MPM Topic Coverage Details
Must have completed CIPM or equivalent project management course
40 contact hours
Case studies
Individual and group assignments
Paper submission, including viva voce

MPM
Successful Project Ingredients
The various views of success
Why projects fail
Factors critical to success
The project balance

Project Management Competencies
Integration/scope/time/cost/quality/people
Communications/risks/procurement management

Project Organization and Stakeholders
Project stakeholders - Who are they?
Stakeholder management
Structuring the project team
Project Steering Committee
Project Sponsor
Customer Manager
Decision versus influence

Benefits Realization Methodology
The reason behind projects
Differences between "features" and "benefits"
Benefits register
Benefits mapping
The Benefits Plan
Benefit owners and sponsors

Financial Justification and Budgeting
Why have a financial case?
Costs - Capital/operational
Benefits - Tangible/intangible/Indeterminate
Cost benefit Analysis
Discounted Cashflows
Net Present value
Internal Rate of Return
Cost Budgeting
Cost Control
Updating the Cost Baseline
Payback Period
Return on Investment

Effective Presentation Skills in Project Management
Different types of presentations
Creating the story board
Presentation tips
Presenting as a team

Project Control
The Control System
Monitoring project progress
Project status evaluation
Project review and recovery
Phase-end reviews
Performance reporting
Exception planning
Identifying appropriate action

Quality Management Tips
What is quality?
The Quality Plan
Quality assurance reviews
Quality control reviews
Metrics
Quality spheres

Risk and Issues Management
Definitions
The Nature of Risk
4 stages of Risk Management

People Management and Situational Leadership
High performance team
Motivation
Delegation
Coaching (GROW methodology)
Supporting
Directing
Conflict management
Discipline
Counselling

Change management
What is the correlation with project management?
Critical success factors to change
Unfreeze, change, freeze
Change ambassadors
The human factor
Operationalizing the project for the long-term