Project Management
Do you love organising and planning? Project Management skills are a much sought after skill in today's society. With the correct knowledge and skills you will have a world of career options available to you as project managers can be found in all industries. Whether you work in construction, IT or are planning a home DIY these skills will ensure successful completion of any task you engage in.
Students will learn about:
- What project management is, and what its applications might be.
- How to identify and define projects which need management.
- Planning a project.
- Implementing a project.
- Evaluating a project following completion.
- Technical skills required to manage projects.
- Project leadership skills.
- Identifying and solving common project problems.
- Consolidating skills and information to manage a project effectively.
Career Prospects
As project management skills are a valuable asset to all industries. You will be able to utilise your skills in the below fields and many more.
- Construction
- Information Technology.
- Engineering
Course Delivery
This course is delivered 100% online. Upon enrolment students are issued with a login and password, providing access to OCA's e-learning centre. For a full demo of the OCA student experience from enrolment to graduation click here.
Recognition and Accreditation
Upon successful completion of this course you will receive an OCA Certificate of Achievement in Project Management. There are no pre-requisites to this course.
Units of Study
This course has 9 units of study.
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1. Introduction
- Scope and value of project management.
- Understanding what project management is.
- The need for project management.
- The project lifecycle.
- Project identification and initiating process.
- Project planning.
- Project implementation, execution and control.
- Project completion and evaluation.
2. Project Identification
- Scope and nature.
- Formulating project objectives.
- Developing a project outline.
- Assessing a project's feasibility.
- Feasibility checklist.
- The 'identification test'.
- Three types of risk.
3. Planning Projects
- Planning hierachy.
- Planning parameters.
- Planning quality.
- Developing a strategy framework.
- Project breakdown structure.
- Planning time.
- The Gantt chart.
- PERT charts.
- Planning expense.
- Delegating responsibilities.
4. Implementing a Project
- Introduction.
- Implementation.
- Controlling process.
- Applying standards.
- Events control chart.
- Budget control chart.
- Monitoring performance.
- Evaluating performance.
- Regulating process.
5. Completion and Evaluation of a Project
- Introduction.
- Why a closing phase is necessary.
- Declaring imminent completion.
- Reassignment of resources.
- Considering project sustainability.
- Project assessment - final report and performance reviews.
- Appraising the project.
- Why projects succeed or fail.
6. Developing Technical Project Management Skills
- Preparing a project proposal.
- Proposal layout.
- Drawing up a budget.
- Constructing a post project appraisal.
- Software for Projects - how project management software works and choosing software.
- What project management software cannot do.
7. Understanding Leadership Skills
- Scope and nature of leadership.
- How to be s project leader.
- Visibility and communications leadership characteristics.
- Leadership skills.
- Improving leadership skills.
- Giving directives and introducing change.
- Orders.
8. Improving Critical Personnel Skills
- Inevitability of problems.
- Common problems.
- Schedule variations.
- Changing priorities.
- Administration overload.
- Deadline changes.
- Cash blow out.
- Inappropriate skills.
- Role confusion.
- Exhausted team.
- Politics.
- Reduced motivation.
- Communication breakdown.
9. Major Assignment
- Development of full documentation for projects.
How Long Does The Course Take?
This short course should take approximately 100 hours.
Each unit should take approximately 10-12 hours. Maximum six months access to this online course.
Course Costs
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Pay Now Cost$499
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$50 Deposit
$50/Week for 12 Weeks
Total Payment Plan Cost $650
