Principles of Project Management Training

Training Course Name:

Principles of Project Management

Description:

This Project Management training course is aimed at raising awareness and skills relating to project management. The course is workshop based, and can be tailored to suit your business processes, terminology and culture.

Course Duration

2 days

Intended for (who)

Project teams members, team leaders, project managers and analysts, project office managers and staff.

Course objectives:

•  To raise awareness of the value of project management
•  To broaden project management skills in the business
•  To enable project team members to understand the project management process and enable them to participate more effectively.

Sessions:

Aim/ Objectives /Purpose / Benefits

Introduction & Overview of Project Management

•  Course objectives
•  Objectives of project management
•  Background to Project Management: where is it today?
•  Identifying Projects
•  Differences between Projects & Operations

Project Organisation

•  Key Project management roles
•  Integrated project Teams
•  Underlying principles: benefits and challenges

Project Initiation

•  Objectives of Project Initiation / Definition
•  Importance & Challenges of early stages
•  Project Strategy
•  Key Responsibilities
•  Team Building and Teamworking
•  Typical Outputs of this Phase

Planning and Communication

•  Objectives of Planning & Communication
•  Scheduling
•  Estimating
•  Resource planning
•  Risk identification

Risk Management

•  Risk Assessment
•  Risk Analysis
•  Risk Management

Monitoring, Statusing & Control

•  What is Project Control? Why do it?
•  Progress measurement and updating plans
•  Managing expenditure and Project Budgets
•  Project Performance Management
•  Scope Management & Change Control
•  Reporting and Information Management

Implementation & Handover

•  Implementation Strategy & Planning
•  Project Close Out and Close Down
•  Post Implementation reviews – Business Learning

Once attended this course

•  you will be able to participate fully in Project Planning and Management