Project Management Workshops: Introduction & Advanced - 1-2 December 2011 - Johannesburg
Esther Josias
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS: INTRODUCTION & ADVANCED – 1-2 DECEMBER 2011 – JOHANNESBURG Presented by Dr Peter Tobin - Peter Tobin Consultancy |
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REGISTRATION FEES |
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R3 775 pp per workshop – until 18 Nov R3 975 pp per workshop – after 18 Nov |
Register for both workshops and get a 5% discount. Register 3 people and get a 20% discount. No walk-in registrations will be accepted. |
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INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT - 1 DEC 2011 |
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Who should attend? You may have a good deal of experience in working on projects, but recognise that your hands-on approach now needs to be supported by a course which will quickly and effectively give you a firm grounding in the principles of project management. |
Aim To provide an introduction to the essentials of Project Management (PM) as stipulated by the PM Body of Knowledge (2009 ed.) from the PM Institute, which is an ANSI standard (ANSI/PMI 99-001-2004). It also conforms to US 120372, viz. Explain Fundamentals of Project Management, which is set at an NQF Level 4. |
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Contents * So what is a project? An introduction * The project life cycle: what it is and why it matters * Key measures of project success: scope, time & cost * The other half dozen: six essential knowledge areas to improve project performance * Beyond the basics: how to improve organisational performance through projects |
Outcomes At the end of the workshop, the learner will: * Understand the role and importance of the project life cycle * Identify where and how to use key knowledge areas * Know how to improve project success * Understand how to improve personal, team and organisational performance in projects |
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ADVANCED PROJECT MANAGEMENT - 2 DEC 2011 |
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Who should attend? Learners who have completed Introduction to PM and now want an advanced course, Managers, Project Managers, Project Sponsors, Project Owners, Business managers. |
Aim To teach learners how to make effective use of Project Management (PM) tools and techniques to enhance organisational performance. Learners will be familiar with the basic PM concepts. |
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Contents * The Project Office * Program and Portfolio Management * PM maturity assessment * Developing your business case * Assessing PM skills * Assessing project complexity * Putting it all together: advanced project management case study. |
Outcomes At the end of the workshop, the learner will: * Understand how to launch a project support office * Understand the difference between project, program and portfolio management * Understand how to conduct a maturity assessment of a project * Understand how to assess the complexity of a project * Understand how to assess the project skills of a team |
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WORKSHOP METHODOLOGY |
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* Uses interactive and case study delivery methods to accelerate and reinforce delegate learning opportunities * Makes use of numerous real-world examples through multimedia techniques * Makes extensive use of individual and group work opportunities |
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RECENT TALKS / COURSES ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRESENTED BY DR PETER TOBIN |
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* Management Empowerment & Excellence Conference (mEE 2009), Polokwane (1 day) * Big Fish School of Digital Film Making (3 days) * Real People, a financial services company, East London (1 day). Presented on behalf of Gordon Institute of Business Science. * TACT training company in Johannesburg (1 day) |
* TACT training company in Gaborone (1 day) * Princely Knowledge Consulting in Johannesburg (public course - 3 days) * Conference paper at the Strategic Project Management Conference (Pretoria) * Conference paper at the Project Management SA Conferences in Johannesburg & Durban |
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ABOUT THE FACILITATOR |
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Dr Peter K J Tobin has been a certified Project Management Practitioner (PMP) since 1998. His PMP R status has been re-certified to 2011. Dr Tobin combines his extensive experience in managing and delivering projects with his skills in developing and delivering Project Management education at all levels. He has been a Senior Lecturer in Project Management (PM) at two leading SA business schools since 1999 and has delivered his courses widely across South Africa. Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
Dr Tobin's experience in the PM field has been accumulated over a number of years across two continents. In England and Europe, he gained extensive experience in a variety of industries and application areas. His personal development included management programmes with the British Army, Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) and International Business Machines (IBM). In South Africa, he spent fifteen years in senior professional and management positions, gaining valuable experience on a number of projects in a wide variety of application areas. |
Whilst with IBM (SA) Dr Tobin successfully qualified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) with the US-based Project Management Institute in 1998. He has been a member of PMSA, the South African branch of PMI since 1997. He is one of some sixty Professional Grade members among the PMSA's membership of over 1300. In 2004, he became one of a small number of South African PMP R holders to complete the challenging Foundation and Practitioner Examinations of the UK-based Prince2 methodology.
Dr Tobin has consulted to a number of organisations on their effective implementation of the PM approach. He has also worked extensively with a South African government agency in evaluating project proposals and implementation for multi-million rand projects over the past nine years.
Dr Tobin has published over 20 academic conference papers and journal articles, has spoken at numerous local and international conferences and has facilitated in excess of 100 courses in a number of fields. |
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UPCOMING TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND COURSES - CAPE TOWN, DURBAN, JOHANNESBURG & POLOKWANE |
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Courses and workshops can be offered in-house, other provinces or at a group rate. No VAT is charged. Registration forms and payments must be received 14 days prior to training. No walk-in registrations are accepted. Please advise us if your registration is late. A 10% surcharge applies to late registrations & payments. |
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WORKSHOP FEES |
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Cape Town, Durban and Polokwane R1 254 pp per day / R2 280 pp for two days |
Johannesburg R1 482 pp per day / R2 736 pp for two days |
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COURSE FEES - refer to the relevant course |
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POLOKWANE |
JOHANNESBURG |
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Assessor Training Course - 2-4 Nov Moderator Training Course - 7-9 Dec R4 250 per person per course Fee includes: Training, Assessment & Moderation. _________________________________________________________ Stress and Time Management - 9 Nov Assertiveness - 16 Nov Frontline Reception - 23 Nov |
The Nuts & Bolts of Records Management Course 22-23 Nov - R6 475 pp - Register 3 people & get 20% off Fee includes: Training, Assessment & Moderation. _________________________________________________________ Frontline Reception - 16 Nov Developing Your Management Potential I - 1 Dec Developing Your Management Potential II - 2 Dec Minute Taking - 8-9 Dec |
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CAPE TOWN |
DURBAN |
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Customer Care - 2 Nov Developing Your Management Potential I - 9 Nov Assertiveness - 10 Nov Developing Your Management Potential II - 15 Nov Telesales - 23 Nov Advanced Frontline / Reception - 30 Nov New Entrepreneurs - 2 Dec Stress and Time Management - 7 Dec |
Assertiveness - 1 Nov Minute Taking - 16-17 Nov Developing Your Management Potential I - 22 Nov Frontline Reception - 6 Dec Stress and Time Management - 7 Dec |
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FULL DETAILS |
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Should you have any queries or require us to email or fax you the course information or a registration form, please contact: Esther: E-mail: est...@pdesa.co.za Cell: 076 508 9526 Fax: 086 617 2017 |
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Poussière d’étoiles - Bringing skills closer to you! Tel. Cape Town 021 906 6041 Polokwane 015 263 6946 Web: www.pdesa.co.za |
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