Managing Projects - first principles

Basics of managing projects. first principles, tools and success factors.

Course Summary

Professionals are facing increasing pressure by government
and the community for well-planned and delivered projects.
Much of a professional's work involves delivering projects.
This free course will help you with the basic principles, tools and success factors.

Course Curriculum

Managing Projects
13 Lessons
- What is in this course?
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- Lesson 1. What is a project?
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- Lesson 2. What Is Project Management?
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- Lesson 3. Why Use Project Management?
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- Lesson 4. Project Management Methodologies
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- Lesson 5. Project Management Roles
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- Lesson 6. What is the Role of the Project Manager?
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- Lesson 7. Does every Project need a Plan?
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- Lesson 8. Project Schedule
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- Lesson 9. Project Tool: Work Breakdown Structure
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- Lesson 10. Project Tool: Gantt Charts
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- Lesson 11. Project Tool: Critical Path Method
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- Lesson 12. Project Tracking
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Phil Charles

Professor Phil Charles is a practitioner and skilled educator and trainer with wide-ranging experience in government, consulting and academia. He has extensive experience in strategy development, business cases, transport planning and operations and professional capability development.

Phil is an Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern Queensland and has qualifications in civil engineering, transport, business and public administration and higher education.