Project Management at QLS Level 3 Distance Learning Course

Project Management at QLS Level 3

Introduction

Project Management at QLS Level 3

Course code: BSM14

Delivery method: Paper Based or Online

Course duration: 12 Months

Entry requirements: No prior qualification needed

Award achieved: ABC Awards and Certa Award Certificate of achievement at QLS Level 3

We do not intend this course to be the absolute final word in project management; it should rather form part of your learning. You should supplement it with your growing and developing experience that will be gained in the light of what you have learned here. Dont forget the experience you already have though, and remember you can take a lot from projects you have already been involved with, even if you were not the project manager. This can be both good and bad. Dont ignore the bad experiences as these can often teach you more than the projects that went well.

Content

What is project management?
Why use project management?
Benefits of project management
What do project managers actually do?
History of PM
Project management old and new
Modern scientific project management
Gantt charts
The Fayol management model
Network diagrams
Critical path method (CPM
Program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
Organisational Structure
The four basic organisational structures
Project Life Cycle
The four stage project cycle model
Milestones and hold points
Project close-out
Feasibility Studies
The client’s feasibility study
Stakeholders
The client
Define the constraints on the project
Value management
Financial models for project selection
Payback period
Return on investment
Discounted cash flow
Net present value
Project Estimating & Scope Definition
Ball-park cost estimate
Feasibility study
Costing
Subdivision of project costs
Direct costs
Indirect costs
Time related costs
Labour and staff costs
Material and logistics costs
Miscellaneous costs
Initiation
Project charter
Defining the scope
Changing scope
Scope Management
Project closeout
Project closeout report
Project Procurement Plan
What is required?
Sourcing
Communication of requirements to potential suppliers
Evaluation and selection of supplier
Review and evaluate tenders
Manage the Contract
Closeout
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Presentation
Producing a WBS
WBS numbering system
WBS and costing
Further breakdown of WBS
Critical Path
Network diagrams: WBS and critical path
Logic
Activities in series
Activities in parallel
Generation of logic
Activities: summing up
Resource Planning
Estimating
Forecasting
Resource availability
Use of resources
Resource overload and underload
Resource adjustment
Increasing project resources
Reducing resources
Controlling the Project
Why control projects?
Scope of control
Scope management
Technical backup
Time management
Resource and procurement management
Commercial management
QHSE
Gathering information
Applying project control
Dealing with people
Quality Management
Definitions
Cost of quality
Right first time costs
QA costs
Internal cost (of failure
External cost (of failure)
Quality circles
Quality auditing
Conduct of an audit
Why audit?
Quality control plans
Risk Management
Hierarchy of control
Controlling risk
Risk assessment
Identify the hazard
Decide who might be harmed
Evaluate the risks and decide upon precautions
Record and implement your findings
Review and update your risk assessments
Communication
Assignments

Qualification Information

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

This course has been endorsed by ABC Awards and Certa Awards for its high-quality. The Quality Licence Scheme, endorses high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.

Method of Study

Paper Based Version

The course comes to you as a paper-based pack delivered by courier.

You will be given guidance through the Study Guide on the nuts and bolts of studying and submitting assignments.

Postal assignments cannot be accepted without prior permission from the tutor.

Online Version

Our online courses are fully digitised versions of the paper-courses, so you can study on any PC or smart device when connected to the internet.

As with the paper course, your online learning programme is completely flexible, so you can study at a pace that suits you.

All of our online course content is broken down into bite size chunks to make your learning more manageable and effective.

Method of Assessment

The course contains a number of assignments which your tutor will mark and give you valuable feedback on. We call these Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs). You need only send the TMAs to your tutor for comment, not the self-assessment exercises which are also part of the course to help you gauge your progress.

Course Length Information

This course can be taken over a 12 month period but you can complete it as fast or as slowly as you wish.

Tutor Support

You will have access to a tutor via email who will mark your work and guide you through the course and will assist you with any problems you may have. In addition you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process.