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The Project Management Series
Why you need to learn Project Management :
In today’s competitive working environment, knowledge, skill and even experience are no longer sufficient for organizations. Individual has to demonstrate his/her competencies to a greater extend.
Project management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources in a way that the project is completed within some constraints. PMP® certification is for practicing individual wanting to develop proficiency in project management. PMP® certification provides an extensive exposure of the core functional disciplines of project and management and the opening to widen a region of specialization or engage in extensive development of project management competencies.
PMP® is generally considered a good investment. Individuals with a PMI cert averaged higher earnings.
WHAT WE OFFER
A series of 4 modules and one boot camp on Project Management. Each workshop is an independent module and consists of 3 full day sessions which will be held from Friday till Sunday.
There is also one 5-day intensive Boot Camp which prepare the participants for the PMP examination.
All courses follow the Project Management Institute's PMBOK project management standard and guidelines.
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Course Outline |
| Module 1: The Project Management Framework |
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Introduces participants to the professional responsibilities of the project manager.
Unit 1: Projects In Contemporary Organisation- Critically discusses the changing nature and contribution of project management in contemporary organisations and their strategies.
Unit 2: Project Selection - Explores approaches and techniques organisations use to select projects.
Unit 3: Project Organisation - Introduces participants to the various types of organisation structures relevant for projects and their characteristics.
Unit 4: The Project Manager - Examines the multiple roles of a project manager in a unique discipline.
Unit 5: Professional Responsibilities - Introduces participants to the professional responsibilities of the project manager.
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| Module 2: Project Integration and Communication |
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Participants will appreciate the complexity of the communications requirements in the project work environment and the corresponding need for communications planning, information distribution, and performance reporting.
Unit 1: Project Planning - Participants will learn the various approaches and methods of developing effective project plans. Common pitfalls of project planning will be emphasized.
Unit 2: Project Selection - Participants will learn methods of project scheduling and their impact on other aspects of the project and those of other projects.
Unit 3: Project Organisation - Participants will appreciate the complexity of the communications requirements in the project work environment and the corresponding need for communications planning, information distribution, and performance reporting.
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| Module 3: Project Quality Management |
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Examines the issues relating to project staffing, team formation and development, team dynamics, leadership and motivation, and conflict management.
Unit 1: Project Quality Management - Participants will learn the fundamental principles of quality management and their applications to projects. Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, Quality Tools, Quality Costs, Process Capability Studies, Statistical Process Control, International Standards (ISO 9001:2000), will be covered.
Unit 2: Contracts and Procurement - Participants will learn the principles applicable to project procurement and their relevance to effective project management .
Unit 3: Project Human Resource Management - Examines the issues relating to project staffing, team formation and development, team dynamics, leadership and motivation, and conflict management.
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Module 4: Project Risk and Cost Management |
Participants will learn the principles and techniques relating to cost control and associated issues such as budgeting, decision making, and reporting; and their implications on the management of the project.
Unit 1: Project Risk Management Participants will learn the principles and techniques relating to the systematic process of identifying, analysing, and responding to project risk.
Unit 2: Pricing and Estimating Participants will learn the various approaches and techniques pertaining to project cost estimating and pricing.
Unit 3: Project Cost Control - Participants will learn the principles and techniques relating to cost control and associated issues such as budgeting, decision making, and reporting; and their implications on the management of the project.
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| PMP Examination Preparation Boot Camp |
Topics:
Project Integration Management
Project Scope Management
Project Time Management
Project Cost Management
Project Control
Project Human Resource Management
Project Risk Management
Project Quality Management
Project Procurement Management
Project Communications Management
Professional Responsibility
PMP® Preparation
(For more information about Boot Camp, click HERE)
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| • Facilitator : Mr. Mah Kong Howe |
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Mah Kong Howe
MBA (Hull)
BEng (Mechanical) (UNSW)
Grad. Dip. In Biomedical Engineering (UNSW) |
Mah Kong Howe has a Master of Business Administration from University of Hull, UK. a Master of Arts in Work Based Learning Studies (Project Management) from Middlesex University, UK, and a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) and a Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Mah lectures in the subject areas of Total Quality Management, Change Management, Leadership, Strategic Management, and Operations Management for MBA programmes from UK. Europe, Australia, and US universities. Mr Mah has extensive work experience in the manufacturing sector having worked as a Quality Assurance Manager in various organisations. Mr Mah is also the principal consultant and trainer for SQI Management Consultants; a training-based consultancy for manufacturing and service organisations in project management, quality, productivity, safety and cost improvements. Presently, Mr Mah is also a Work-Based Learning tutor for the Middlesex University Masters in the Work-Based Learning programme at KMDC. |
 What Will You Learn? |
- Highlights the role of project management and project managers in an organisation's strategic and operational success as a professional discipline.
- Study of the critical issues relating to project integration; in which the various elements of a project need to be properly coordinated. These include the way the project is organised at the corporate and team levels and the detailed planning and scheduling of the project activities.
- Study of the issues and techniques pertaining to the Triple Constraints of Project Management (Performance, Cost, and Time) and their relationship to the human resource function.
- Critical application of quality management principles underpinning effective project management.
- Study of the principles and techniques pertaining to project risk and project costs.
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Who Should Attend |
Project managers, team members, field staff members, project engineers, design engineers, project leaders, administrators, industrial engineers, program managers, manufacturing engineers, operations managers, functional managers, Information Technology professionals, R&D managers, marketing directors, and others involved directly or indirectly with projects in virtually every industry, and who needs a certification to give the professional recognition to bid for projects. |
Training Approach |
The training uses practical exercises that take individuals outside their comfort zones. By giving the participants help and guidance during the pre-examination process, confidence and skills are strengthened.
We make the sessions challenging and practical through the use of simulated test questions, flash cards to help accelerate memory retention and learning, to aid in memory retention and reinforcing classroom materials after the program is completed. Moreover, this interaction makes classes enjoyable and motivational. |
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Your Investment |
Normal Rate:
RM1800 per participant per workshop (3-day workshop);
RM4500 per participant (5-day PMP Exam Preparation Boot Camp)
Packages:
i. Group registration of 2 or more participants at 10% discount.
ii. KMDC Learning Members/alumni and past Wharton Executive Series participants at 10% discount.
Promotion:
1. For those who enrolled for any two Project Management workshops or more; OR the 5-Day PMP Examinational Preparation Boot Camp, will receive one complimentary text book:
Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK Guide, Upper Darby, PA.
2. For those who enrolled for all 4 Project Management workshops OR the 5-day PMP Examination Preparation Boot Camp and at least two other Project Management workshops, will receive two complimentary text books:
a). Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK Guide, Upper Darby, PA.
b). Kerzner, H., Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling. N. Y.: John Wiley & Sons.
Each participant will only receive up to a maximum of two text books only.
Contact KMDC: Tel: 03-7712 3388 email: start@kmdc.com.my Fax: 03-7712 3366 |
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About KMDC
KMDC is a workforce transformation and learning solutions provider. KMDC is established to develop and enhance the capabilities of professionals through leading edge and high quality executive education and professional development programmes.
KMDC offers innovative learning solutions with emphasis on personal and professional growth for the individual and integrated management solutions for dynamic organisational change.
The team in KMDC understands what drives individuals and organisations to succeed and advance into leadership positions. Our model engages learning members in a transformational experience that goes beyond the mere acquisition of knowledge. Our learning network aims to bring professionals, client organisations, partner learning providers and learning members together in a network that can promote lasting, rewarding and satisfying learning experiences. |
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| For enquiry, please contact KMDC: 03-7712 3388, Fax: 03-7712 3366 email: start@kmdc.com.my |
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Disclaimer: KMDC reserves the right to alter this presenter(s) without further notice; however, the programme is intended to run as advertised. KMDC reserves the rights to cancel or postpone this activity due to insufficient numbers – registrants will be notified and payment refund in full. |
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