This one-day project management programme will introduce participants to techniques recognised as best practice in managing projects. The programme will be highly interactive and participative. The material will be made relevant by exercises using the participants own projects.
Those new to project management and those working on project work as part of their overall role.
Introduction
- a brief introduction to the nature of project work
Project Initiation
- Understanding the client’s perspective: why are we doing this project?
- outcomes and deliverables
- time/cost/quality
- Exercise work on an abbreviated Project Initiation Document
Introduction to Project Planning
- Exercise develop an outline plan
- project tasks and work breakdown
- creating a timeline and the task list
- brief discussion on software tools: Excel via MS-Project
Multiple Projects & the individual
- a brief review of time management techniques relevant to project work
The programme will introduce participants to techniques recognised as best practice in project management. Over the two days participants will build a ‘tool box’ of project management techniques enabling them to participate more effectively in project management teams.
Who Should Attend?
Executives and managers who have responsibility for managing and leading projects and those involved as project team members.
- What is a project?
- Purpose and Scope of Project Management
- Defining the Project’s Terms of Reference
- Planning and Organising the Project
- Stakeholders & Communications
- Project Risk
- Project Implementation
- Change and Configuration Management
- Closing the Project
Programmes are a collection of projects relating to common business objectives. Programme management is related to the techniques employed in project management with increased complexity associated with managing portfolios, managing resources, managing change and risk management.
Management teams and project managers starting to manage a portfolio of projects within their organisation,
- Characteristics of programmes
- Programme management
- Managing resources at the level of the programme
- Managing change at the level of the programme
- Managing risk at the level of the programme
