The Strategic Leadership short course gives you the practical tools and techniques you need to plan for the organisation’s future and deliver strategic outcomes. From visioning to business plan execution, you’ll learn how to create realistic yet ambitious plans that support the growth and financial sustainability of your organisation.Providing a broad exploration of project management best practice, this short course will give you an understanding of all aspects of the project management lifecycle. The course will utilise the associated text of “Project Management in Practice”, a comprehensive resource that is contextualised specifically for the Australian market and correlates to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK).

You are already involved in workplace projects and are looking to undertake formal learning – or you have some experience in managing projects and would like to transition to a project manager role.

You will gain practical insight into the ten key areas of project management that inform best practice and be able to successfully contribute to projects in your organisation.

• Define, develop and manage scope control processes
• Develop, implement and evaluate project schedules
• Plan for and implement processes to ensure quality project outcomes
• Determine project budgets and measure performance to manage expenditure
• Establish a team of suitably skilled project personnel and manage performance to achieve project objectives
• Plan, develop, implement and assess project communication processes
• Identify and address stakeholder needs through effective engagement practices
• Analyse and implement controls to manage risk
• Initiate and manage procurement activities and outcomes

This course aligns with the following units of competency:

BSBPMG409 Apply project scope-management techniques

BSBPMG410 Apply project time-management techniques

BSBPMG411 Apply project quality-management techniques

BSBPMG412 Apply project cost-management techniques

BSBPMG413 Apply project human resources management approaches

BSBPMG414 Apply project information management and communication techniques

BSBPMG415 Apply project risk-management techniques

BSBPMG416 Apply project procurement procedures

BSBPMG418 Apply project stakeholder engagement techniques

BSBPMG511 Manage project scope

BSBPMG512 Manage project time

BSBPMG513 Manage project quality

BSBPMG514 Manage project cost

BSBPMG515 Manage project human resources

BSBPMG516 Manage project information and communication

BSBPMG517 Manage project risk

BSBPMG518 Manage project procurement

BSBPMG519 Manage project stakeholder