Introductory Certificate In Project Management

The Projects Company

Training

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Level

    Beginner

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    2 Days

By the end of this course participants should be better able to: Understand the principles of the project management discipline. Apply a range of methods for the planning and execution of projects. Decide what techniques can be used to encourage and support team working. Measure the effectiveness of their work. Gain certification or accreditation for the ability to apply project management techniques in the workplace. Suitable for: Individuals working in the business, statutory and community sectors. Any person who wishes to gain an understanding of the. application of project management techniques to be more efficient and effective in. setting up, running and monitoring projects.

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Location

Start date

London
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Start date

On request

About this course

This is an intense course and delegates will need to
• Ensure they allow themselves time on the evening of Day 1 to revise and recap.
• Bring projects, current and future, to work on
• Undertake assignment work (or work-based products) during the course of the programme
• Make a commitment of attending and completing the whole programme
• Commit to good time keeping

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Course programme

Accredited by the Association for Project Management

The programme

This two-day accredited Introduction to Project Management course is aimed at individuals working in the business, statutory and community sectors.

It has taken the traditional project management discipline and been adapted from the ‘bottom up’ to incorporate a broader overview rather than the ‘top down’ approach more commonly used in project management training.

Main topics

  • Defining projects and project management
  • The project life cycle
  • Defining project aims and objectives
  • Project documentation
  • Work breakdown structure and product breakdown structure
  • Task dependencies
  • Estimating timescales
  • Network diagrams and network analysis
  • The Gantt chart
  • Project people
  • Project finance
  • Risk
  • Health and safety environment
  • Quality management
  • Procurement
  • Change control
  • Configuration management
  • Handover and review
  • Exam techniques
  • One hour objective test questionnaire

Special features

  • Interactive group discussion and exercises
  • Comprehensive workbooks that act as useful ‘tools’ for the workplace
  • The Projects Company is working towards aligning this course with relevant NVQ units

Duration
Two days. Two days run together. An objective test examination questionnaire completes Day 2. Candidates will need to achieve 60% correct answers to gain a pass.

Trainers / assessors
The Projects Company uses APM qualified trainers and qualified NVQ assessors to deliver this programme. The trainers also have hands-on
experience of using project management techniques on a broad range of projects..

Additional information

Payment options: The cost for this programme is £800 plus VAT. An additional external examination fee of £110 plus VAT is also payable.

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