Level 7 Diploma In Project Management Pathway To MSc In Project Management Degree Level 7 Diploma in Project Management (QCF) – 6 - 8 Months Credits: 120 Credits This Level 7 Diploma Project Management qualification is designed to meet the needs of senior managers responsible for projects and provide a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental topics needed to manage business projects within a complex and ever-changing environment. This qualification will develop a deeper understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of project, programme and portfolio management and facilitate the essential skills and competencies necessary to plan, monitor, control and deliver successful projects, programmes and portfolios. This programme is a Pathway programme to MSc in Project Management Degree. Course Details Project management impacts directly on the growth and advancement of most modern organisations and is a much-sought-after qualification. The MSBM Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management is a specialized programme that enables students to develop an advanced understanding of concepts, approaches and tools relevant to the field of project management in the 21st Century. The programme enhances the capacity of managers to improve production and service delivery thereby contributing to organisational effectiveness. The programme also provides for the attainment of quantitative skills in Project Finance and Project Management. Programme Structure This program consists of 6 compulsory units which are equal to a total of 120 credits. Accreditation All MSBM courses are accredited by the relevant partners and awarding bodies. Please refer to MSBM accreditation in about us for more details. University Progression University Top-up On completion of this course, students have the opportunity to complete a Master degree programme from a range of UK universities. The top-up programme can be studied online or on campus. The top-up comprises the final 60 credits which consist of either a dissertation or a dissertation and one module. (The course tuition fee listed above does NOT include the top-up fees) University Progression Click here to see University routes and fee information for progression. Entry Requirements For entry onto the Level 7 Diploma in Project Management leading to the MSc Project Management qualification, learners must possess: An honours degree in related subject or UK level 6 diploma or equivalent overseas qualification i.e. Bachelors Degree or Higher National Diploma OR Mature learners (over 25) with at least 5 years of management experience if they do not possess the above qualification (this is reviewed on a case by case basis) Workshops Workshops are conducted by live webinars for all students. Visa Requirements There is no Visa requirement for this programme.
Managing Multiple Projects: Virtual In-House Training Succeeding in today's competitive marketplace often requires cycle time reduction - reducing the duration of projects and getting results faster. This workshop will address managing multiple projects within the context of program or product management. Are your projects taking longer and longer to complete? Are results less than optimal because of time pressures on resources? Would you like to increase project 'throughout'? Succeeding in today's competitive marketplace often requires cycle time reduction - reducing the duration of projects and getting results faster. This workshop will address managing multiple projects within the context of program or product management. Planning and managing individual projects is challenging. When introducing the real-life limitation of resources and other outside influences into the multi-project environment, those challenges are magnified, and new challenges are introduced. This interactive workshop will position you for immediate action. The goal of this course is to equip you with the necessary knowledge, skills, and techniques so that you can effectively and productively manage multiple projects. What you Will Learn You'll learn how to: Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations Prioritize and sequence multiple projects Manage time and stress within a multiple project environment Effectively manage logical dependencies among projects Optimize the use of resources across multiple projects using concepts from Critical Chain methods Manage risk and communications in a multiple project environment Getting Started Introductions Course structure Course goals and objectives Foundation Concepts Portfolio, program, and project management principles The multiple project environment The MMP Process Model Developing the Multiple Project List Multiple project portfolio management Project selection Project categories and types The multiple project list Multiple Project Logical Dependencies Project dependencies Types of multiple project portfolios Categories of logical dependencies across multiple projects Project priorities in the multiple project schedule Multiple Project Resource Management Multiple project resources and resource management concepts Multiple project resource loading Resource pool and resource database Multiple project resource issues and outsourcing Critical chain resource management, including drum resources and multi-tasking Managing Risk Across Multiple Projects Multiple project risk management process Identifying, assessing, and responding to multiple project risks Critical chain and multiple project risks Risk interrelationship management methods Creating and Executing the Multiple Project Plan The multiple project plan Multiple project scheduling Multiple project budgeting Executing and maintaining the multiple project plan Controlling in the multiple project environment Tools in multiple project management Multiple Project Communications Effective communication in the multiple project environment Common communication barriers Multiple project communications plan Resolving multiple project conflicts Summary and Next Steps What did we learn, and how can we implement this in our work environments?
