Want to distinguish yourself as an exceptional project manager and quickly rise to the top? Then this course is for you.

Being involved in project management you may well know that this industry is growing at an immense rate, that despite the job market uncertainties brought about by the 4th industrial revolution. (And now exacerbated by the worldwide pandemic.)

The Project Management Institute (PMI), probably the most recognized authority on project management worldwide, estimates that job growth in the project management industry will be a staggering 33% or 22 million jobs by 2027. So, if you further your education as a project manager you know you will have the job security that very few industries can still provide. The next step is of course to distinguish yourself as one of the industry leaders and start earning a high end salary.

This course is an excellent starting point to do just that!

Project management is an extremely intricate field and requires you to have knowledge in a vast majority of technical fields. The 5 processes ranging from project initiation to project closure are all extremely important pieces of the overall puzzle and you will need to master them all to distinguish yourself as one of the best.

In this course you will learn everything you need to know about the initiating process group. Furthermore you will also gain a working understanding of the very important work that happens before a project can be initiated. Understanding pre-project work makes a big difference in your ability to start your project on the right foot. The knowledge you will in this course regarding project initiation and how to ensure you start the project the right way will prove to be invaluable. The techniques thought in this course will not only help you to effectively initiate your projects, but it will ensure that you facilitate stakeholder alignment before project planning even starts, giving you a great head start and ensuring that you eliminate or at the very least limit the effect of two of the largest contributors to project failure namely lack of stakeholder engagement and misalignment of stakeholder expectations.

This course is designed to arm you with the essential knowledge you require to lay the foundation upon which the remainder of your project will be built.

The course will cover all of the essentials of pre-project work or project conception, which is the work done at a program or portfolio level that aims to ensure the viability and practicality of the project before it is even initiated. The stakeholder engagement techniques taught as part of the needs definition process will prove to be one of the most useful skills you can have as a project manager. The course then goes on to teach you what initiation is all about and how to compile a project charter containing all the precursor information you will need to effectively plan the project later on. Particular attention is given to the compilation of the initial scope that forms part of the charter and the techniques taught here will set the pace for the rest of the project. The course also covers stakeholder identification and analysis in detail. The last topic of the course is that of the project kick-off meeting, what it's purpose is and how you can use it to get project team buy in.

Building a house on the wrong foundation will ultimate cause a myriad of problems later on and the same holds true for project management. This course will arm you with the knowledge you need to lay a strong foundation, ensuring you eliminate a lot of the problems that may have presented itself in the future had you not done so.

The course design caters for those who already have the foundational knowledge of project management and are familiar with the PMIproject management methodology. Beginners are however welcome to take it up as well as the course is structured to add value to all project management professionals.

Newcomers to project management will find this knowledge very beneficial, as it will enable them to start project the way they are supposed to be started, greatly reducing the chances of issues popping up in later project phases.