Training Schedule
Introduction to Project Management
Course Category: Project Management Courses
Duration: 1 day
Price: 595 + VAT
Type: Public, In-House
Starting Dates:
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Course Overview
The aim of the course is to provide attendees with an overview of project management during the typical stages of the project, including project initiation, project planning, Project monitoring and control and project closure
By the end of this practical course, you will be able to:
- Understand the project lifecycle and the relevant documentation produced at each stage
- Prepare a full project definition and initiate a project thoroughly, including identifying the roles and
responsibilities of the project manager and the team - Understand the principles behind project plans and how they are best used to aid effective monitoring and
decision making - Understand the level of project management to be applied to projects while ensuring that they are not overwhelmed with paperwork
- Understand project risk and issue management and resolution
Course Synopsis
Project Management Overview
- definition of a project
- project evaluation and business case
- why plan projects?
- what constitutes success?
Project Lifecycle
- what are the typical stages of a project?
- what important activities are undertaken in each stage?
- what are the key documents used at each stage?
Project Initiation
- what does the ‘PID’ look like?
- what does ‘project definition’ really mean?
- how do decisions get made, and who should be identified at the start of the project to do this?
- how do you establish the content of the project at a high level?
- how to select your project team?
Project Planning
- what is planning actually for?
- how does planning help with project management?
- what is the best approach to constructing plans that support decision making?
- how to make sure deliverables meet the ‘right’ standard?
Project Monitoring and Control
- why do you need to monitor progress?
- how does effective planning aid monitoring?
- how do we identify and manage risk and issues?
- how do you manage change to avoid ‘scope creep’?
- how and what do you report (and how often)?
- how do you highlight variance?
- how do you encourage ‘management by exception’?
Project Closure
- what happens when the project comes to an end?
- how do we measure the success of a project?
- are there ways we can learn from our experiences?
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