Project Management for Retirees: Turning Ideas into Reality

Details

The course covers project management fundamentals, including planning, executing, and monitoring projects. The emphasis will be on practical techniques and tools that can be used immediately.

Target Group

Retirees who are looking to undertake personal projects, engage in community activities, or who simply want to develop their organizational and leadership skills.

Goals

• Understand what a project is and what project management involves.
• Learn how to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close a project.
• Gain familiarity with tools and techniques for effective project management.
• Learn how to manage risk and deal with challenges that arise during a project.
• Understand how to manage resources and stakeholders effectively.
• Develop skills to lead and work in teams.

Target Competencies

• Planning and organizing.
• Decision making.
• Risk management.
• Teamwork and leadership.
• Communication.

Outlines

Fundamentals of Project Management

• Understanding projects and project management.
• The project life cycle: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• The role of the project manager.

Initiating and Planning a Project

• Defining the project: objectives, scope, deliverables.
• Creating a project plan: scheduling, budgeting, resource planning.
• Stakeholder identification and communication planning.