Program Overview

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Centre for Continuing Education

The Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sydney offers a diverse range of professional development short courses. These courses are designed to advance careers and enhance professional development in various fields.

Course Subjects

The Centre for Continuing Education offers courses in the following subjects:

• Business and management
  • Business communication
  • Business strategy
  • Business writing
  • Cultural competence and diversity
  • Finance
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Organisational psychology
  • Sales and customer service
• English
• HSC preparation (years 10-12)
  • HSC biology
  • HSC business studies
  • HSC chemistry
  • HSC economics
  • HSC English
  • HSC mathematics
  • HSC physics
  • Year 11 (Revision)
  • Years 10-12 study and essay skills
• Humanities and culture
  • Creative writing
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
• Information technology
  • Adobe
  • AI and machine learning courses
  • Data analysis and analytics
    • Business analytics courses
    • GIS courses
    • Git courses
    • Power BI courses
    • Python courses
    • R programming courses
    • Statistics courses
    • SQL courses
    • Tableau courses
  • Google
  • Microsoft
    • Microsoft Excel courses
    • Microsoft Office courses
    • Microsoft Project courses
• Language
  • Arabic
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
• Marketing
  • Digital marketing
  • Marketing communications
  • Product development
• Project management
  • Agile methodology courses
  • Change management for projects
  • Stakeholder and people management
  • Technical project management skills

Project Resource Management Course

The Project Resource Management Course is designed to optimise project resources for efficiency and success. This course teaches participants how to allocate people, materials, and vendors effectively, develop skills in planning, workload balancing, contract management, and resource optimisation to maximise project performance.

Course Information

This resource management for projects course provides a comprehensive exploration of the strategies and techniques required to allocate, manage, and optimise resources throughout a project's lifecycle. It focuses on identifying the right resources, balancing workloads, and ensuring the effective utilisation of people, equipment, materials, and external vendors to meet project objectives.

Aims

The course aims to provide participants with the skills and knowledge necessary for effective project resource planning and management. It focuses on building the ability to identify, allocate, and optimise resources, manage contracts and vendors, and address resource constraints to ensure projects are delivered successfully within the available capacity.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Identify and assess resource needs, including personnel, equipment, materials, and vendors
• Develop a comprehensive resource plan that aligns with project objectives and constraints
• Allocate resources efficiently to optimise productivity and minimise conflicts
• Use resource management tools to monitor resource utilisation and adjust allocations
• Implement strategies to resolve resource conflicts and address shortages
• Manage contract negotiations and vendor relationships to support project needs
• Balance workloads across the project team to prevent burnout and maintain efficiency

Content

The course covers the following topics:

• Introduction to project resourcing
• Identifying needs (human, equipment, vendors)
• Building a resource plan aligned with objectives
• Make, Buy, or Hire analysis
• Optimising internal and external resources
• Balancing workloads
• Contract and vendor management (selection, negotiation, performance)
• Using resource allocation software and contract tracking tools
• Managing conflicts (shortages, vendor issues)
• Monitoring resource utilisation and adjusting allocations
• Case studies on resource and vendor management

Duration

The course is 1 session, 8 hours.

Intended Audience

This course is designed for:

• Professionals involved in contract negotiations, vendor selection, and procurement in projects
• Anyone seeking to enhance their skills in resource and vendor management for improved project efficiency
• Managers, coordinators, and team leaders responsible for planning and managing project resources

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of project management principles is recommended. No prior experience in resource or vendor management is required.

Delivery Modes

The course is available in the following delivery modes:

• Face-to-face, presenter-taught training
• Online workshop via the platform Zoom

Recommended Reading

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) by Project Management Institute, 2021 (particularly the sections on resource and procurement management)

Organisational Training

For groups of six or more, courses can be delivered to the team with the option to tailor content.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions about applications, payment, short courses, and more are available.

About Us

The Centre for Continuing Education is part of the University of Sydney, offering courses since 1886.

Contact and Location

The Centre for Continuing Education is located at 160 Missenden Road, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia.