About Course

About the Program

This Project Cycles Quality Control training covers managing projects from start to finish, focusing on aligning them with organizational goals and maintaining quality. You will learn key planning tools, resource and risk management, and how to monitor budgets and project progress.

The course also teaches quality assurance practices, effective communication, and stakeholder management. Finally, you will gain skills to evaluate project performance and close projects successfully. The program is available virtually and in person, with certification upon completion.

Program Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Define projects and link them clearly to organizational goals and constraints
• Use project life cycle models and planning tools like work breakdown structures and Gantt charts
• Estimate time and cost effectively while managing resources and risks
• Implement project documentation systems and control mechanisms to monitor progress
• Develop and apply quality assurance processes including audits and change control
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, lead teams, and resolve conflicts
• Establish control levels throughout the project life cycle to track performance
• Conduct project evaluations, audits, and prepare final documentation for project closure

Target Audience

• Quality Assurance Managers and Officers
• Project Managers, Officers and Advisors
• Project Portfolio Managers
• Monitoring and Evaluation Officers
• Project Planners and Analysts
• Senior Managers and Executives
• Anyone involved and interested in Project Activities,
  Quality Assurance and Control

Training Period

• Classroom: 5 Days
• Online: 7 Days

Project Cycles Quality Control Training Modules

Module 1

• Defining the concept of a project
• Matching Projects with Organizational Goals
• Managing Portfolios and Programs
• Setting Up Project Objectives and constraints
• Identifying Project Scope and Ultimate Goals
• Project Data, Information and Knowledge Management
• Role of Stakeholders in Project Objectives
• Setting Up Project Control System

Module 2

• Project Life Cycle and Planning Models
• Strategic, Operational and Tactical Planning
• Introduction to Project Planning Tools
• Work Breakdown Structures
• Deliverables
• Estimating the time and cost
• Allocating and Managing Resources
• Gantt Chart and Critical Chain Method
• Precedence Networks, Network logic and dependency analysis
• Project Uncertainty and Risk Analysis
• Contingency Planning

Module 3

• Project Documentation System
• Budgeting and Cost Control
• Project Progress Monitoring and its cycle
• Key Performance Indicators and Control Mechanisms
• Project Quality Planning and Management
• The Investigating Quality Assurance Capabilities
• Gap Analysis
• Quality Audits
• Quality Assurance and Change Control
• Cost of Quality
• Formal Quality Systems
• Quality Assurance Inputs, Tools and Techniques
• Developing Quality Assurance Activities

Module 4

• Handling Stakeholders
• Skills for Effective Communication
• Influencing Key People
• Handling Team Members
• Conducting Productive Meetings
• Effective Brainstorming
• Building the Rapport
• Motivating the Team and Boosting their Creativity
• Project Team Empowerment – Delegating with Confidence
• Team Leadership and Conflict Handling

Module 5

• Establishing Appropriate levels of Control Over Project Life
  Cycle
• Project Evaluation and Auditing
• Tracking and Analyzing Project Performance
• Progress Reports and Records
• Project Success Determinants
• Final Documentation before Project Close
• Project Hand Over and Closure

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