Essential digital project management skills - Advance Notice

Delivering a profitable web project – on time and on budget!

Sydney - Tuesday 18 November, 2008
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Melbourne - Tuesday 25 November, 2008
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AIMIA and VentureOne are delighted to launch the first-ever Introduction to Digital Project Management.

You've asked for a practical course that meets the needs of the digital professional in managing complex web projects either in an agency or within a company. We've invited experienced practitioner, Vishy Narayanan, National Technology Director at Deloitte Eclipse, to discuss the theory and the practical day-to-day elements of project management.

Find out how to negotiate the pitfalls to ensure your project’s success. Gain key insights into:
• Managing difficult clients and negotiating change requests
• Bid management – structuring your bid to minimise risk across contract, rate, timeline, resources and 3rd party dependencies
• Key project metrics and tracking milestones
• Practically managing time and client demands in a chaotic business environment

The numbers are strictly limited to ensure you receive the best learning experience in this highly interactive and structured course. So book now!

Event Details:

Sydney
Date: Tuesday 18 November, 2008
Venue: Department of State & Regional Development
Address: Level 47, MLC Centre, 19 Martin Place, Sydney
To Register for the Sydney Event please click here.

Melbourne
Date: Tuesday 25 November, 2008
Venue: Monash Conference Centre
Address: Level 7, 30 collins Street, Melbourne
To Register for the Melbourne Event please click here.

Time:
Start: 8.30 am
Finish: 5.30 pm

Price:
AIMIA Member: $495 (ex GST)
Non-Member: $595 (ex GST)
Price includes workbook, morning and afternoon teas and lunch.

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Introduction to digital project management – the details:

This introductory course is suitable for digital professionals wanting to become team leaders or project managers. It is also suitable for existing team leaders or managers who have not had formal training in project management.

Course outline:
Each component of the course introduces and builds on key concepts, with the focus on sound business practices, including bid management, risk mitigation, contract and legal issues, reporting and testing outcomes.

I. Principles of Project Management. Introducing project planning concepts

II. Bid Management. Ensuring that your bid is well structured can assist in mitigating risk later in the project cycle. You will receive a check list of issues to watch out for in the contract, rate, risk, timeline, and resources, training, environmental factors, and 3rd party dependencies.

III. Project Control and Management Scope – what are the warning signs that your project has gone off the rails, how to manage the client, and other essentials such as getting a signed statement of work.

IV. The Build Cycle

V. Testing

VI. Hand Over and Post Project Review

VII. PM Techniques:
a. Time Management
b. Negotiating Change Requests
c. Managing extreme situations
d. Self Assessment
e. Asking for Help
f. Additional Resources

Your Trainer:
Vishy Narayanan leads the technical direction and is responsible for Project Governance for Deloitte Eclipse.

Vishy is an experienced program manager backed by solid industry experience that spans over 13 years, working across a number of industries including publishing, telecommunications and media, FMCG and retail, Government and IT Consulting. He brings with him a well-developed understanding of commercial business objectives and proven ability in the architecture, delivery and management of innovative business technology solutions for major corporates.

Prior to joining Eclipse, Vishy has worked in key roles such as Chief Operations Officer at Gravity, Client Services Director at Hyro, with previous roles at CMP Medica (formerly MIMS) and Reed Elsevier.

Vishy holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunications), a Masters in Information Systems and Technology, and a Certificate in Project Management from Project Management Institute. He regularly conducts training courses on project management across Australia.

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