Successful Project Management

Successful Project Management All you need to know in order to plan, lead and conclude all aspects of a highly effective and results focused project.
Over the intensive two-day programme you will learn:

• The processes and principles of successful project management
• How to plan, organise and document a project with confidence and in a logical manner with a robust toolkit to support the process
• How to set clear and realistic objectives for a project with an understanding of the project life cycle
• To assess the viability of a project taking into account budgeting, people and risk management issues
• To identify the roles, skills and qualities of a successful project manager and their team
• The importance of effective communication to gain the support and commitment from others
• How to use project management to maximum effect in your organisation
• How to benefit in the future from the strengths and weaknesses identified on completion of a project

Project Management is one of today's fastest growing professions and has therefore become a very well defined discipline. With business environments and company structures changing as rapidly as they are it comes as no surprise that it is not just experienced Project Managers that find themselves involved in company projects. Many companies now manage all aspects of their business through a projectoriented approach and expect their managers to take this on board and run cross-functional projects with very little if any formal training.
This unique programme offers you the opportunity to obtain an in-depth grasp of the fundamentals of project management. You will gain all the tools and techniques to manage your project's time, cost and quality in order to achieve your business objectives. However, in addition to this and, even more importantly, you will gain an insight and understanding into the 'people side' of project management. This will give you the edge over your peers ensuring all your projects are a recognised success. There are many methodologies, theories and definitions in the public domain. However, project management that is purely administrative, mechanistic and bureaucratic is inappropriate for today's dynamic business environment.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR TODAY'S BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Return to work with an understanding of the whole picture and the vital ingredients for a project's success:

• Effective Project Management is a combination of process and spirit
  Methodology is not enough - the best project managers inject a sense of spirit into every aspect of their projects, making them appealing to stakeholders and the team and vital for the business
• Projects should add greatness to the company& build individuals
  All managers should be seeking to add value to the company and to provide a learning experience for all affected
• Project Management should be exciting
  Capturing people's imagination leads to successful projects
• Project Managers need to display pride and excellence, not complacency
  In today's business environment effective project management is a competitive weapon and project
  managers should be striving for excellence
• Project Managers should be delivery focused
  Frequent, appropriate delivery balances the need for"quick wins" to maintain the momentum with longerterm initiatives
• Successful Project Management needs to be people based
  The main reason for project failure is lack of people focus
• Strong Project Management is based on high integrity
  This means 'saying it like it is', raising issues early and approaching conflict appropriately

Programme Details
Foundations of 21st century Project Management

• What, why, when and how of project management
• What makes a project a success
• Understanding and choosing between professional bodies, accreditation, methodologies, processes and tools
• Implications for the way you, the team and organisation work
• It is as much about how you do it as what you do
• The primary importance of people aspects to project work

Understanding yourself and others - The importance of effective communication and leadership

• The dynamic between vision, strategy, business objectives, initiatives, programmes, projects, workstreams and tasks
• Understanding the project organisation - what kind of matrix are we?
• Running a project start-up workshop
• How can my team generate and nurture ideas?
• The importance of the sponsor
• Foundational stakeholder identification (stakeholder value propositions)
• Identifying high level requirements (functional scope)
• High level planning - developing the delivery plan
• Developing first cut business case - key components
• High level planning
• The Project Charter and Terms of Reference - ensuring the best chance of success

Getting to Grips with the Feasibility phase- Assessing viability of the project

• Team preparation and mobilisation
• Stakeholder management
• 'Recruiting' the right steering group
• Communication planning
• Change & issue management
• Organisational change considerations
• Developing the work breakdown structure
• Creating the responsibility matrix; who does what
• Estimating, budgeting and scheduling
• Understanding risk management and developing the risk management plan
• Refining the project scope
• The Project contract - the basis for agreement

Managing the Build phase - Organising for effective project execution

• Monitoring and control processes - who needs to know what, when and how?
• The importance of quality and change control
• Progress reporting and the use of earned value
• Managing the plan
• Getting ready for the delivery - what does it mean for your project?
• Implementation: planning for cut-over, operation and support
• When things go wrong - don't panic

Practical Implementation - delivering the project on multiple levels

• Launch communication - bringing it all together
• Executing the implementation plan
• Quality criteria for going live
• Customer satisfaction and benefits tracking
• Putting the right support mechanisms in place
• Dismantling the team

Post implementation - evaluation of the project as a whole

• Project closedown activities - who is responsible for it now?
• Post implementation review - has the project delivered?
• Supporting the team to seek new opportunities
• Capturing the learning
• Rewarding the participants
• Building in continuous improvement
  
  
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  This course is scheduled in central london but can also be held inhouse
  
  
  
• This course is scheduled in central london but can also be held inhouse
  
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