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Overview

This programme provides an intensive, one-day overview of the key concepts and techniques of project management. The project management methods presented can be applied to a wide range of projects and the course emphasises both the task and the team-related aspects of project management.

Training objectives

The aims of the programme are to:
  • Present the key concepts of project management
  • Provide a structured approach for managing projects
  • Demonstrate tools and techniques for planning and controlling project work
  • Enable participants to apply the techniques to their own projects
At the end of the programme, participants will:
  • Recognise the benefits of a structured approach to project work
  • Be able to apply a range of practical tools and techniques to improve their personal effectiveness in project work
  • Have a means of determining the status of current projects and know what actions are needed to ensure success

Audience

This is an introductory course in project management principles and techniques for project team members, project support staff and those about to take on project leadership roles in a multi-project environment.

Format

This practical one-day programme is highly participative, with numerous exercises and examples. Participants will be encouraged to raise issues concerning their current projects to enable discussion of how principles can be implemented in practice.

Special features

To facilitate the knowledge transfer and performance improvement process, we recommend that the programme sponsor both introduce the course and be present for the final session.

For maximum benefit, this programme can be tailored to incorporate internal procedures and practices. This can include reference to methodologies such as PRINCE2™ and the APM’s Body of Knowledge, if appropriate.

The expert trainer

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Course outline

  1. Introduction (Course sponsor)
    • Why this programme has been developed
    • Review of participants’ needs and objectives
  2. Key concepts
    • The characteristics of projects and project work
    • The four key phases of a project
    • Essential lessons from past projects
    • Key success factors
    • Achieving success through the ‘Team-Action Model’
    • Challenges of the multi-project situation
  3. Setting project goals
    • Understanding ‘customer’ requirements
    • Managing project stakeholders and gaining commitment
    • Using questioning skills to define goals and success criteria
    • Defining and documenting the scope of the project
  4. Project planning
    • Defining what has to be done
    • Creating a work breakdown
    • Agreeing roles and responsibilities for the work
    • Developing a programme using networks and bar charts
    • Estimating timescales, costs and resource requirements
    • Planning exercise: participants develop a project plan
    • Identifying and managing project risks
    • Using project planning software
    • Managing and updating the plan
  5. Project implementation and control
    • Creating a pro-active monitoring and control process
    • Techniques for monitoring progress
    • Using latest estimates
    • Managing project meetings
    • Resolving problems effectively
    • Managing multiple projects
    • Personal time management
  6. Course review and action planning (Course sponsor present)
    • Identify actions
    • Sponsor-led review and discussion of proposals
    • Conclusion