The PPM is a practical project management training course to equip project managers and aspiring project managers with appropriate project management skills. The list below gives merely some indication of typical skills taught. Please note that the outcomes and assessment methods vary from year to year, from intake to intake and depending on the lecturers presenting the training modules. The University reserves the right to make any significant changes to the content of the PPM training course without any notification. This document therefore does not imply any commitment on the side of the University or any of its agents.
As the objective is the development of project management skills, several interactive group events take place during the course but the assessments indicated below excludes work done in groups that do not contribute to the final grade. Although contact time on the Weekend course offering is less than on courses presented during the week, the outcomes are nominally the same.
When tailoring is required for on an in-house training course, the outcomes are negotiable.
Module |
Typical Outcomes & Assessments |
Project Management: Principles, Practices and Scheduling |
Familiarity with project management principles, processes and project scheduling. Each delegate develops a basic project plan for a real project in his/her work environment. Familiarity with basic monitoring and control. Practical individual assignment: The plan includes:
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Project Risk Management |
Practical individual assignment: Each student selects a work related project and performs a basic risk assessment and controls for the project. This includes the following steps:
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Project Procurement and Contract Management |
Written test and/or an individual assignment: Each delegate develops a basic project procurement plan for a real project. The plan includes:
The delegates also relate the real project to the PMBOK procurement phases.
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Project Quality Management |
Practical individual assignment: The final outcome and deliverable of the module is a quality plan or quality review for a company project.
The qualitative and quantitative aspects of quality management are addressed. Apart from reviewing the approach to quality in general and organisational terms, the specific aspects of quality in the project environment are addressed. Specific aspects include:
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The People-side of Project Management |
Outcomes:
Practical individual assignment and normally a group assignment as well: Individual improvement plan: Each delegate has to submit a personal development plan with reference to:
Team improvement plan: A real life team is analysed and recommendations are made on how to improve components of the team including the:
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Legal Aspects for Project Managers |
The module focuses on the law of contract and labour law. These topics are applied in the context of project management and specifically aimed at teaching project managers the relevant legal principles.
The student must draft a construction / engineering / building contract wherein all the relevant legal principles must be applied. These will include: identification and citation of the parties
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Financial Principles and Project Cost Management |
Practical assignment: Each delegate selects a real project from the work environment and
The delegate could also be required to identify possible corrective measures, by reporting inter alia on how the total cost management system was implemented (illustrating the following with actual figures): Before implementation/production:
During implementation/production on a monthly basis:
In the above they must:
A brief outline description is given of what could go wrong between estimate or budget and actual final completed cost, and how they would control the costs and maximize the revenue to ensure the desired profit is realized at the end.
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Project Management in the Business Context |
This is the final module that integrates the work done in the prior modules.
Practical individual and group assignments: Project Execution Plan (PEP) The plan is developed – for a real project – by a group (syndicate) and/or individually. The plan includes:
For assessment Group assignments can be presented to a panel comprising of managers appointed by the Client and one or two academics.
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