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for both novice and experienced project managers, managers, schedulers, and other project stake holders who need to incorporate the discipline of project management with Microsoft Project 2019. Overview Understand the discipline of project management as it applies to using Microsoft Project 2019. Create a Work Breakdown Structure. Identify Task Types & Relationships. Define Resources within Project. Make Work Package Estimates. Create an Initial Schedule. Create a Resource Leveled Schedule. Create Projects from templates, Excel files. Create Global templates. Create formulas and graphical indicators. The steps to record a macro. Format Output and Print Reports. Integrate Multiple Projects. Set up a Project with a Calendar, Start date, and scheduling method. Understand Manually Schedule vs. Auto Schedule. Manage multiple projects. Be able to create a master project list with shared resources. This three-day instructor-led course is intended for individuals who are interested in expanding their knowledge base and technical skills about Microsoft Project. The course begins with the basic concepts and leads students through all the functions they?ll need to plan and manage a small to medium-size project, including how to level resources and capture both cost and schedule progress. 1 - Introduction to Microsoft Project Describe how Project relates to the discipline of Project management. Learn what the new features are in Project 2019. Navigate to the primary views available using the Ribbon. Choose Views that display task, resource, or assignment information. Select table within views to change the information that is available to see and edit. Relate the features of Project to the 5 steps for building a plan in Project. Learn new accessibility features in Project 2 - A Quick and Easy Overview of Managing with Project Create a new project and prepare it for data entry. Enter project tasks. Sequence the tasks. Define resources. Estimate Task duration and assign resources. Baseline the project. Track project progress. 3 - Setting Up a Project Use multiple methods to create a new project from an Excel file and a SharePoint Tasks list. Establish one or more calendars to constrain resource availability. Configure Project to calculate the schedule from the Start Date forward, or from the Finish Date backward. 4 - Manually Schedule vs. Auto Schedule Students practice switching tasks between Manually Schedule and Auto Schedule modes. By switching modes, students learn the impact made on the project schedule and the individual tasks. 5 - Creating a Work Breakdown Structure Build and use summary and subordinate tasks. Understand and use milestones. Develop WBS Outlines. Assign completion criteria. Evaluate the WBS. Understand and use WBS templates. 6 - Identifying Task Relationships Understand the different types of task relationships. Understand and use various methods to create relationships. Determine and display task sequence. Understand and use lag, lead, and delay. Understand the new feature of Task Paths. 7 - Defining Resources within Project Define resource types. Define individual resources that will be used on the project. Record the cost (s) of using each type of resource. Record the limit of availability for each type of resource by establishing a resource calendar and defining the maximum units of that resource. 8 - Making Work Package Estimates Enter estimates for duration and costs for each task. Distinguish between task types and describe when each is appropriate. Describe the relationship between work, units, and duration. Describe the way Effort Driven scheduling is affected by work, units, and duration. Assign tasks to resources using the Team Planner view. 9 - Creating an Initial Schedule Calculate float and identify a project?s critical path. Understand and identify task constraints. Create milestones. Use the Task Inspector to troubleshoot the initial schedule. 10 - Create a Resource Leveled Schedule Adjust a project schedule to account for limited people and other resources. View the overall cost and schedule of a project. Identify resources that have been overallocated for a project schedule. Use multiple ways to adjust tasks and assignments to remove over allocation for any resource. 11 - Managing the Project Learn how to set a baseline. Lean how to enter and track project performance data. Learn how to apply different tracking methods. Learn how to perform a variance analysis on a project. Learn how to Reschedule Work Learn how to inactivate tasks Learn how to synch projects to SharePoint 12 - Formatting Output and Printing Reports Print Views Formats Sorting Filtering Grouping Custom Fields Reporting Other File Formats 13 - Managing Multiple Projects Learn how to use common resources among multiple projects. Learn how to link tasks between multiple projects. Learn how to create a consolidated view of multiple projects. 14 - Advanced Topics Learn how to customize the Ribbon and the Quick Access Toolbar. Learn how to customize WBS numbering. Learn the concepts of Formulas and Graphical indicators. Learn the purpose of the Global template and Organizer. Learn how to record a Macro.
