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Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Gain a fundamental level of understanding on what a project is
  • Understand the key considerations of a project
  • Manage a task as a project, with appropriate level of planning
  • Foresee the risks and challenges and ways to overcome those with as minimum impact as possible
  • Understand the key characteristics of traditional and Agile project management approaches

 

Pre-requisites

 

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

  • Be able to speak, listen, read and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualification (ES WSQ) Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 6
  • Well versed in all Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint
  • Hardware & Software
    This course will be conducted as a Virtual Live Class (VLC) via Zoom platform. Participants must own a zoom account and have a laptop or a desktop with “Zoom Client for Meetings” installed. This can be downloaded from https://zoom.us/download.

    System Requirement

    Must Have:

    Please ensure that your computer or laptop meets the following requirements.

    • Operating system: Windows 10 or MacOS (64 bit or above)
    • Processor/CPU: 1.8 GHz, 2-core Intel Core i3 or higher
    • Minimum 20 GB hard disk space.
    • Minimum 8 Gb RAM
    • Webcam (The camera must be turned on for the duration of the class)
    • Microphone
    • Internet Connection: Wired or Wireless broadband
    • Latest version of Zoom software to be installed on computer or laptop prior to the class.

    Good to Have:

    • Wired internet connection
      Wired internet will provide you with stable and reliable connection.
    • Dual monitors
      Using a dual monitor setup will undoubtedly improve your training experience, enabling you to simultaneously participate in hands-on exercises and maintain engagement with your instructor.>

    Not Recommended:

    Using tablets is not recommended due to their smaller screen size, which could cause eye strain and discomfort over the course of the program's duration.

 

Course Outline

 

Part-1 (Online Learning: approximately 5 Hours)

Participants will be given account access to our Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). Participants are required to complete the e-learning course and 2 quizzes before they can proceed to attend the remaining 2-day instructor-led classroom/virtual training.

Part-2 (Instructor-led Virtual Training: 16 Hours)

  1. Introduction to Project Management
  • Define Project
  • Differentiate operational work from Project work
  • Program and portfolio definition
  1. Introduction to Project Management Methodologies
  • Waterfall
  • PMI
  • PRINCE2
  • Agile
  1. Role of a Project Manager
  • PM Sphere of influence
  • PM competencies
  • Key role of project integration
  1. Charter / Brief
  • Definition
  • Importance
  • Contents
  1. Requirements
  • Define the scope in Agile environment

– Backlog

  • Define the scope in a non-agile environment

– WBS

  • Document the requirements for clarity
  • Create a mind-map and affinity diagram
  • Populate the Kanban
  1. Scheduling
  • Granularity of the tasks
  • Dependency determination
  • Introduction to PERT / CPM
  • Scheduling
  • Plotting in a tool
  • Tracking mechanism
  1. Cost
  • Concepts, Trends & Emerging Practices
  • Plan cost management
  • Estimate costs
  1. Resources
  • Manpower
  • Machinery
  • Materials
  • Money
  • Project Management Tools
  1. Stakeholder
  • Definition
  • Importance
  • Classification
  • Identification
  1. Risks
  • Identification
  • Qualify and quantify the risks
  • Responses for risks
  • Mitigation plans
  1. Quality
  • Level of quality needs
  • Cost of quality
  1. Procurement
  • Decision to outsource
  • Contract types
  • Considerations
  1. Tracking the project
  • Earned value management
  • Forecasting
  • Variance analysis
  • Trend analysis
  • PM Tool
  1. The Top 10 Project Management Mistakes

 

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

 

  • Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub 

Upon meeting 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub.

  • Statement of Attainment from SkillsFuture Singapore 

Upon meeting at least 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive a Statement of Attainment from SkillsFuture Singapore to certify that the participant has achieved the following Competency Standard(s):

- Programme Management (ICT-PMT-3002-1.1)

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