Project Management

INTRODUCTION

A course designed for those who have responsibility for leading or participating in projects. It will equip delegates with the skills essential for successful long and short-term project management. It will enable them to define project success criteria, understand project management terminology, control projects using project management tools and techniques, manage projects effectively and consistently within time and budgetary constraints contribute effectively to projects and understand the essentials of project team-management.

CONTENT - DAY 1

• Nature and characteristics of projects
• Why do projects fail?
• Managing a project
• Fundamentals of projects
• The role of the Project Manager
• The Project life cycle
• A Ten-Step approach
• Work breakdown structures
• Planning for project
• Critical path networks
• Gantt Charts
• Force Field analysis
• The Project Team – Selection and Management

CONTENT - DAY 2

• Controlling the project
• Lines of communication
• Review meetings
• Financial control
• Group exercise - Project Planning
• Group presentations and feedback

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course delegates will:

• Understand what projects are, their nature and characteristics and why some fail.
• Learn how to manage a project and the difference between project management and systems management.
• Define the role of the Project Manager.
• Implement project life cycles tools.
• Understand force field analysis, how to create change agents, introduce change and reduce/eliminate obstacles to change.
• Assemble the Project Team - selecting, developing and managing the team.
• Control the Project through communication, review meetings, financial control, closure & review.

METHOD

A range of training methods will be used including tutor led presentation, groups discussions, practical exercises and activities.