Project Management Modules

Target Audience

The modules are aimed at both junior and more experienced project managers as they cover the essential ingredients that are common to all projects, regardless of size and complexity. However, the level of complexity within each module can be adapted to reflect the needs of the participants.

Approach

All modules have a practical bias with delegates being encouraged to learn through exercises and discussion about application of the learning in their own workplace.

Case study work and exercises are conducted in teams and delegates are encouraged to take part to help consolidate their learning and build confidence.

Instructors

All instructors are experienced Project Managers with a minimum of 8 years experience usually across a broad range of industry sectors.

Module Duration

Each module is intended to be approximately 3 hours of training and will include practical exercises and group discussion. Our public Project Manager courses offer a predefined set of modules and duration, but on-site courses allow different modules to be selected, and for the depth or coverage to be increased to meet any client specific training objectives.

The number of delegates on each course is generally limited to nine or ten.

Available modules (click for detail)


Available modules in detail

Module: Introduction to the World of Project Management

Duration ½ day

Objectives /
Key Learning Points

Sets the overall project context and examines the characteristics of a project.
Module content

  • Definition and key characteristics of a project
  • Common reasons for project failure
  • Key terminology
  • The overall project lifecycle



Module: Establishing a Controlled Start to the Project

Duration ½ day

Objectives /
Key Learning Points

Establishing a controlled start to the project is absolutely critical to project success. This module looks at the activities and objectives during this particular part of the lifecycle.
Module content

  • Setting up the project management team
  • Understanding the scope of the project and what is to be delivered
  • Understanding the business justification for the project
  • Establishing how aspects of the project will be managed and controlled throughout
  • Establishing a baseline set of foundations for the project


Module: Developing a Business Case

Duration ½ day

Objectives /
Key Learning Points

The Business Case contains the most important set of information for a project. Understanding how this important document is developed and the key ingredients that it needs to contain is crucial.
Module content

  • Content of a Business Case
  • Developing, maintaining and verifying a Business Case throughout the project lifecycle
  • Ownership of the Business Case
  • Planning and realising benefits


Module: Establishing an Effective Project Management Team

Duration ½ day

Objectives /
Key Learning Points

This module helps participants to understand the typical roles within a project team and the key responsibilities of those roles.
Module content

  • Structuring the project management team
  • The need to represent the primary project interests within the structure
  • The roles and responsibilities of the Project Board
  • The role and responsibilities of the Project Manager
  • Project support, Team Leader and Team Member roles and responsibilities


Module: Managing Risks within a Project

Duration ½ day

Objectives /
Key Learning Points

All projects have a degree of risk and are often have more uncertainty surrounding them than business as usual activities. This module helps participants to identify, assess and control that uncertainty to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Module content

  • Defining risk and risk management
  • Developing an effective procedure to managing risks
  • Techniques that can help with the identification and assessment of risks
  • Different risk responses
  • Defining a risk strategy
  • Creating a risk register


Module: The Planning Process

Duration ½ day

Objectives /
Key Learning Points

Creating a plan allows the project team to think ahead and effectively mentally rehearse the project or a part of it. Plans need to be sufficiently detailed whilst at the same time reflecting the level of formality that the project demands. This module helps delegates to understand the specific steps that will enable them to create comprehensive and effective plans.
Module content

  • Different types of plans within a project
  • Understanding the key planning steps
  • Establishing the scope of the plan
  • Identifying dependencies
  • Preparing estimates
  • Establishing the schedule
  • Understanding the critical path
  • Calculating costs


Module: Managing and Controlling Project Progress and Closing a Project

Duration ½ day

Objectives /
Key Learning Points

From this module, delegates will understand how to put in place controls and mechanisms throughout the delivery stages of a project to understand what was achieved against what was planned. In addition, participants will understand the objectives and activities needed to bring the project to a controlled close.

Module content

  • Establishing control points during the project duration
  • Setting progress controls at the different management levels of the project team
  • Status reporting
  • Defining work packages
  • Maintaining project documentation as the project progresses
  • Key objectives and activities in closing a project


Module: Managing Issues and Changes

Duration ½ day

Objectives /
Key Learning Points

All projects will have issues and changes to tackle throughout the lifecycle. The purpose of this module is to understand how to identify and assess issues and control potential changes to baseline products.

Module content

  • Understanding the different types of issues within a project
  • Setting scales for the priority and severity of issues
  • Establishing an effective procedure for capturing, analysing and escalating issues
  • Establishing procedures for identifying, tracking and protecting the project’s products
  • Creating an issue register


Module: Understanding and Planning for Quality

Duration ½ day

Objectives /
Key Learning Points

This module helps delegates to understand that projects are not just about creating products but creating products to the right level of quality in other words, fit for purpose.

Module content

  • Understanding customer quality requirements
  • Establishing and prioritising acceptance criteria and quality tolerances
  • Establishing quality criteria for individual products that the project create
  • Controlling quality as the project progresses
  • Understanding wider quality standards and providing assurance throughout the project of the adherence to these


Module: Engaging With Stakeholders

Duration ½ day

Objectives /
Key Learning Points

Stakeholders can be an obstacle or a help to achieving project success and the investment required in engaging with stakeholders should not be underestimated. This module focuses on the techniques that will help participants understand their stakeholders and therefore be able to manage them more effectively.
Module content

  • Understanding what a stakeholder is and the common set of project stakeholders
  • Techniques that can assist with understanding the interest a stakeholder has in a project as well as the power and influence
  • Establishing a robust communications strategy that ensures the appropriate communication mechanisms are in place throughout the project

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