An understanding of how to come up with project objectives, benefits, and goals
The program has provided me with an understanding of how to come up with project objectives, benefits, and goals before significant resources are committed. These skills have given me the ability to select only projects that are likely to exceed investment expectations in terms of delivery time and dedicated money. Further, by mastering this skill, I will be able to make sure that chosen projects proceed smoothly through critical phases, from inception to completion. I can review projects properly and show stakeholders the key stages, such as project initiation and their final acceptance. Thanks to the program, I now have a rigorous approach to understand challenging, realistic projects by breaking down challenging timescales and coming up with a suitable budget for projects.
Moreover, the course has given me the ability to structure or establish an approach that highlights clearly defined responsibilities and roles for the precise and timely delivery of a project and its activity packages. These skills are vital in ensuring that team members remain committed to the objectives of a project. I can now enact a systematic method of change management concerning the project objectives or scope. The program has thus given me risk management skills, particularly those linked to change to the sponsors’ benefit or the final product.
Additionally, the program has helped me develop my existing skills. It has honed my ability to deal with unexpected change. It has also honed my people management skills and equipped me with the ability to engage and manage stakeholders efficiently. My communication skills have improved, and I can now target messages to project teams and stakeholders. I have become a better planner and leader who can develop vital success factors and manage quality and conflict. Besides reinforcing my old skills, the program allowed learning and acquiring new skills and techniques of project management. As a result, I can have a fresh view of the things I already know. Some of the new abilities include actively doing risk management, making me ready to tackle emerging challenges. I am also equipped with data analysis skills costing skills where I can portray relevant data pie charts, line, and bar graphs. Furthermore, I can also monitor implemented projects to evaluate whether or not success will be achieved to earn value.
The formal training and the practical experiences during an actual project provided me with real-life circumstances to sharpen my skills in project management, offering critical insights into stakeholder requirements. These skills have given me the ability to understand stakeholder desires and satisfy them accordingly by focusing on essential success factors.
Conclusion
The program has enhanced my efficiency enabling me to determine a project requirement accurately. I can also evaluate the existing resources and how much a project needs for its successful completion. The course has enhanced my confidence, and I have learned how to identify risks associated with projects and how to manage them efficiently. The program has equipped with a different and new perspective by improving my knowledge and techniques in project management, causing behavioral changes and giving me the ability to satisfy all stakeholders.