What you'll learn

After completing this course student will potentially be able to:

• Understand key concepts in project management discipline;
• Understand different stages of project management lifecycle;
• Understand the role of project manager;
• Apply project management concepts on a project of their own choice.

Description

Project Management is a popular Course 

Managers handle projects in any organizational setting. The scope of these projects may vary from as small as changing equipment in a process to developing and launching new products (whether be software, automobiles or commodity products) to managing space missions. Managing these projects includes some common concepts and approaches that constitute the inter-disciplinary field of project management. Project management integrates organizational effort (finance, HR, operations, R&D etc.) in order to deliver and better manage projects of any scope and scale.

The nature of projects is such that they have three dimensional objective (performance, cost and time) to be met within budgeted resources. At the same time projects have lifecycle that include stages such as planning, resourcing, organizing, monitoring & control, assessing risk and project shut down. This course will expose students to the peculiarities of project management, and impart to them an appreciation for the complexities involved in managing them.

Course Contents

Chapter one: Introduction to Project Management

Chapter Two: Phase One: Project Identification and Definition

Chapter Three: Phase Two: Project Design and Set up

Chapter Four: Logical Framework

Chapter Five: Approval Phase

Chapter Six: Preparation Phase

Chapter Seven: Evaluation and Closing Phase

Course Instructor  

Xasan Gaadh-haye , the course instructor, is a professional project manager and lecturer. In this course, he brings together his extensive experience leading multinational projects and programs across a variety of industries and organizations, and his passion for project management. This combination provides students with a profound understanding of the field through practical lessons and insightful reflections. In addition, Xasan served as a senior program officer for SPARK, Oxfam and he has professional experience on project management. He is also a lecturer on project management, entrepreneurship and monitoring and evaluation at several universities. He has Master of project planning and management, Postgraduate diploma in Teaching education, Bachelor of economics and bachelor of art in development management.

Who this course is for

Ø  Anyone who wants to learn how to manage an entire project on their own

Ø  Young professionals and university graduates interested in a project management career

Ø  Anyone who wants to develop or enhance their project management knowledge and skills

Requirements

Principles of Management

Eligibility

H.S