Project Management Overview

 

Target Audience

This course is designed for anyone who wants to get a broad overview of the fundamental aspects of managing a project. It is a useful introduction for those who are thinking about attending a more thorough project management course as well as those who work on a project and need to understand more the breadth of project management rather than the depth. 

Approach

This is an interactive course where participants are encouraged to learn though a mixture of lectures, exercises and group discussion.

Instructors

All of our instructors have real world experience of working as project managers and are not just ‘training specialists’. Whilst our emphasis is on practical knowledge and skills, all of our instructors are also accredited to teach qualification based courses in project management.

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to equip participants with a broad understanding of the common areas that need to be addressed within a project environment. This includes understanding the difference between a project and business as usual, familiarisation with the overall project lifecycle as well as the common themes that apply to all projects.

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

  • Understand the benefits of managing change through a structured project
  • Recognise the characteristics of a project and how projects differ from normal business as usual activities
  • Become familiar with project terminology
  • Understand the overall project lifecycle from having a controlled start to project closeout and handover
  • Identify the key roles and responsibilities within a project management team structure
  • Be able to recognise the key project documents that define important aspects of the project
  • Apply a range of basic project management techniques that can help manage aspects such as risk, planning, change control and quality

Course Information

Pre-requisites:

  • None

On-Going Support:

  • 90 days post-course support via email or telephone

Duration

  • 1 or 2 days depending on client's needs

Participants

  • We recommend a maximum of 10 delegates

Delivery Method

  • On-site

Venues

  • London or your own

Course Content

1. Project Management Concepts

1.1 Change and Project Management

1.2 Different project types

1.3 Characteristics of a Project

1.4 Common reasons for project failure

1.5 The project management lifecycle

2. Controlled Start

2.1 Project start up and initiation

2.2 Project Organisation, Roles and Responsibilities

2.3 The Business Case

2.4 Defining and prioritising requirements

2.5 Defining the project overall

3. Planning the Project

3.1 Steps to create a plan

3.2 Different levels of plan in a project

3.3 Breakdown Structures

3.4 Typical contents of a project plan

4. Controlled Progress

4.1 Establishing procedures for managing risks

4.2 Planning to achieve the appropriate levels of quality within the project

4.3 Understanding and engaging with stakeholders

4.4 Establishing project controls

4.5 Setting up procedures to manage issues and changes

4.6 Measuring and reporting progress

5. Project Closeout and Handover

5.1 Final Acceptance

5.2 Follow-On Actions

5.3 Benefits Realisation and the post project review

Available Courses

This is available as an on-site course only, no public courses are scheduled.



If you would like further information on our courses, or would like to discuss how we can build a course for your organisation using our training modules, please contact us.