Fast-track Growth Program for New Project Managers

Learn the basic concepts, tools and skills that you will need to become successful as a project manager.

Build a strong foundation by growing critical Project Management competencies.

1. Develop technical project management skills like communications and planning skills

2. Build your interpersonal skills like leadership, conflict resolution, decision making, emotional intelligence

3. Fill your Toolbox with best practices to follow like how to start a new project, how to conduct effective meetings

4. The main pitfalls for new project managers and how to avoid them

The Program is focused on achieving the outcome which is to take away uncertainty of a new PM role and to give you the confidence coming from  knowing what to do, when to do it and how!

The Fast-Track Growth Program for New Project Managers provides enough detail as part of a framework so that you will know what the essential things are that you need to do on projects. It gives opportunities to reflect on your learning and performance at work so that the learning experience will motivate you to complete the course.

As a student, you will find value if you practice what you learn by applying it immediately in your work environment.  In addition, you will take away a personalised development plan based on the opportunity to do a free personality profile assessment and SWOT analysis, to execute as part of your ongoing career progression.

This course is built on more than 20 years experience with delivering projects and mentoring new and experienced project managers.

Content and overview

I designed this course to be easily understood and applied by absolute beginners. Each section starts with a "What to look forward to and expected outcomes" lecture to get you up to speed right away.

A total of 6 sections with 20 lectures filled with practical tips and tools, with quizzes at the end of each section to help you grasp the key concepts. The content is aligned with the Project Management Body of Knowledge, known as the PMBOK, an accepted industry standard from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

The course format makes provision for easy consumption through listening as audios, as well as downloads for summary and increased comprehension of new concepts and tools. Through-out the online learning process, you will receive support from the Trainer, Linky Merwe.

You will walk away with a solid toolbox of skills and knowledge that you can use to succeed in your new project management role.

You will be able to communicate more clearly, to do planning, to lead the team and to manage conflicts. You will understand your own strengths and weaknesses better and adjust your development plan accordingly.

Who this course is for:

• You are an accidental project manager

• You are a business professional where project management is your secondary responsibility, but who is asked to do important corporate projects nonetheless

• You manage projects for the first time, with no prior training

• You are a competent manager finding yourself in the position of managing projects. Being a professional person who is motivated to be successful, you need guidance on how to become a successful project manager fast!

• You are a technical specialist of whom there are high expectations to succeed in managing a project, probably because you have expert knowledge of your industry, or you have specialised system expertise