Project Management Analytics

Project management is the key for driving business in many governments and non-government organizations ranging from construction, manufacturing, food processing and restaurant, and software industries. With the advancement of technologies, projects are becoming more complicated, and the decision-making process becomes sophisticated. Modern projects are data-driven, and data is an asset for project managers since it can provide more insights in planning and controlling projects. However, to get the proper insights, project managers need to familiarise with tools or techniques to analyse project data during the project lifecycle, for accomplishing the business requirements.

No prior knowledge is assumed, however, basic skills in Microsoft Excel, and knowledge of High School level maths would be an advantage. ​

The course is divided into two modules (each for 1 day) as follows:

Module 1 (Day 1):

• Why Data analytics is important for modern Project Management
• Analytical challenges in a Project Environment
• Data analytics in Project portfolio management
• Solving case studies.
• All analysis will be done by EXCEL

Module 2 (Day 2):

• Earn Value method for Modern project management
• Managing Big data issues in Project Management
• Data Analytics in Agile Project Management
• Solving case studies.
• All analysis will be done by EXCEL

Skills/competencies/knowledge that would be gained through this course:

• The participants will learn the fundamentals of project management and the role of data analytics in managing modern projects.
• The participants will gain skill in using decision-making tools by Excel solver for solving case studies inspired from real-life.

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