Course description
This programme provides an intensive, one-day overview of the key concepts and techniques of project management. The project management methods presented can be applied to a wide range of projects and the course emphasises both the task and the team-related aspects of project management.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Outcome / Qualification etc.
- Present the key concepts of project management
- Provide a structured approach for managing projects
- Demonstrate tools and techniques for planning and controlling project work
- Enable participants to apply the techniques to their own projects
At the end of the programme, participants will:
- Recognise the benefits of a structured approach to project work
- Be able to apply a range of practical tools and techniques to improve their personal effectiveness in project work
- Have a means of determining the status of current projects and know what actions are needed to ensure success
Training Course Content
1 Introduction
- Why this programme has been developed
- Review of participants’ needs and objectives
2 Key concepts
- The characteristics of projects and project work
- The four key phases of a project
- Essential lessons from past projects
- Key success factors
- Achieving success through the ‘Team-Action Model’
- Challenges of the multi-project situation
3 Setting project goals
- Understanding ‘customer’ requirements
- Managing project stakeholders and gaining commitment
- Using questioning skills to define goals and success criteria
- Defining and documenting the scope of the project
4 Project planning
- Defining what has to be done
- Creating a work breakdown
- Agreeing roles and responsibilities for the work
- Developing a programme using networks and bar charts
- Estimating timescales, costs and resource requirements
- Planning exercise: participants develop a project plan
- Identifying and managing project risks
- Using project planning software
- Managing and updating the plan
5 Project implementation and control
- Creating a pro-active monitoring and control process
- Techniques for monitoring progress
- Using latest estimates
- Managing project meetings
- Resolving problems effectively
- Managing multiple projects
- Personal time management
6 Course review and action planning
- Identify actions
- Sponsor-led review and discussion of proposals
- Conclusion
Course delivery details
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