjunction with the Centre for Project Management, University of Limerick.

Those completing this programme can claim 35 hours formal project management education, which is one of the pre-requisites for sitting the Project Management Professional Certification exam with the PMI.

Learning objectives

Participants will:

Gain an appreciation of project strategies, approaches and methodologies
Develop a focused project plan to manage implementation
Develop schedule and cost control baselines
Develop a results driven project management team
Manage project risks using standard templates
Avoid conflict by establishing roles, responsibilities and communications channels
Develop effective measures for scheduling and controlling projects
Establish a dependable project control monitoring system

Programme

The course consists of two modules, each module lasting two days. Attendance at module 1 is a prerequisite to attending module 2. There is a gap of four weeks between modules to allow some application of the techniques after the initial sessions.

Course content is structured against the five key project management phases & processes.

Unit 1 – Project initiation
Unit 2 – Project planning
Unit 3 – Project implementation
Unit 4 – Project control
Unit 5 – Project closure

Who should attend?

This course offers participants the opportunity to start the process to achieve Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. It will be of interest to those individuals wishing to gain knowledge and ability in this important management discipline or working within a projects-driven company.