Project Management: The Intentional Profession 'To be is to do.' Project managers focus on the tools, techniques and effort it takes to 'do' well and deliver the change that mission demands. But we can also choose to 'do good,' and that is what providing our skills as pro bono services to our communities is all about. Like PMs, service-oriented Non-Profit Organizations struggle to deliver community services in a resource-constrained environment. PMs have mastered the skills needed to make things happen in these environments. With the 2015 Project Management Day of Service (PMDoS), two executives organized roughly 400 PMs to assist NPOs in defining and scoping nearly 100 projects - in one day! That is intent. That is engagement. That is meaningful project management. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.
Project Management: The Intentional Profession 'To be is to do.' Project managers focus on the tools, techniques and effort it takes to 'do' well and deliver the change that mission demands. But we can also choose to 'do good,' and that is what providing our skills as pro bono services to our communities is all about. Like PMs, service-oriented Non-Profit Organizations struggle to deliver community services in a resource-constrained environment. PMs have mastered the skills needed to make things happen in these environments. With the 2015 Project Management Day of Service (PMDoS), two executives organized roughly 400 PMs to assist NPOs in defining and scoping nearly 100 projects - in one day! That is intent. That is engagement. That is meaningful project management. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.
Creating the Most Value with Project Management Metrics This talk will provide guidance for participants who want to implement or improve the metrics they use for project management. The discussion will focus on important distinctions to keep in mind, including the key difference between a project which is tackling something brand new, vs. a project which is only execution oriented, as these will be best served by different types of metrics. It will also look at qualitative versus quantitative metrics and describe when to use which, present a formula for Project Management Effectiveness with the associated metrics, and explain the new ISO 56000 innovation management standard. Key Takeaways: A decision tree structure that shows how to think about project management metrics Project Leader Perspective vs. PMO Perspective Qualitative vs. Quantitative Metrics and the top ones to use The Project Management Effectiveness Formula Dashboards for the PMO The New ISO 56000 Innovation Management Standard
Description: Microsoft Project 2010 is the latest version of Project, a companion project management application for Microsoft Office. This Microsoft Project 2010 Beginners - Complete Video Course teaches the basic commands and features of Microsoft Project 2010. Here, you will learn how to create and modify task lists, establish a project schedule, create calendars, assign resources to tasks, track costs, and work with different views and tables. You will also learn how to apply filters and groups, and sort task and resource data. This version includes a wide range of changes, including the new ribbon interface. Microsoft Project integrates with all the other Office application you regularly use. You will finish up the course with learning how to resolve resource conflicts. If you want to know more detail about Microsoft Project you have to be a part of this course. You will get all the basic knowledge from here, which will help you to pull up ahead. Assessment: At the end of the course, you will be required to sit for an online MCQ test. Your test will be assessed automatically and immediately. You will instantly know whether you have been successful or not. Before sitting for your final exam you will have the opportunity to test your proficiency with a mock exam. Certification: After completing and passing the course successfully, you will be able to obtain an Accredited Certificate of Achievement. Certificates can be obtained either in hard copy at a cost of £39 or in PDF format at a cost of £24. Who is this Course for? Microsoft Project 2010 Beginners - Complete Video Course is certified by CPD Qualifications Standards and CiQ. This makes it perfect for anyone trying to learn potential professional skills. As there is no experience and qualification required for this course, it is available for all students from any