Business Planning and Project Management (Byte Size Skills Course)
Master
In Bude
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Bude
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Different dates available
Business Planning and Project Management Course
In this course, we look at how to turn the strategic plan into reality. We consider two activities. First, creating the business plan. This is an essential communication document identifying the key issues, costs and benefits of what the organisation is trying to do. Second, project management. This is the management of one-off tasks and requires special techniques.
This will give you some ideas about specific aspects of the implementation of strategy that you will address in detail in further modules on strategy and change. It will also introduce you to some useful techniques. In drawing up a business plan, we develop ideas that have practical application in achieving the strategic direction of the organisation and, in doing this, we highlight key features of the strategy itself.
In the section on project management, we look at an overall technique that can be used in implementing major change, but we also consider a number of other significant techniques that are used in operations management and can be used in other business functions to great effect. We take a very practical approach to some of the concepts that we have discussed from a more theoretical perspective elsewhere in this module.
After participating in this course, you should be able to:
explain what business plans are and their use in different situations
identify the main features of a business plan
draw up a simple plan
explain the roles of the people involved in project management and the information they require
produce a one-page project specification
produce a project work breakdown structure, milestone plan, activity chart and Gantt chart
explain the meaning of baseline, scheduled and actual costs, and earned value
understand how to construct and read project "S" curves
identify the main source of risks in projects and which risks require action.
Facilities
Location
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Reviews
Subjects
- Business Plan
- Drawing
- Management
- IT Project Management
- IT
- Project
- Planning
- Project Management
- IT Management
- Skills and Training
Course programme
Syllabus
Introduction
Objectives
Section 1: Drawing up a Business Plan
Introduction
1.1 What is a business plan?
1.2 Creating the business plan
Summary
Section 2: Implementing the Business Plan
Introduction
2.1 Initial planning
2.2 Creating a project plan
2.3 Management of progress, costs and risks
Review Activity
Summary
References
Recommended Reading
Tutor-marked Question Paper
Study HoursThis is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.
The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 20 hrs.
Business Planning and Project Management (Byte Size Skills Course)