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Project management is an essential skill-set for many careers and in many contexts in our lives. Introduction to Project Management is an ideal starting point if you need to manage projects at work or at home, while not necessarily being a formally trained project manager. It is also suitable if you are considering undertaking a project in the near future and are seeking to learn and apply essential project management knowledge and skills.
To deliver a project successfully, it’s important to start by clearly identifying what the project is, and what its outcomes will be. In the course, we will show you practical ways to explore and understand your goals from the outset of your project, and to consider all the factors that may affect its execution. Step by step you will learn how to plan, scope, schedule, cost and manage your project from beginning to end. Since every project relies on the people who are delivering it, the course also enables you to explore how you can effectively communicate, manage people and employ leadership skills to successfully deliver your own project.
In Introduction to Project Management, you will learn practical ways to use project management skills, whether your project is large or small. Join us to explore how you can benefit from using project management techniques in your own projects.
Syllabus
- Core knowledge and applied skills in project management
- Essential communication skills to help you manage a project
- An understanding of why today’s projects are more complex
Instructors
Frank Schultmann
Professor in Complex Project Management
The University of Adelaide
Noel Lindsay
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Entrepreneurship
The University of Adelaide
Anton Jordaan
Adjunct Associate Professor
The University of Adelaide
John Sing
Adjunct Associate Professor
The University of Adelaide
Stella Bachtis
Education Design Specialist
Australian Skills Development Institute
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The course is introductory: it provides the foundation on the subject. It offers a very well-rounded summary of the topic. The videos and exercises complement each other very well. I recommend it for anyone who doesn't know the general guidelines involved in project management nowadays, and who wants to have a starting point for deepening inside the topic.
The course is introductory: it provides the foundation on the subject. It offers a very well-rounded summary of the topic. The videos and exercises complement each other very well. I recommend it for anyone who doesn't know the general guidelines involved in project management nowadays, and who wants to have a starting point for deepening inside the topic.
