Strategic Management and Project Management

By the end of the specific learning activities delegates will be able to:
develop an awareness for their own strengths and weaknesses
Develop a strategy for maintaining their strengths while developing their weak areas.
Determine factors within their work environments that are stress ors
Manage their workload in such a way that they reduce the negative effects of their associated stress or.
Manage their time effectively, contributing to individual success and organizational improvement.
Put forward their points without generating negative reaction from others
Manage their interaction with colleagues and managers, in such a way that they get their desired results

By the end of the specific learning activities delegates will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the organization, as an entity, as opposed to other groups.
Demonstrate an understanding of the different levels and types of organizations and objectives
Formulate project objectives
Demonstrate an understanding of the meaning of collegiality within a project management and general organizational setting
Demonstrate an understanding of an organization or its subsystem’s need to meet the expectations of the external environment
Demonstrate an awareness of the consequences of failure to meet the organizations external accountability
Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of delegation
Demonstrate the competence in managing the delegation process effectively

By the end of the specific learning activities delegates will be able to:

View external accountability as the expectations of the organization by different agencies
Demonstrate their understanding of the requirement of different external agents
Assess the consequence to the organization of its failure to meet the requirements of particular agencies
Determine the ways in which an organization might meet its varying accountability requirements.

By the end of the specific learning activities delegates will be able to:
Assess the organisation’s strengths and weaknesses
Determine the opportunities that are available to the organisation and how it might best take advantage of it
Analyse the threats that the organisation faces and how they might be circumvented.
Conduct an effective SWOT analysis, taking account of the political, economic, social, and technological factors into account
Analyse their organisation using PEST, PESTEL and LONGPEST factors into account.

By the end of the specific learning activities delegates will be able to:
Design a research project, taking account of important issues
Choose sources of information appropriate for the type of research being conducted
Assess the value of secondary sources of information as a prelude to the conduct of primary research
Choose the methodology that best suits the type of investigation being conducted & appropriate to the research objectives
Choose the most appropriate data elicitation techniques, in relation to the sampling frame, sampling unit, sample size & time span, among other factors.
Advise others of the situations in which participant observation, conversation analysis, documentary analysis, focus groups, interviews & questionnaires, respectively, are appropriate.
Design interviews & questionnaires that will elicit information
appropriate to the research objectives
Design structured & unstructured questions, determining the conditions under which they should be used
Design questionnaires & interview schedules, with a mixture of open-ended & closed-ended questions, avoiding forced-choice in the latter
Employ appropriate data analysis techniques, based on the type & volume of data available
Use SPSS and, or, Excel software packages in analysing data
Identifying ‘trends’ & ‘patterns’ in information, in an effort to arrive at conclusions
Produce effective reports, adhering to conventional styles, presenting evidence from the data, & exploiting visual representations
Make research proposals, taking pertinent factors into account
Manage research projects, from inception to reporting
Identify appropriate roles in research project management &
produce realistic costing
Design a research project that incorporates a high ethical standard

By the end of the specific learning activities delegates will be able to

Determine and develop a project life cycle
Determine the activities and problems associated with each stage of the project life cycle
Be able to conduct an effective cost benefit analysis
Determine the cost effectiveness of a project or a stage in its life cycle
Demonstrate an understanding of the system’s approach to project management
View project management in a holistic manner

Draw on the concept of ‘equifinality’ in managing the different
project stages
Establish an effective planning mechanism that will facilitate effective project implementation
Will determine the most effective control mechanism to employ in project management
Solicit evaluate and communicate information effectively for the enhancement of project decision making
Be aware of the five bases of coordination and determine which is appropriate for a particular situation
Determine the factors, which contribute to workers’ resistance to change
Suggest the efforts, which an organisation might employ to reduce workers’ resistance to change
Demonstrate their awareness of change management and human resource implications
Distinguish between change strategies and approaches to change

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute is a Graduate Institution Registered with the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP), of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), formerly Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). Its Registration Number is: 10019585 and can be Verified at: http://www.ukrlp.co.uk/. It provides Intensive Full-Time Postgraduate Diploma Courses. 3 Months Intensive Full-Time Postgraduate Diploma Courses or 6 Months Full-Time Courses, progressing to MSc, MBA, MA. Intensive Full-Time (3 Months) Courses, and Full-Time (6 Months) Postgraduate Diploma Courses, Progressing to MA, MBA or MSc include: Human Resource Management: A Practitioner’s Approach; Comprehensive Automotive Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Diagnostic, Maintenance and Repair; Comprehensive Real Estate Management; Executive Management; Communication, Information Gathering, Analysis and Report Writing; Women in Management; Human Resource Training and Development Management; National and International Economic Competitiveness: Towards Economic Growth and Sustainability; Corporate Governance and Strategic Management: Incorporating Corporate Strategy; Business Administration; Cost Accounting, Budgeting, Profitability Analysis, Strategy and Balanced Score Card; Financial Accounting: Theory and Practice; Advanced Islamic and Banking Finance; International Finance and Financial Services; Global Marketing: Local, National and International Marketing Strategic Plan and Implementation; Advanced International Legal Studies; International and National Events Management; Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC) Engineering; Human Resource Management (HRM) in the International Petroleum – Oil and Gas – Industry; International Petroleum –Oil and Gas – Terminal Services, SAP, Joint Venture, Health, Safety, Human Resource, Organisation and Project Management; Advanced Oil and Gas Accounting: International Petroleum Accounting; Organisational Development and Change Management: Conceptual, Contextual and Analytical Issues; Effective Project Management: Employing HR, Cost, Quality, Procurement, Risk, & Time Management Strategies to Enhance Objectives; Strategising Logistics and Supply Chain Management; Drilling Operation: On-Shore and Deepwater Oil and Gas Drilling Operations, Incorporating Shale Gas Drilling; Intercultural Business Communication: Effective International Business Communication; Computer and Information Systems Communication, Incorporating Microsoft Office Suite Leading to World Trade Organisation, Anti-Dumping, Anti-Subsidy, Sustainability and Environmental Management, Development Economics, and Agricultural Project Management; International Petroleum – Oil and Gas – Operation for Non-Technical Staff: Mineral Rights, Upstream Oil and Gas Mineral Lease Contracts, Exploration, Drilling, Production and Sale, etc.
These Postgraduate Diploma, MSc, MBA, MA Courses are delivered in Dubai United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuala Lumpur (KL) Malaysia, Caracas, Astana Kazakhstan, Moscow Russia, Baku Azerbaijan, Durban South Africa, Dodoma Tanzania, Nairobi Kenya, Abuja Nigeria, Accra Ghana, Malabo Equatorial Guinea, Luanda Angola, Mumbai India, Karachi Pakistan, Islamabad Pakistan, Lagos Nigeria, Sokoto Nigeria, Ontario Canada, Buenos Aires Argentina; Lima Peru, Brasília Brazil, Quito Ecuador, Panama City Panama, Managua Nicaragua, San Salvador El Salvador, Guatemala City Guatemala, Belize Belize City, San Jose Costa Rica, Tegucigalpa Honduras, London UK, etc. Short Postgraduate Courses and 20-Week Video Enhanced Postgraduate Diploma Courses are also available.

The Video-Enhanced On-Line Postgraduate Diploma Courses is studied in 20 Weeks, in the comfort of students’ homes. In a move away from the traditional on-line courses, and recent technology-mediated distance education, HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute has introduced a Video-Enhanced On-Line delivery. Students: