Project Management for Academic Administrators

Program Overview

This Project Management program empowers academic and administrative staff with essential skills for integrating best practices, people skills, and leadership. It covers key project management processes, tools, and techniques, focusing on planning, execution, control, and closure. Participants gain hands-on experience through interactive teaching methods, case studies, and simulations, enhancing their career opportunities and leadership abilities.

Program Outline

Project Management for Academic Administrators

Degree Overview:

• Target Audience: Academic and administrative staff at all levels
• Objectives:
• Equip participants with project management skills for integrating best practices, people skills, and good leadership.
• Focus on key project management processes: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Control, and Project Closure.
• Provide knowledge of tools and techniques, requirements, and benefits of using Project Management within institutions or organizations.
• Overview:
• Designed to assist participants in understanding how organizational goals are translated into strategic, tactical, and operational plans through project management.
• Includes hands-on practice and application of project management principles, tools, and techniques.
• Covers various aspects of project management, including planning, scheduling, risk management, team management, communication, and stakeholder engagement.

Outline:

• Day 1:
• Topic:
Project Management Standards & Frameworks
• Activities:
• Welcome and team building
• Negotiation of project agreements
• Empowering and training team members and stakeholders
• Collaboration with virtual teams
• Building a shared understanding of a project
• Day 2:
• Topic:
Defining Project Management
• Activities:
• Exploring the creation of the GAP
• Identifying the secondary characteristics of projects: temporary nature, unique/progressive elaboration, single-user purpose.
• Understanding the triple constraint (Time, Scope, and Cost)
• Day 3:
• Topic:
Project Life Cycle
• Activities:
• Initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing project processes
• Understanding the purpose of key documentation
• Day 4:
• Topic:
Project Management Control and Organisational Structures
• Activities:
• Analyzing matrix organizations
• Defining project scope
• Managing project risks and issues
• Understanding the role and autonomy of project managers
• Exploring project teams
• Day 5:
• Topic:
Professional Presentation Workshop
• Activities:
• Reviewing and discussing presentations
• Assessment

Assessment:

• Continuous assessment throughout the program
• Final presentation

Teaching:

• Delivered by a team of experienced professionals with extensive knowledge in project management
• Focus on interactive and engaging teaching methods
• Includes practical exercises, case studies, and simulations

Careers:

• Enhanced career opportunities in various settings where project management skills are required
• Improved leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
• Increased confidence in managing projects effectively

Other:

• OID Number: EI0070121
• Cultural program including optional social activities, updated one week before the training start.
• Accommodation options: student apartments, host family, or independent booking.