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Elevate your business skills and drive project outcomes with Project Management Analytics

Project Management Analytics is an introductory course is for anyone interested in solving decision problems in different projects for Defence, Government agencies, public and private sector organizations. This course is suitable for anyone faced with complex and dynamic decision problems in either public or private sector.
Project Management Analytics is an introductory course is for anyone interested in solving decision problems in different projects for Defence, Government agencies, public and private sector organizations. This course is suitable for anyone faced with complex and dynamic decision problems in either public or private sector.
01/12/21 - 02/12/21
2-day Live Simulcast
$1,710

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.

Develop the fundamentals of project management and the role of data analytics in managing modern projects.
Discover the latest tools and techniques to analyse project data to drive business outcomes.
Learn the tactical and operational-level complex decision-making processes required to manage projects.
Practice and apply your skills to solve case studies inspired by real-life.

General Course Information

This course aims to familiarise such tools to the learners, who are regularly facing challenges in managing projects or are interested to take that challenge as their career. This course and accompanying short case studies will facilitate both tactical and operational level complex decision-making processes in managing projects.

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

Duration: 2 Days

Delivery Mode: Live simulcast online course

What you will receive

  • UNSW Canberra certificate of completion/attendance
  • Masters credit: UNSW Canberra allows students who have successfully completed a minimum of 12 days of approved professional education courses to use those courses as credit in eligible postgraduate programs.

Course Outline

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

Affiliated Courses

  • Business Analysis and Valuation (Professional Course)
  • Supply Chain Analytics (Professional Course)
  • Decision Making in Analytics (Program Code: ZZCA6510)
  • Master of Decision Analytics (Program Code: 8634)