| Venue: The training workshop will be held at SDPI or in a local hotel in Islamabad. |
Introduction
Managing a project is both an art and science. It involves a balanced combination of critical skills and mastery of the principles and techniques of management. A major part of time and cost over-runs is attributed to delays in project implementation. Good project management ensures effective implementation and timely completion of projects. It enables managers to make optimal use of human and material resources. Current project management techniques require a departure from traditional approach as it involves improved methodology on project selection, planning, implementation, controlling, evaluation and termination.This workshop is designed to help managers develop their skills in project management. It provides participants a good mix of best practices in project management and the opportunity to apply these techniques to their own projects.
Who should attend?
The training workshop is designed for managers and supervisors who are (or who will be) managing projects. The training will be useful for participants from industry, social sector and development organizations. academia, international funding agencies. NGOs, and public organizations.
Objectives
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Improve their skills in planning, managing and monitoring projects
- Improve their skills in recruiting
- Organizing and managing project teams
- Use the Ten-Step Management Process to manage their projects
Methodology
Initially participants will learn the basic principles of project management, the Ten-Step Project Management process, and MS Project. In small teams they will design a project of their choice on MS Project. They will learn the methods of managing quality projects through presentations and discussions. To apply the principles, teams would prepare and present a project. Participants would review a case study and apply the principles of project management learnt during the workshop.
Medium
of instructions
English will be the medium of instruction for this workshop. However, an effort will be made to conduct the workshop using a mixture of English and Urdu.
Contents
Module 1: Introductory
- Introduction to project management
- Introduction to Ten-Step project management
Module 2: Organizing the project
- Define the work
- Build the work plan
Module 3: Managing the project
- Manage the work plan
- Manage issues
- Processes
- Manage scope
- Manage communication
- Manage risk
Module 4: Managing quality
- Manage documents
- Manage quality
- Manage metrics
Module 5: Managing the project team
- The role of the project leader
- Leadership styles and qualities
- Motivating the project team
- Recruit the project team
- Organize the project team
Module 6: Application of skills-case study
Resource
person
Mr. Rafiq Jaffer works as a research, training and management consultant in human resource development and is currently the Director, Institute of Social Sciences, Lahore. He holds a Masters degree in Psychology. He has taught Psychology and Applied Psychology at the University of the Punjab. He has also worked as Education Programme Officer with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Karachi, and as Professor of Education and Head of In-service Division at the Ali Institute of Education (AIE), Lahore. He has written four books and over 200 research and training reports, papers and articles in English and Urdu which have been published nationally and internationally. Mr. Jaffer has conducted training workshops for the government, corporate and NGO sectors in Pakistan, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Vietnam. He has planned and implemented numerous projects and has been extensively involved in monitoring and evaluation and writing reports.
Deadline for registration
Completed Registration forms should reach the Program Support Officer via fax or mail latest by 10 August 2007. The institute will confirm registration upon receipt of fee by a fax/email. Please use a separate registration form for each nominee. Please note that seats are limited and applicants will be registered on a first come, first served basis. Registration will close if all the seats are taken up before the last date.
Registration fee
Rs. 10,500 per person
Discount
25% discount available on registration fee to the following:
- Women
- SDPI members
- HRDN members on each nomination
- Students registering through their institutions
- Other organizations registering two or more persons
- Special discount for journalists One free seat is available to nominees of Press Clubs. 25% discount will be given on additional nominations.
Withdrawal requests will be processed
as under:
| 10
or more days before workshop |
Full
refund |
| Nine
to four days before workshop |
75 percent
refund |
| Three
days before workshop |
50 percent
refund |
| Two
or less days before workshop |
No refund |
Cancellation/postponement
SDPI reserves the right to cancel or postpone the workshop if circumstances require. In such an event, SDPI will ensure that registered participants are informed as soon as possible. SDPI will also refund registration fees according to our refund procedures.
Award
of certificates
- Trainees successfully completing 85 percent of the instructional sessions will be awarded completion certificates.
- Trainees who for genuine reasons are unable of complete 85 percent attendance but attend 60 to 84 percent instructional sessions will be given partial attendance certificates.
- Trainees attending less than 60 percent of instructional sessions will be given letters specifying the sessions that they attended.
Time
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (daily)
Further information
For further details, please contact Program Support Officer, SDPI at Tel. 92-51-2278134 or fax: 92-51-2278135.
Registration form
 View Registration Form. |
