#BU-04-42 Project Initiation
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- Course level: All Levels
About Course
Coventry UniversityDescription
Understand how to create and use project initiation documentation
On this course, you will explore the concept of project management, including its history and why it’s useful in business.
You will explore the key elements of project initiation documentation (PID), including project scope, aims, timelines, stakeholders, and budget. You will also be introduced to the concepts of time, cost and quality of project management – known as the triple constraint or iron triangle. You will have the opportunity to apply what you’ve learnt to real-life scenarios.
What topics will you cover?
- Introduction to project management
- Project initiation documentation (PID): an introduction to key facets of scope, aims, timelines, key stakeholders and budget
- Project selection
- Time, cost and quality triangle (constraint triangle)
Who will you learn with?
Senior Lecturer with over 10 years of experience in teaching/Industry at leading UK professional and academic institutions. I was responsible for monitoring/continually improving quality of outputs.
Sundas Hussain is a lecturer in Project Management & a part-time Project Director at Woodfarm Education Centre, having secured & delivered several CCF projects funded by the Scottish government.
Who developed the course?
Coventry secured gold in the UK Government’s 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and is University of the Year for Student Experience in The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.
What Will I Learn?
- Summarise the concept of project management including linking projects to business strategy and objectives
- Investigate project constraints and how they impact the success of a project
- Identify project scope and its relevance in project management
- Apply the time, cost and quality triangle to a project scenario
- Explore the project lifecycle and the different stages of this model
Topics for this course
Introduction to project management
An introduction to project management
Key professional bodies
How does project management differ from management?
The project life cycle00:02:49
The history of project management
Following a recognised approach
An introduction to 3P management
The Project Initiation Document
Methodological approaches to project management
Even if you already have some experience in project management, this course will be an interesting and useful refresher.
Overall it is very useful for those who wants to start his/her career in Project Management and for those who wants to teach Project Management to others. Unique approach in covering entire domain that brings joy and fun while doing it.
It is very straight to the point, relatively laconic, full of case studies which brings reality of Real World of Project Management Applications.
The instructor is obviously talking from his own vast experience as a Project Manager and provides great hands-on examples and information related to the project management.
Material Includes
- Official Certificate
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Target Audience
- This course is for anyone looking to understand project management for business.
- Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.