Advanced Management Program

Course Code: MN08

Course Objective:

  • Building confidence to immediately take the PMP® examination upon the conclusion of the course
  • Providing tips to delegates to answer difficult multiple-choice questions
  • Creating a study technique and setting up a network of learners or group study
  • Practising answering questions like in the real examination during the classes and outside classes
  • Rationalizing answers to examination questions
  • Get an overview of the Risk Management Process
  • Learn to identify risks that affect project quality, time & schedule, cost and scope
  • Apply useful techniques to identify, analyze, mitigate and monitor risks in the project life cycle
  • Learn how to create an effective risk monitoring plan and risk management strategies
  • Use a practical, six-step process to manage project risk
  • Develop a risk budget based on expected monetary value (EMV)

 

Target Audience

This course will mainly benefit to purchasing managers, senior buyers, project managers, civil engineers, construction managers, contractors, sub-contractors, site engineers, senior management, and government agencies, architects, construction professionals, and anyone responsible for purchasing at a senior level who seeks to enhance their skills further.

 

Course Outline

DAY 1

MODULE 1: Framework

  • PMI® certification process to become a PMP®
  • Define processes, methodologies, and concepts within the 10 knowledge areas
  • Define key terms
  • Describe application of principles and techniques to manage projects
  • Personal expectations correlated to learning objectives

MODULE 2: PMP® Preparation

  • Review of PMP® Certification process
  • Test-taking strategies
  • Review of the 5 project management process areas and the professional responsibility domain
  • Review the 10 knowledge areas

MODULE 3: Project Integration Management

  • Develop Project Charter
  • Develop Project Management Plan
  • Direct & Manage Project Work
  • Monitor & Control Project Work
  • Perform Integrated Change Control
  • Close Project or Phase

DAY 2

MODULE 4: Project Scope Management

  • Plan Scope Management
  • Collect Requirements
  • Define Scope
  • Create WBS
  • Validate Scope
  • Control Scope

MODULE 5: Project Stakeholders Management

  • Identify Stakeholders
  • Plan Stakeholders Management
  • Manage Stakeholder Engagement
  • Control Stakeholder Engagement

DAY 3

MODULE 6: Project Time Management

  • Plan Schedule Management
  • Define Activities
  • Sequence Activities
  • Estimate Activity Resources
  • Estimate Activity Durations
  • Develop Schedule
  • Control Schedule

MODULE 7: Project Cost Management

  • Plan Cost Management
  • Estimate Cost
  • Determine Budget
  • Control Costs

DAY 4

MODULE 8: Project Quality Management

  • Plan Quality
  • Perform Quality Assurance
  • Perform Quality Control

MODULE 9: Project Human Resource Management

  • Develop Human Resource Management
  • Acquire Project Team
  • Develop Project Team
  • Manage Project Team

MODULE 10: Project Communications Management

  • Plan Communications Management
  • Manage Communications
  • Control Communications

DAY 5

MODULE 11: Project Risk Management

  • Plan Risk Management
  • Identify Risks
  • Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
  • Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
  • Plan Risk Responses
  • Control Risks

MODULE 12: Project Procurement Management

  • Plan Procurement Management
  • Conduct Procurements
  • Control Procurements
  • Close Procurements

MODULE II – Project Risk Management & Compliance

DAY 6

Risk Management Framework and Planning Introduction

  • Key definitions
  • Project Management Body Of Knowledge (PMBOK) – 6 risk management processes
  • Project risk management goal
  • Purpose of risk management
  • Benefits of risk management
  • Responsibilities in risk management
  • Integrating risk management into the project management process
  • Components of risk
  • Types of risk
  • Six steps of risk management
  • Plan the approach to risk management
  • Risk Identification
  • Risk Assessment & Quantification
  • Risk Response Plan Development
  • Risk management plan execution
  • Evaluating risk response results

Risk Planning (Step 1)

  • Plan the approach to risk management
  • Planning inputs, tools & outputs

DAY 7

Risk Identification Processes

Risk Identification (Step 2)

  • Identification inputs & tools
  • Identification guidelines
  • Risk identification techniques
  • Risk categories
  • Risk identification outputs

Review of Cost & Schedule Estimating in Relation to Risk

  • Cost estimating classes & types
  • Cost estimating methods
  • Accuracy, allowances, contingency & management reserve
  • Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
  • Schedule diagramming – critical path method (CPM)
  • Resource management
  • Earned value method (EVM)
  • Baselining

DAY 8

Risk Assessment and Quantification Processes

Risk Assessment & Quantification (Step 3)

  • Risk analysis inputs
  • Risk analysis guidelines
  • Probability analysis
  • Impact analysis
  • Risk analysis approaches – qualitative & quantitative
  • Risk analysis tools & techniques
  • Statistical sums in risk analysis
  • Program Evaluation & Revue Technique (PERT)
  • Monte Carlo simulation
  • Decision trees
  • Project risk rating & prioritizing
  • Risk analysis outputs

DAY 9

Risk Response Plan Development

Risk Response Plan Development (Step 4)

  • Risk response development inputs, tools & techniques
  • Risk response strategy guidelines
  • Response strategies for threats
  • Response planning & network diagramming
  • Response analysis
  • Alternative responses
  • Reserves – contingency & management
  • Response planning outputs

DAY 10

Risk Response Control

  • Risk management plan execution (Step 5)
  • Risk response control tools
  • Risk response control guidelines
  • Risk strategy execution
  • Evaluating risk response results (Step 6)
  • Risk documentation

DAY 11

Enhancing Our Personal Effectiveness

  • Acting with intentionality and purpose
  • Appreciating and displaying a transformational leadership style
  • Matching your manager’s needs with your outcomes
  • Enhancing your self-confidence and personal power
  • Using personality insights to influence others better
  • Managing, harnessing and exploiting the power of your emotions

DAY 12

Understanding Teams and their Functioning

  • Understanding the development of teams and their changing nature
  • Considering the five types of teams
  • Appreciating the key team roles and your unique contribution
  • Assessing the development stage of a team
  • Guarding against ‘Group think’ and risk-aversion
  • Recognising the 7 negative neurological triggers

DAY 13

Enhancing Team Effectiveness

  • Understanding the four team leadership styles
  • Optimizing communication within the team
  • Adopting a highly effective meeting framework
  • Role-modelling, inspiring and stimulating within the team
  • Coaching and acknowledging the contribution of your colleagues
  • Encouraging creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship

DAY 14

Enabling Continuous Individual and Team Learning

  • Monitoring your team’s performance and morale
  • Providing non-threatening and up-building feedback to each other
  • Using 360 degree feedback to support personal and group L&D
  • Facilitating the design of personal development plans
  • Using technology to encourage collaboration and commitment
  • Scheduling regular and inspiring audit meetings


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Date & Location

Date : 25 February 2024

Duration : 10 days

Place : Kuala Lumpur

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Date : 29 December 2024

Duration : 10 days

Place : Cairo

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