Expand+Application Deadline: September 2022.

By Email (preferred method)
Please download and complete the application form on www.ipa.ie and email it, along with the items listed below, to undergrad@ipa.ie

By Post
Alternatively, you can complete...

Hide-Application Deadline: September 2022.

By Email (preferred method)
Please download and complete the application form on www.ipa.ie and email it, along with the items listed below, to undergrad@ipa.ie

By Post
Alternatively, you can complete the application form at the end of this prospectus and, including the items listed below, return it by post.

What to Provide (email or post)

Applicants must provide:
• Their full name (this is the name that will appear on any future award parchments).
• A passport-type photograph.
• A photocopy of their passport, birth certificate or driving licence.
• A photocopy of their Leaving Certificate or relevant qualification (only if you are under 21).
• The fee for the programme or confirmation, including a PO number, that fees will be paid by an employer (please contact the Undergraduate Office).

Applications Cannot Be Processed Unless All Relevant Documentation is Included.

Expand+The Programme
This programme builds on the Certificate in Project Management. It covers additional critical skills areas, including procurement, resource management, quality management, and managing multiple projects. It also addresses methodologies...

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This programme builds on the Certificate in Project Management. It covers additional critical skills areas, including procurement, resource management, quality management, and managing multiple projects. It also addresses methodologies, frameworks (including PRINCE 2, Agile and the PMBOK) and technologies designed to support the project manager. The programme has been designed to help students working as project managers and/ or members of a project team within a public sector context. While employing the body of knowledge of the profession, the course is highly tailored to address the unique issues and challenges faced by public sector project managers and team members. It follows international best practice and the recently published Project Management Handbook for the Civil Service.

Is This Programme For You?
This Professional Diploma is ideally suited to:
• Those who have completed the Certificate in Project Management or who can demonstrate an equivalent level of competence

• Those who are spending, or are likely to spend, a significant proportion of their time undertaking project work

• Those who are interested in enhancing their abilities in hands-on project management.

Delivery
This is a blended learning programme that combines attendance at webinars/seminars with a range of online resources and course material. Students also receive a specially chosen textbook(s).

Expand+Programme Content
Successful Project Delivery:
Project Management Context:
• Systems Thinking
• Strategy, Business Case and Appraisal
• Requirements Management and Facilitation Skills

Initiation and Project Delivery:
• Project Initia...

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Successful Project Delivery:
Project Management Context:
• Systems Thinking
• Strategy, Business Case and Appraisal
• Requirements Management and Facilitation Skills

Initiation and Project Delivery:
• Project Initiation
• Project Planning
• Monitoring and Control
• Benefits Management

Frameworks and Methodologies:
• PMBOK
• Prince 2
• Agile

Project Management Tools and Techniques:
Organisations and Projects:
• Organisation Culture
• Organisation Structure
• Organisation Change
• Organisation Maturity and Programme Management

Managing People and Teams:
• Team Development
• Project and Personnel Communication
• Managing Risk

Project Leadership and Knowledge:
• Quality and Procurement Management
• Role of Project Manager
• Project Leadership