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Microsoft Project for Project Managers: Practical Workshop

Project Management & Contracts

  • QGT-PMC-145
  • Practical workshop
  • 5 or 10 days
  • Online · Classroom · In-house

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Course overview

Microsoft Project for Project Managers: Practical Workshop is a hands-on workshop built around exercises and real site problems in Microsoft Project for Project Managers. It covers the principles, the requirements of PMI PMBOK, FIDIC, AACE and ISO 21502, and the practical methods used on site, with case studies from operations in the Gulf, Africa and worldwide. Available online, in the classroom in 60 cities, or in-house.

What participants will be able to do

  • Explain the principles, terminology and scope of Microsoft Project for Project Managers
  • Apply the relevant requirements of PMI PMBOK, FIDIC, AACE and ISO 21502
  • Use practical tools, checklists and calculations with confidence
  • Recognise common problems, risks and root causes and choose the right corrective action
  • Prepare an improvement plan for their own site or organisation

Who should attend

Designed for project managers, planners, contract engineers and commercial staff who want practice rather than theory.

Course outline (5 days)

  1. Day 1: Workshop briefing and baselineParticipants bring a real problem from their own site
  2. Day 2: Guided practice 1Hands-on exercises using templates, checklists and calculators
  3. Day 3: Guided practice 2Simulations and role-play based on Microsoft Project for Project Managers scenarios
  4. Day 4: Field cases from the Gulf and AfricaAnalysing what went wrong and what worked
  5. Day 5: Action plan and peer reviewEach participant leaves with a reviewed improvement plan
What the 10-day edition adds
  1. Day 6: Applied project, part 1Apply the week-one methods to a case from your organisation
  2. Day 7: Data and digital toolsSoftware, spreadsheets and digital tools used in practice
  3. Day 8: Lessons from incidents and auditsWhat investigations and audit findings teach
  4. Day 9: Applied project, part 2Complete, test and refine your solution
  5. Day 10: Presentations and final assessmentPresent to the group and complete the final assessment

Training method and certificate

Interactive sessions, practical exercises, case studies and pre- and post-course assessments. Participants receive a Qimma Global Training certificate of completion stating the training hours (30 hours for 5 days, 60 hours for 10 days). Delivered in English or Arabic.

Dates 2027–2030

None of these dates work? We run this course for your team on the date and in the place you choose.

DatesCityDurationFee
15–19 Mar 2027Manchester Classroom5 days$5,500Register
31 May – 11 Jun 2027Budapest Classroom10 days$9,900Register
19–23 Jul 2027Munich Classroom5 days$5,500Register
9–20 Aug 2027Barcelona Classroom10 days$9,900Register
22–26 Nov 2027Online (live) Online (live)5 days$3,000Register
7–11 Feb 2028Milan Classroom5 days$5,500Register
6–17 Mar 2028Beirut Classroom10 days$9,900Register
3–7 Apr 2028Berlin Classroom5 days$5,500Register
24 Jul – 4 Aug 2028Zurich Classroom10 days$9,900Register
31 Jul – 4 Aug 2028Online (live) Online (live)5 days$3,000Register
7–11 Jan 2029Doha Classroom5 days$5,500Register
14–25 May 2029Lisbon Classroom10 days$9,900Register
15–19 Jul 2029Amman Classroom5 days$5,500Register
11–22 Nov 2029Dammam Classroom10 days$9,900Register
3–7 Dec 2029Online (live) Online (live)5 days$3,000Register
11–15 Mar 2030Istanbul Classroom5 days$5,500Register
22 Apr – 3 May 2030Geneva Classroom10 days$9,900Register
12–16 Aug 2030Lagos Classroom5 days$5,500Register
8–19 Sep 2030Al Khobar Classroom10 days$9,900Register
4–8 Nov 2030Online (live) Online (live)5 days$3,000Register

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