Course Category: Praxis Practice

Show whether a project is worth what it costs, and whether its benefits arrive. On real project cases, with fresh numbers every time. Work out the payback period and project ROI Find the net present value and the benefit-cost ratio Track how much of the promised benefit is realised

Keep a project’s risks and issues under control. On real project cases, with fresh numbers every time. Work out risk exposure in rand Check contingency cover and how much has been used Track risk burn-down and how long issues take to resolve

Measure the quality of what a project delivers. On real project cases, with fresh numbers every time. Work out defect density and first-pass yield Track how many defects escape and how fast they are fixed Put a figure on the cost of poor quality

See how smoothly work flows through an agile team. On real project cases, with fresh numbers every time. Work out velocity and throughput Measure cycle time and lead time Find the work in progress a team is carrying

Check whether a team has the hours and the budget the work needs. On real project cases, with fresh numbers every time. Work out resource utilisation and overtime Find the capacity gap in hours Measure the cost per hour of work and the resource cost variance

Keep a project’s scope under control. On real project cases, with fresh numbers every time. Work out scope creep and the rate of change requests Track how long change decisions take and how much work is redone Judge how stable the requirements are

Forecast where a project will finish and whether it can still recover. On real project cases, with fresh numbers every time. Work out percent complete and the budget burn rate Forecast the cost to complete and the variance at completion Judge the performance needed to finish on budget

Know where a project stands on cost and time. On real project cases, with fresh numbers every time. Work out the cost and schedule performance indexes Put a rand figure on cost and schedule variance Forecast the final cost of a project

Know what the business costs to run and how much it must sell to break even. On real South African business cases, with fresh numbers every time. Work out total cost and the contribution margin per unit Find the break-even point in units and in rand Measure the margin of safety above break-even

See how interest grows money over time, and what future money is worth today. On real South African business cases, with fresh numbers every time. Work out simple and compound interest Compare rates with the effective annual rate Work out future value with monthly compounding, and present value