Advanced Diploma in Project Administration 

Advanced Diploma in Project Administration

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

 

Demonstrate an advanced understanding of key concepts, principles, and practice of project planning, project administration, and project controls

Develop practical project management skills and tools for navigating, planning, and executing projects

Understand the key aspects of Project communication and be able to effectively manage stakeholders

Understand a project plan by identifying the scope, task dependencies, schedule, critical path, and risks

Identify deliverables and break down the project into subprojects and define the sub-project deliverables

Understand the various stages of a project life cycle and the related activities in each stage

 

Course Content:

 

Introduction to Project Management

 

Fundamentals Of Project Management

Introduction to project management concepts, methodologies

Key project management tools

Stages of Project Life-cycle

Project vs Program vs Portfolio Management

Project Administration

 

Overview of Project administration principles and modern management practices

Project planning and scheduling overview

Maintaining relevant project data in various systems about capacity, new opportunities, and general project records

Maintain an efficient filing protocol for project documentation

Assist with the creation of Project Initiation/Charter documents for new projects

 

Establishing resource capacity data regularly, and communicating analysis to the Project Manager

 

Project Team Administration

 

Provide day-to-day administrative support to the project management team

Set up team meetings, take/record meeting minutes, and allocate actions, as necessary

Assistance with the monitoring, and reporting of progress on projects

Assistance with project travel arrangements, as required

Supporting ad-hoc requests from project team members

Ensuring project timesheets are completed weekly

 

Financial Administration

 

Updating the team’s project financial reports

Assistance with project financial forecasting

Processing and raising PO numbers for invoices

Set up time management tools and expenses tracking tools for each project

Establish a liaison between the Project Management and Finance teams

Understanding the Project Charter

 

Understanding a project

Project Objectives / Goals

Project Scoping

Team Roles and Responsibilities

Project Monitoring & Evaluation

Developing and upkeep of a Project Charter

 

Understanding Project Scheduling, Gantt Charts, and Critical Path

 

Understanding Project Scheduling

Understanding Project Activities

Sequence Activities

Sequencing project tasks

Excel Gantt Chart

Dependencies among project activities

Project duration and oversight of the critical path

Perform Integrated Change Control

Risk Management

 

Determining the project environment

FMEA

Identify and assess project risks

Prioritize and schedule project risks

Risk Mitigation – Plan Risk Responses

Issue Management

 

Course Duration:

3 Days Physical

3 Weeks Online

 

Tuition Fee:

N150,000 Online

N200,000 Physical