NICF059: PROJECT MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS (SF) (SYNCHRONOUS E-LEARNING)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS (SF) (SYNCHRONOUS E-LEARNING)
Course Duration
Mode of Assessment
Students will be required to complete an online assessment during class.
Who Should Attend
Individuals who require a fundamental understanding of Project Management approaches and how it may be used to enhance the quality of a project.
All are welcome to attend this course, regardless of experience in project management.
Course Overview
NTUC LearningHub Course Code: NICF059
TPGateway Code: TGS-2020504155 (VLC)
This comprehensive course on project management is designed to equip participants with the latest best practices from industry leaders such as the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the USA, AXELOS in the UK, and Agile Manifesto, Scrum and eXtreme Programming models. These models have been selected for their proven effectiveness in delivering successful projects.
Throughout the course, participants will gain a thorough understanding of what constitutes a project, the key elements that make up a project, and how to effectively manage these elements in a practical and hands-on manner. The course will cover a wide range of topics such as project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing. The course will also cover the project management knowledge areas such as scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement management.
Participants will also learn about the various project management methodologies, such as Waterfall, Agile and Scrum, and when to apply them. The course will also cover the use of project management tools and techniques such as Gantt charts, PERT diagrams, and critical path analysis.
This course is ideal for anyone involved in managing projects, whether they are new to project management or seeking to refresh their skills. The course will provide participants with a solid foundation in project management principles and practices, as well as the skills needed to manage projects successfully.
Course Schedule
Next available schedule
Course Objectives
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
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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)
- Introduction to Project Management
- Define Project
- Differentiate operational work from Project work
- Program and portfolio definition
- Introduction to Project Management Methodologies
- Waterfall
- PMI
- PRINCE2
- Agile
- Role of a Project Manager
- PM Sphere of influence
- PM competencies
- Key role of project integration
- Charter / Brief
- Definition
- Importance
- Contents
- 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
- Scheduling
- Granularity of the tasks
- Dependency determination
- Introduction to PERT / CPM
- Scheduling
- Plotting in a tool
- Tracking mechanism
- Cost
- Concepts, Trends & Emerging Practices
- Plan cost management
- Estimate costs
- Resources
- Manpower
- Machinery
- Materials
- Money
- Project Management Tools
- Stakeholder
- Definition
- Importance
- Classification
- Identification
- Risks
- Identification
- Qualify and quantify the risks
- Responses for risks
- Mitigation plans
- Quality
- Level of quality needs
- Cost of quality
- Procurement
- Decision to outsource
- Contract types
- Considerations
- Tracking the project
- Earned value management
- Forecasting
- Variance analysis
- Trend analysis
- PM Tool
- 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)
Additional Details
Medium of Instruction: English
Trainer: Trainee Ratio is 1:30
Mode of Delivery: Virtual Live Class (VLC) via Zoom
As this is a government subsidised programme, the entire training programme will be video recorded for audit purposes by the relevant funding agency. To ascertain their presence, Trainees / Participants are required to
- Turn on web camera to show real-time video, as opposed to using a profile picture / video (jpg/jpeg, gif or png image file) for the entirety of the training and assessment session.
- Ensure that their faces are fully visible (not just the forehead / eyebrows)
- Use their full name as per NRIC / Passport as their Screen Name on Zoom
Courseware:
1. E-learning on Canvas
2. Learner’s Resources on Canvas
Price
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SME |
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With GST |
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With GST |
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Full Course Fee
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$980.00 |
$1,068.20 |
$980.00 |
$1,068.20 |
$980.00 |
$1,068.20 |
For Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below
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$490.00 |
$578.20 |
$490.00 |
$578.20 |
$294.00 |
$382.20 |
For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above |
$294.00 |
$382.20 |
$294.00 |
$382.20 |
$294.00 |
$382.20 |
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