Managing Successful Projects

Who is it for
This course is essential for those who manage projects, or those who are about to become involved in the management, planning or implementation of a project.


What is it about

• Efficient implementation of your project through organisation and preparation
  
  
• Skills to cost, estimate and budget with precision to guarantee the efficient use of resources
  
  
• Better management of change and conflict prevent disruption to the project schedule
  
  
• Practical techniques for measurement and control

What will i get out of it
Effective projects techniques help you reduce spend, beat deadlines and plan for problems before they occur. All projects need a beginning, middle and end, and this course will show you the essential components required in planning the project and give you the confidence and immediately useful tools to put them into practice back at work.


Course overview

• Understand the requirements of a project. Create change. Key dimensions. Project phrases
  
  
• Organise projects. The project manager. Assess risks. Set objectives. Prepare
  
  
• Manage the baseline. Plan in detail. Break down the work structure. Create project activity tables. Critical activities. Schedule tasks. People and non-people resources
  
  
• Cost, estimate and budget. Money as a resource. Time as a resource. Budget effectively. Control budgets
  
  
• Manage change. Deal with contradicting needs between the customer, project manager and project team
  
  
• Measure and control. Keep accurate records. Forecast effectively
  
  
• Close the project. How to terminate a project and hand over power