academic background. Requirements Our Microsoft Project 2010 Beginners - Complete Video Course is fully compatible with any kind of device. Whether you are using Windows computer, Mac, smartphones or tablets, you will get the same experience while learning. Besides that, you will be able to access the course with any kind of internet connection from anywhere at any time without any kind of limitation. Career Path After completing this course you will be able to build up accurate knowledge and skills with proper confidence to enrich yourself and brighten up your career in the relevant job market. Getting Started Project Management Concepts FREE 00:12:00 The Project Window 00:15:00 Project Files 00:10:00 The Help Window 00:02:00 Tasks Creating a Task List 00:10:00 Modifying a Task List 00:07:00 The Work Breakdown Structure 00:13:00 Tasks Scheduling Task Links 00:16:00 Task Relationships 00:09:00 Task Options 00:05:00 Resource Management The Base Calendar 00:07:00 Resources and Calendars 00:14:00 Project Costs 00:08:00 Views and Tables Working with Views 00:12:00 Working with Tables 00:04:00 Filters, Groups, and Sorting Filters 00:10:00 Groups 00:05:00 Sorting Tasks and Resources 00:05:00 Finalizing the Task Plan Finalizing Schedules 00:09:00 Handling Resource Conflicts 00:11:00 Mock Exam Mock Exam- Microsoft Project 2010 Beginners - Complete Video Course 00:20:00 Final Exam Final Exam- Microsoft Project 2010 Beginners - Complete Video Course 00:20:00 Certificate and Transcript Order Your Certificates and Transcripts 00:00:00
Recovering Troubled Projects: On-Demand Despite our best intentions, many of the projects that organizations undertake either don't achieve their intended business results or end in complete failure. Most seasoned project managers have had their share of experiences with difficult or troubled projects and unless they are careful, they will encounter more. This workshop does not focus on 'failed' projects but rather on those projects which without appropriate intervention would be headed for failure. Failed projects are those beyond help and which should be terminated. Here we focus on projects that are salvageable. It is an exercise-driven, no-nonsense, professional practice-focused workshop positioning the participant to immediately apply the tools and lessons learned in the classroom. The workshop employs the use of both illustrative and practical/working case studies. Illustrative case studies will examine insights from real-world troubled projects. Participants will be asked to bring descriptions of their own examples of troubled projects on which they're currently working or on which they have worked in the past. A number of these will be used as the basis for the practical/working case studies. The approach builds on and complements the disciplines addressed in Project Management Institute's PMBOK® Guide and also addresses issues that arise when managing projects in a complex environment. What You Will Learn You will learn to: Recognize the value of a structured project recovery process Explain the reasons most projects fail Analyze the causes of a project's troubles Construct a negotiation process to use with key stakeholders Apply an effective strategy to planning the recovery effort Manage, evaluate, and adjust the ongoing recovery effort Foundation Concepts Recognizing a troubled project Defining the project recovery process The Reasons Projects Fail Putting failure in perspective Reviewing management issues Analyzing planning issues Exploring complexity issues Assess the Project Stabilizing the project Determining preliminary Go / No-Go Conducting a detailed recovery assessment Negotiate the Recovery Reviewing the basics of negotiation Setting reasonable expectations Obtaining appropriate PM authority Securing key stakeholder support Plan the Recovery Planning for recoveries Rebuilding the project team Reshaping the project plan Managing parallel activities Planning for change management Implement and Adjust the Project Implementing project recoveries Facilitating change Enabling continuous learning Fostering the project team Sustaining stakeholder engagement
This course gives a complete overview of the Scrum framework for Agile project management. Anyone involved in product delivery using the Scrum framework will find this course helpful, but it is particularly beneficial for those in the organization accountable for getting the most out of Scrum, including Scrum masters, managers, and Scrum team members.
