Fundamentals of Project Management with MS Project Training conducted during November 2022 in Dar es Salam delivered by a PMP certified Risalat Consultants with years of practical experience in delivering capacity building programs on a wide range of topics in the field of project management. The program had more practical sessions which made the overall training to be delivered on basis of 30% theory and 70% practice.
The delegates came from GIZ Ethiopia, all the participants worked for various GIZ projects, each participant was required to select or design their own project from the very first day, and all practical sessions were based on the participant’s selected projects. The delegates were introduced to the best practices of planning and management of all aspects of a project by integrating MS Project. Simultaneously, they learned fundamental skills essential for engaging, communicating and interacting with stakeholders.
Major Topics Covered in the Program:
- Vue d'ensemble du management de projet
- Groupes de processus de management de projet
- Rôles des projets et des chefs de projet
- Cycle de vie du projet & planification
- Project Stakeholder Analysis
- Power/Interest Grid
- Lancement et planification du projet
- Plan de gestion de l'échéancier
- Livrables
- Structure de découpage du projet (WBS)
- Mesure de la performance
- État d'avancement de l'échéancier
- Analyse d'impact et écarts
- Maîtrise des modifications
- Analyse de scénarios de simulation
- Compression de l'échéancier
- Projets principaux
- Modèles d'ordonnancement
- Création des tâches
- Données d'entrée des tâches
- Liaison des tâches
- Méthode du chemin critique
- Chemins quasi critiques
- Resource Planning Process
- Disponibilité des ressources, analyse et impact sur l'échéancier
- Concepts de nivellement des ressources
- Exécution du projet, référence de base et communication
- Plan de gestion des communications
- Réunions de revue de l'échéancier
- Analyse budgétaire et maîtrise des coûts
- Creating the project
- Reporting de projet
During Fundamentals of Project Management with MS Project Training the practice was delivered in terms of the use of the Microsoft Project and in terms of mathematical equations within the topics that required some calculations. The topics without calculation were practiced directly in the software sessions. Some mathematical topics were covered through both live calculations and through the software.