PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION

This one day Introduction Course provides all the essential skills, tools and techniques that you will need to support you in your project management role. The course concentrates on the practical techniques of successful project management and incorporates a number of easy to apply, effective tools and techniques that can be applied directly to the workplace.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Apply a simple lifecycle to a project to break it into easy to manage
   stages.

• Clearly define the purpose of the project to avoid any ambiguity or
   unrealistic expectations being set.

• Confidently plan, organise and document a project by using tools that
   add value to the management process.

• Identify and manage risks proactively to minimise the impact of any
   deviations from the original plan.

• Become more effective in monitoring and controlling by working in a
   competent and logical manner.

• Determining a structured approach to managing projects - the project life
   cycle and understanding why projects fail - what to watch out for

Define a Project

• How to clearly define a project

• Set and agree objectives, scope and constraints

• Understand what questions to ask

Plan a Project

• Explore the basic planning tools and techniques used in planning a project
   including Gantt Charts and Critical Path Analysis
• How to make time and cost estimates more credible and realistic
• Simple risk management tools and techniques available to avoid
   surprises

Implement a Project

• How to monitor, track and control activities

• Determine corrective actions to ensure the project remains on track

• How to communicate the status of a Project more effectively

Evaluate a Project

• Measuring what actually happened against the plan

• Learn lessons - both positive and negative

Course designed for

This course is suitable for individuals who are new to the role of project manager and/or lack any formal training in the discipline of project management.