Training on Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management in Uganda

Learn Business Fundamentals of Project Management and Gain the basic skills to manage all phases of project lifecycles effectively, using the most appropriate methods and tools.

Project Management Professional Course covers what a Project is, costing a Project, stakeholder Management, initiating a project, planning a Project, Risk Management, Monitor and Controlling, your Project Teams, and Closing a Project

Project management is a very important skill-set for many careers and is desirable in many workplaces. Our Project Management training is an ideal starting point if you need to manage projects at work or individually, even when you are not necessarily a formally trained project expert.

If your organization is considering taking on different projects soon, they may have to learn and apply essential project management knowledge and skills as may be demonstrated during this unique training program.

We shall ensure that the participants learn how to plan, scope, schedule, cost & manage projects from beginning to end.

Explore a multidisciplinary perspective of project planning and management, as we cover fundamental tools and techniques for managing a broad range of projects.

During this training program, you will learn about the project management life cycle from initiation to closing and the use of methods, tools & techniques for the initiation, planning, execution, and closing of projects. The course will be approached by dividing the different topics to follow the project life cycle phases.

1. Project Initiation

The facilitator will guide the participants to review projects in organizations, project selection models, the project manager’s role, and project organization structures to better understand how a project comes into existence (initiation).

2. The Project-Planning Phase

You will an opportunity to learn how to build a complete project management plan covering key aspects like risk, quality, scope, schedule, cost, time, resource as well as communications.

3. Project Execution

Third, we will look at the project execution phase. We will learn the monitoring and control of a project including earned value analysis and project reporting.

We shall use different case studies and practical examples to help our delegates understand the correct actions for a project manager to take to keep a project in control.

4. Project Closing Phase

Finally, we will cover the project closing phase, where we discuss the tasks to complete an effective project closure.

What you’ll learn

• The roles and responsibilities of a project manager
• Project initiation and planning
• Project execution
• Project closing Project management tools and techniques
• 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

We want to ensure that you have a team that can visualize, draw a plan, manage, and can evaluate projects successfully.

We can train your team to manage whatever the type or scale of your project, delivering great results, on time and budget, is always a challenge.

We deliver essential skills and processes that support successful project management and helps you apply them to your context. Our training will give you the skill-set to play an active role in a project environment right away.

You will also gain confidence with project document templates in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as some web tools for project management.

Project management is a hands-on subject. Throughout the course you will be provided with project document templates to try out the skills, allowing you to practically engage with the course.

We shall help you gain confidence and will guide you in the planning and management of your project – whether it’s a real project you want to develop or an imaginary plan.

Working on project documents will also be a test for your understanding of the training topics. You will be able to receive the documents as you work your way through the course.

Being one of the Leading Management Consultancy Firms in Uganda, We Provide Various Consulting Services. Some of Our Professional Services Offered at Houston Executive Consulting Include:

• Human Resource Consulting Services in Uganda
• Strategy Development (Strategic Planning)
• Staff Satisfaction and Culture Diagnostic Surveys
• Research Services in Uganda