Project Management Short Courses & Project Management Certification


Looking for a project management short course? Hilogic provides project management short courses and Project Management certifications in Melbourne and Perth. Today there is a wide range of project management training courses and frameworks to choose from. As this may sometimes cause confusion in selecting the right project management short course, let us take a few moments to explain the specific project management need each of the following frameworks is able to serve. As a starting point to help explain some of the differences between each training course, we have commenced with grouping each of the frameworks in the categories of project, programme or portfolio management (PPM).

PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSES

PRINCE2®
PRINCE2 Agile®
Agile
AgilePM®
Praxis Framework™
Project Management Professional®

PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT COURSES

PRINCE2® Programme Management – MSP Certification
Praxis Framework™

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT COURSES

HiLogic Portfolio Management
PRINCE2® Portfolio Management
Praxis Framework™

PMO MANAGEMENT COURSE

HiLogic P3MO Training
PRINCE2® Project, Programme, Portfolio Office Management

CHANGE MANAGEMENT COURSES

HiLogic Leading Change – Foundations
APMG Change Management
APMG Certified Local Change Agent
PROSCI

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SHORT COURSES, FOUNDATION AND PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION & EXAMS

Learning project management is supported by Foundations level training, Foundation and Practitioner certification training courses and certification exams.

  • Essentials and Foundations level training, are non-certification programs typically two-days in length, and designed to introduce a common approach to project, agile or change management.
  • Certified Foundation training programs aim to provide an understanding of the purpose and context of the respective framework, where the Foundation certification exam is designed to assess an individual’s understanding of the respective framework.
  • Certified Practitioner training courses are designed to refine Foundation level understanding and prepare individuals for the Practitioner certification exam. The Practitioner certification exam aims to assess an individual’s ability to tailor, adapt and apply the respective framework. Each of these standards is generic in nature allowing their use in different business environments and for situations of different complexities.

PROJECT, PROGRAMME, PORTFOLIO, AGILE & CHANGE MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSES

PRINCE2

PRINCE2

PRINCE2 is a recognised project management method, and a PRINCE2 training course builds understanding of its step by step approach to managing a project. The method is built on seven principles and seven practices, which are applied throughout a project lifecycle defined by seven processes. The principles establish the foundations of good practice, while the practices describe the key concepts, roles, documents, and techniques that must be maintained from project start to closure.

These principles and practices are applied with the support of PRINCE2’s processes. These processes outline a sequence of activities and recommended steps are designed to aid project teams in the apply PRINCE2’s principles and practices and therefore align to good practice project management.

PRINCE2 Agile

PRINCE2 Agile

PRINCE2 Agile is an agile project management approach, blending PRINCE2’s project management’s governance and controls with the flexibility of agile principles, practices and techniques. Ideal for individuals or teams wishing to adapt their current use of PRINCE2 for agile environments or seeking to deliver faster, adapt quickly and still maintain strong project controls in challenging environments.

Agile Project Management

Agile Project Management Foundations training – Based on a flexible and scalable project framework founded on agile principles. At its core, a blend of agile ways of working with supportive project management process and controls.

Praxis Framework

Praxis Framework

The Praxis Framework is a framework designed to support project, programme and portfolio management. It combines the 4 elements of knowledge, method, capability and competency to support the delivery of projects, programmes and portfolios. Ideal for people seeking a single approach and a single training program covering both project and programme management and gain an understanding of the portfolio management environment.The Praxis Framework is a single approach for project and programme management. The Praxis Framework philosophy is to utilise the same set of processes and body of knowledge for both project and programme management. It allows practitioners to choose the right elements of the Praxis Framework to apply to either a project or programme, which is determined based on initiative complexity.

Project Portfolio Management

A portfolio represents the full set of an organisation’s change initiatives. A structured project portfolio management approach strengthens decision making around which initiatives to invest in, improves alignment between strategy and delivery, and builds capability across the organisation’s broader business change ecosystem.

PRINCE2 Programme Management / MSP – Managing Successful Programmes

MSP

PRINCE2 Programme Management (MSP) is a framework that describes management principles, governance themes and lifecycle process model to support the definition, delivery and closure of a programme. It is comprehensive in its nature, often seen as a leading reference for programme management. People seeking a comprehensive understanding of a single framework for programme management will gain value from understanding and applying MSP through our MSP certification training.

Portfolio, Programme, Project Offices (P3MO)

In a project environment, the term ‘PMO’ may be in reference to a ‘Program Management Office (PMO)’, though the ‘P’ may equally refer to ‘project’ or ‘portfolio’. Demystifying the confusion between the 3 office types, P3MO training provides a clear understanding of the 3 office levels: Portfolio, Programme, Project.

Our P3MO training program is designed build a clear understanding of how to design, implement, re-energise and operate effective management offices. The training outlines the roles, functions and services in each office, and provides a practical plan for developing an office model that fits the organisation’s business context.

Change Management

HiLogic’s Leading Change programs provides individuals and teams the practical tools, human centred approaches and confidence to lead change effectively in any setting. The programs explore both the people side and the organisational side of change—helping participants understand the organisation context, work with stakeholders to shape the change, and embed new behaviours that are sustained.

Certified Local Change Agent (CLCA)

Certified Local Change Agent (CLCA)

Change agents play an important role supporting change at the ‘local’ level, ensuring change plans are understood and the desired changes are embraced as the new way of working.The Certified Local Change Agent qualification (CLCA Certificate) is aligned with the APMG Change Management Foundation and Practitioner program, though designed specially to support change agents to be successful during transformational change.This course is aimed at individuals required to play an active role directly supporting their colleagues and managers during change. If you are in a dedicated role or considering a role actively managing a change initiative, you may wish to consider the APMG Change Management course, which provides a greater range of models and approaches to support change.

WHAT IS PROGRAMME, PORTFOLIO AND AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT?

Programme Management

Programme management is the structured coordination of multiple projects with supporting change activities to realise a shared vision and deliver benefits that advance the organisation’s strategic priorities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio management is the discipline of making strategic decisions about the design and delivery of an organisation’s portfolio of projects and programmes.

A core focus of portfolio management is to create a balanced and achievable portfolio that supports strategic goals, and to enable its delivery through governance, controls and support that are appropriate to the organisation’s context and ability to integrate change.

Agile Project Management

Agile project management applies agile ways of working to help teams deliver project outputs faster and realise benefits sooner. Agile environments focus on iterative development and releasing work in small, incremental steps. Many modern projects now use elements of agile management as they aim for quicker delivery and more responsive product development.

Our agile project management short courses introduce a practical set of agile behaviours, practices and techniques, supported by project management processes tailored for agile delivery. A key advantage of agile project management is that iterative development happens within a more stable and controlled framework, helping teams deliver value sooner and with greater confidence.