To provide an overview of project management with a range of practical tools and techniques, which are proven to enable the successful delivery of projects.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Distinguish between project management and operational management
- Recognise the nature of project management - key support roles, key stages in the life of a project and the project manager's role
- Define and negotiate realistic objectives, scope and constraints for projects
- Enable people to participate appropriately in decision-making and planning
- Anticipate potential problems and identify necessary action
- Break down work in a structured and more manageable way
- Order the work in a logical way
- Recognise how to determine the length of a project and manage resources within it - the "critical path" and use of GANTT charts
- Use milestones to motivate and focus effort on objectives
- Evaluate a range of techniques to track and control project progress
- Identify key activities in closing a project
This course is available in a tailored or one to one format.