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The course that equips you to assess and determine situations which warrant a project approach in order to achieve strategic objectives.

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Project Management

2020SOUTH AFRICA

REMOTE LEARNING

The Project Management programme enables participants to analyse, draw up a project plan, manage and execute any project of any kind and size, in any industry and within the context of strategic and business management.

Middle to senior managers.

With the programme being based on the PMBOK process groups and PRINCE2® principles, participants will learn to apply project management philosophy, principles and techniques that will enable them to plan, analyse, measure progress, control and report on any project irrespective the scope or industry.

WHY

WHO

After completion of the course, students will be able to:

• apply generic project management philosophy, principles and techniques that will enable them to analyse, plan, measure progress, control and report on, any project of any kind or size in any industry.

• develop a project plan for application in a real life situation in their own work environmentthat includes all the managerial processes for executing a project.

Learning Outcomes:WHATAlthough Fortune Magazine

has described Project Management as the number one career choice,

it takes hard work and determination to become successful. If you are an

individual aspiring to embrace one of the most challenging career options,

our (Project Management) programme will capacitate you with knowledge and skills to embrace the challenges

of a project management career with confidence.

MC Botha, Programme Director

Enabled by Zoom, USB-ED is proud to be able to offer this programme remotely. Remote Learning allows for participants to attend classes virtually and in real-time, enabling the learning journey to continue regardless of geographic location. For more information regarding how remote learning at USB-ED works, please click on the link below:

Develop yourself, wherever you are

No formal tertiary qualifications required

No prior Project Management training required

Participants should have English language competence at NQF level 4 or equivalent

Mathematical competence is also a recommendation, but not a requirement

Admission Requirements:

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Hours:

The Project Management programme is accepted by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a learning programme. On successful completion of the programme, a registered practitioner may earn 5 CPD hours towards Category

CPD

USB-ED is a Platinum-status Registered Education and Training Provider at Project Management South Africa (PMSA). On successful completion of this programme, participants can apply to PMSA to be considered towards the relevant Project Management designation.

Recognition towardsProfessional Designation:

Stellenbosch University Certificate:

On successful completion of the programme which requires attendance of all classroom-based days and passing of assignments, you will receive a certificate from Stellenbosch University.

AssessmentMethods:

Two summative assignment with a pass of 50% required

HOW

All submissions are completed in the participant’s own time, but according to strict deadlines.

ModulesIn the spirit of continuous improvement,

module content is subject to change

Developing the budget of a project from the various types of costs as they relate to the activity, the project and the corporate context; monitoring the actual cost and scheduling progress of a project in comparison to the planned cost and progress; and determining the variances in cost and progress as indicators of the ’health’ of a project by means of utilising Earned Value Management; interpreting the meaning of the variances, diagnosing the cause of the variances, suggesting remedial measures and making a prognosis of, and forecasting, the eventual outcome of the project in terms of budget and schedule.

The Formulation of the Scope of a Project

Applying a comprehensive scoping process and understanding that the rigorous formulation of the scope of a project is a critical success factor in the execution of a project; formulating the scope of a project (of any kind or size), including validating any assumptions made, and evaluating the foreseeable risks, as well as determining the mitigation actions required; appraising the importance of stakeholder engagement and formalised communication planning prior to and during the execution of the project; converting, through the Work Breakdown Structure, the outcomes of the project as determined in the scoping process and as articulated in the Statement of Work document, into tasks (activities) to be executed in order to enable the delivery of those outcomes.

Orientation to Project Management and Project

Assessing and determining situations which warrant a project management approach, as well as to identifying the elements and processes that are generic to such an approach; distinguishing and interpreting the relationship between organisation strategy and project management and differentiating between various categories of projects, and interpreting and applying the interrelatedness of performance, duration and cost relationships in a project with respect to the project management scoping process.

Cost ManagementTime Management for Projects with Non-Repetitive Elements

Constructing, from a systems perspective, a critical path diagram and Gantt chart, showing the activities to be executed; estimating the duration of each activity and establishing the logical relationships and dependencies between the activities, and interpreting and utilising the precedence diagram and Gantt chart to demonstrate a clear understanding of the application of both the diagrams in project execution, monitor and control.

Organising for Project Management

Interpreting and applying the relationship between different organisational structures and project management; explaining how the various project role players relate to each other in a matrix organisation and defining and discussing the responsibilities of each role player; differentiating between a project manager’s responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities in relation to the execution of a project.

Remote Learning: 4 days

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13 - 16 July 2020

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Fees include programme material and are payable before the commencement of the programme. Programme fees, faculty and dates are subject to change.

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Programme Investment

Duration:2 months

R14 500.00(incl VAT)

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Certificate Award

Ceremony

What next?

On successful completion of this course, participants can apply for exemption of 20 credits towards the present curriculum of the Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management (NQF 8) offered at USB, subject to the following conditions:

• Applying for credit exemption must be exercised within 5 years of completing the programme

• Applying for credit exemption is subject to the Stellenbosch University Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Accumulation and Transfer Regulation (REG-001 2017) dated 19 June 2017

• Successfully completing this programme does not automatically allow, nor guarantee acceptance on the Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management programme of the USB, nor obviate the application process and admittance criteria.

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