PROJECT MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS (SF) (SYNCHRONOUS E-LEARNING)

PROJECT MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS (SF) (SYNCHRONOUS E-LEARNING)

Funded

Course Duration

21.0 hr(s)

Mode of Assessment

Students will be required to complete an online assessment during class.

Who Should Attend

Individuals who require a fundamental understanding of Project Management approaches and how it may be used to enhance the quality of a project.

All are welcome to attend this course, regardless of experience in project management.

Course Overview

NTUC LearningHub Course Code: NICF059

TPGateway Code: TGS-2020504155 (VLC)

This comprehensive course on project management is designed to equip participants with the latest best practices from industry leaders such as the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the USA, AXELOS in the UK, and Agile Manifesto, Scrum, and eXtreme Programming models. These models have been selected for their proven effectiveness in delivering successful projects.

Throughout the course, participants will gain a thorough understanding of what constitutes a project, the key elements that make up a project, and how to effectively manage these elements in a practical and hands-on manner. Topics covered include project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing. The course also covers the project management knowledge areas such as scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement management.

Participants will also learn about various project management methodologies, such as Waterfall, Agile, and Scrum, and when to apply them. The course covers the use of project management tools and techniques such as Gantt charts, PERT diagrams, and critical path analysis.

This course is ideal for anyone involved in managing projects, whether new to project management or seeking to refresh their skills. It provides a solid foundation in project management principles and practices, as well as the skills needed to manage projects successfully.

Course Schedule

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Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Gain a fundamental level of understanding of what a project is
  • Understand the key considerations of a project
  • Manage a task as a project, with an appropriate level of planning
  • Foresee risks and challenges and identify ways to overcome them with minimal impact
  • Understand the key characteristics of traditional and Agile project management approaches

Pre-requisites

The admission requirements are:

  • Be able to speak, listen, read, and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills WSQ Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 6
  • Well-versed in all Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Hardware & Software
    • The Live Online Class for this course will be conducted via the Zoom platform.
    • Participants taking the Live Online Class must own a Zoom account and have a laptop or a desktop with “Zoom Client for Meetings” installed. Download from zoom.us/download and make sure the device requirements are met.

Good-to-have:

  • Wired internet connection
    Wired internet will provide you with stable and reliable connection.
  • Dual monitors
    Using a dual monitor setup will undoubtedly improve your training experience, enabling you to simultaneously participate in hands-on exercises and maintain engagement with your instructor.

Not recommended:

  • Using tablets are not recommended due to their smaller screen size, which could cause eye strain and discomfort over the course of the program's duration.

Course Outline

Part-1 (Online Learning: approximately 5 Hours)

Participants will be given account access to our Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). Participants are required to complete the e-learning course and 2 quizzes before they can proceed to attend the remaining 2-day instructor-led classroom/virtual training.

Part-2 (Instructor-led Virtual Training: 16 Hours)

  1. Introduction to Project Management
    • Define Project
    • Differentiate operational work from Project work
    • Program and portfolio definition
  2. Introduction to Project Management Methodologies
    • Waterfall
    • PMI
    • PRINCE2
    • Agile
  3. Role of a Project Manager
    • PM Sphere of influence
    • PM competencies
    • Key role of project integration
  4. Charter / Brief
    • Definition
    • Importance
    • Contents
  5. Requirements
    • Define the scope in Agile environment
      • Backlog
    • Define the scope in a non-agile environment
      • WBS
    • Document the requirements for clarity
    • Create a mind-map and affinity diagram
    • Populate the Kanban
  6. Scheduling
    • Granularity of the tasks
    • Dependency determination
    • Introduction to PERT / CPM
    • Scheduling
    • Plotting in a tool
    • Tracking mechanism
  7. Cost
    • Concepts, Trends & Emerging Practices
    • Plan cost management
    • Estimate costs
  8. Resources
    • Manpower
    • Machinery
    • Materials
    • Money
    • Project Management Tools
  9. Stakeholder
    • Definition
    • Importance
    • Classification
    • Identification
  10. Risks
    • Identification
    • Qualify and quantify the risks
    • Responses for risks
    • Mitigation plans
  11. Quality
    • Level of quality needs
    • Cost of quality
  12. Procurement
    • Decision to outsource
    • Contract types
    • Considerations
  13. Tracking the project
    • Earned value management
    • Forecasting
    • Variance analysis
    • Trend analysis
    • PM Tool
  14. The Top 10 Project Management Mistakes

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub

  • Upon meeting 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub.

Statement of Attainment from SkillsFuture Singapore

  • Upon meeting at least 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive a Statement of Attainment from SkillsFuture Singapore to certify that the participant has achieved the following Competency Standard(s):
    • Programme Management (ICT-PMT-3002-1.1)

Fees and Funding

Medium of Instruction: English

Trainer: Trainee Ratio is 1:30

Mode of Delivery: Virtual Live Class (VLC) via Zoom

As this is a government subsidised programme, the entire training programme will be video recorded for audit purposes by the relevant funding agency. To ascertain their presence, Trainees / Participants are required to:

  • Turn on web camera to show real-time video, as opposed to using a profile picture / video (jpg/jpeg, gif or png image file) for the entirety of the training and assessment session.
  • Ensure that their faces are fully visible (not just the forehead / eyebrows)
  • Use their full name as per NRIC / Passport as their Screen Name on Zoom

Courseware:

1. E-learning on Canvas

2. Learner’s Resources on Canvas

Course Fee and Government Subsidies
  Individual Sponsored Company Sponsored
Non-SME SME
Before GST After GST Before GST After GST Before GST After GST

Full Course Fee

(For Foreigners and those not eligible for subsidies)

 $980.00 $1,068.20 $980.00 $1,068.20 $980.00 $1,068.20

For Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below
and
For all Singapore Permanent Residents

(The minimum age for individual sponsored trainees is 21 years)

 $490.00 $578.20 $490.00 $578.20 $294.00 $382.20

For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above

 $294.00 $382.20 $294.00 $382.20 $294.00 $382.20

Funding Eligibility Criteria

Individual Sponsored Trainee Company Sponsored Trainee
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses.
  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments and attain 100% competency.
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not meet the eligibility criteria.
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses.
  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments and attain 100% competency.
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from the employer if trainee did not meet the eligibility criteria.

Remarks

Individual Sponsored Trainee Company Sponsored Trainee

SkillsFuture Credit:

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding.

UTAP:

  • This course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).
  • NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP.

PSEA:

  • To check for Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) eligibility for this course, visit:
    (a) SkillsFuture (TGS-2020504155) for Face-to-Face class
  • Scroll down to “Keyword Tags” to verify for PSEA eligibility.
  • If there is “PSEA” under keyword tags, the course is eligible for PSEA.
  • And if there is no “PSEA” under keyword tags, the course is ineligible for PSEA.
  • Not all courses are eligible for PSEA funding.

Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding:

  • $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year.
  • AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee.
  • Note: Courses / Modules under Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) will not be eligible for AP funding claim.

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Prices are subject to other LHUB miscellaneous fees.

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