Project Management Practice Certificate IV BSB41515

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offered under the Certificate IV in Project Management Practice

1 elective subject is required

• Project Management Fundamentals

  This subject has been specifically designed to lay a strong project management foundation for the Certificate IV course. Focusing on the various project management roles you may play, this subject looks at the methods, tools and current workplace practices learners need to know to be adept at successfully managing the complex scope, scheduling and communication requirements of a modern workplace project.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBPMG409 Apply project scope management techniques

  • BSBPMG410 Apply project time management techniques

  • BSBPMG414 Apply project information management and communications techniques

• Manage Project Resources

  Successful projects demand the effective management of both human and financial resources. This critical subject will build your ability to identify, estimate and manage resource costs to ensure on-target project success. This subject will also deliver the foundations of managing teams, bridging skills gaps and assigning project workloads.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBPMG412 Apply project cost management techniques

  • BSBPMG413 Apply project human resources management approaches

• Project Management Quality and Risk

  Delivering quality and controlling risk is a major factor in every project. This subject will show you how to set, monitor and control quality throughout the project life cycle to deliver superior results. Protecting those results will also require learning how to identify, monitor and control the many possible risks that could threaten your project goals.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBPMG411 Apply project quality management techniques

  • BSBPMG415 Apply project risk management techniques

• Meetings and Business Travel (E)

  This subject provides the skills and knowledge required to organise effective meetings including the preparation and distribution of meeting related documents such as agendas and minutes. It also covers skills and knowledge required to organise business travel, including preparing travel related documentation and making travel bookings.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBADM405 Organise meetings

  • BSBADM406 Organise business travel

• Co-ordinate Customer Service (E)

  Providing good service to your internal and external customers is a critical responsibility for managers. Learn how to identify the key aspects of service delivery important to your customers, and how to train staff to deliver this.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBCUS401 Coordinate implementation of customer service strategies

  • BSBCUS402 Address customer needs

• Leadership Skills (E)

  This subject is specifically designed to lay a strong leadership foundation for learners. Focusing on key leadership elements such as communication, organisational behaviour, being a role model, problem solving, delivering feedback and effective decision making, this subject is perfect for anyone looking to build or enhance their leadership skills.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBMGT401 Show leadership in the workplace

  • BSBLDR401 Communicate effectively as a workplace leader

• Prioritising to Achieve Team Goals (E)

  Achieving goals is at the heart of leadership success. You will learn how to set effective targets and priorities to maximise your productivity and results. This subject covers how to assess urgency and priorities, plan work schedules, monitor individual and team performance and set professional development goals.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBWOR404 Develop work priorities

  • BSBWOR403 Manage stress in the workplace

• Quality Planning (E)

  Long term success in business is a direct result of sound planning and having a quality focus. This subject teaches how to set realistic operational goals, effectively plan activities and prepare for contingencies. The concepts and methods of continuous improvement processes are also addressed throughout the subject to allow operational plans to be adapted and improved throughout their execution phase.

  • Unit(s):

  • BSBMGT402 Implement operational plan

  • BSBMGT403 Implement continuous improvement