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for solutions architects, solution-design engineers, developers seeking an understanding of AWS architecting and individuals seeking the AWS Solutions Architect-Associate certification. Overview Identify AWS architecting basic practices. Explore using the AWS management tools: The AWS Console, Command Line Interface (CLI), and CloudFormation in a lab environment. Examine the enforcement of accounts security using policies. Identify the elements that build an elastic, secure, virtual network that includes private and public subnets. Practice building an AWS core networking infrastructure. Determine strategies for a layered security approach to Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) subnets. Identify strategies to select the appropriate compute resources based on business use-cases. Practice building a VPC and adding an Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) instance in a lab environment. Practice installing an Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) instance and an Application Load Balancer (ALB) in the VPC you created. Compare and contrast AWS storage products and services, based on business scenarios. Compare and contrast the different types of AWS database services based on business needs. Practice building a highly available, auto-scaling database layer in a lab. Explore the business value of AWS monitoring solutions. Identify the role of monitoring, event driven load balancing, and auto scaling responses, based on usage and needs. Identify and discuss AWS automation tools that will help you build, maintain and evolve your infrastructure. Discuss network peering, VPC endpoints, gateway and routing solutions based on use-cases. Discuss hybrid networking configurations to extend and secure your infrastructure. Discuss the benefits of microservices as an effective decoupling strategy to power highly available applications at scale. Explore AWS container services for the rapid implementation of an infrastructure-agnostic, portable application environment. Identify the business and security benefits of AWS serverless services based on business examples. Practice building a serverless infrastructure in a lab environment. Discuss the ways in which AWS edge services address latency and security. Practice building a CloudFront deployment with an S3 backend in a lab environment. Explore AWS backup, recovery solutions, and best practices to ensure resiliency and business continuity. Build a highly available and secure cloud architecture based on a business problem, in a project-based facilitator-guided lab. Architecting on AWS is for solutions architects, solution-design engineers, and developers seeking an understanding of AWS architecting. In this course, you will learn to identify services and features to build resilient, secure and highly available IT solutions on the AWS Cloud. Architectural solutions differ depending on industry, types of applications, and business size. AWS Authorized Instructors emphasize best practices using the AWS Well-Architected Framework, and guide you through the process of designing optimal IT solutions, based on real-life scenarios. The modules focus on account security, networking, compute, storage, databases, monitoring, automation, containers, serverless architecture, edge services, and backup and recovery. At the end of the course, you will practice building a solution and apply what you have learned with confidence. Prerequisites AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials classroom or digital training, or Working knowledge of distributed systems Familiarity with general networking concepts Familiarity with IP addressing Working knowledge of multi-tier architectures Familiarity with cloud computing concepts 0 - Introductions & Course Map review Welcome and course outcomes 1 - Architecting Fundamentals Review AWS Services and Infrastructure Infrastructure Models AWS API Tools Securing your infrastructure The Well-Architected Framework Hands-on lab: Explore Using the AWS API Tools to Deploy an EC2 Instance 2 - Account Security Security Principals Identity and Resource-Based Policies Account Federation Introduction to Managing Multiple Accounts 3 - Networking, Part 1 IP Addressing Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Patterns and Quotas Routing Internet Access Network Access Control Lists (NACLs) Security Groups 4 - Compute Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) EC2 Instances and Instance Selection High Performance Computing on AWS Lambda and EC2, When to Use Which Hands-On Lab: Build Your Amazon VPC Infrastructure 5 - Storage Amazon S3, Security, Versioning and Storage Classes Shared File Systems Data Migration Tools 6 - Database Services AWS Database Solutions Amazon Relational Database Services (RDS) DynamoDB, Features and Use Cases Redshift, Features, Use Cases and Comparison with RDS Caching and Migrating Data Hands-on Lab: Create a Database Layer in Your Amazon VPC Infrastructure 7 - Monitoring and Scaling Monitoring: CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and VPC Flow Logs Invoking Events 8 - Automation CloudFormation AWS Systems Manager 9 - Containers Microservices Monitoring Microservices with X-Ray Containers 10 - Networking Part 2 VPC Peering & Endpoints Transit Gateway Hybrid Networking Route 53 11 - Serverless Architecture Amazon API Gateway Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS Amazon Kinesis Data Streams & Kinesis Firehose Step Functions Hands-on Lab: Build a Serverless Architecture 12 - Edge Services Edge Fundamentals Amazon CloudFront AWS Global Accelerator AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF), DDoS and Firewall Manager AWS Outposts Hands-On Lab: Configure an Amazon CloudFront Distribution with an Amazon S3 Origin 13 - Backup and Recovery Planning for Disaster Recovery AWS Backup Recovery Strategie Additional course details: Nexus Humans Architecting on AWS training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Architecting on AWS course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.