The Course Suits

All those managers and staff who are striving to improve project management performance and effectiveness.

Training Benefits

•·                     An understanding of how project work differs from normal daily work.

•·                     An awareness of the key roles and responsibilities on a project.

•·                     A step-by-step approach to starting up a project, which includes a project prioritising tool.

•·                     A tool to manage project risks.

•·                     Descriptions of key project documents.

•·                     How to apply planning tools to identify the critical parts of projects.

•·                     Methods to adopt which keep a project on track.

•·                     Steps to close a project.

•·                     Team exercises to explore both project methodology and project team dynamics.

•·                     The opportunity to resolve delegate's project issues.

Course Timetable

• Day 1

  09:30 - 10:00               Coffee, introductions and personal objectives

  10:00 - 10:30               What is a project and what are its pitfalls?

  10:30 - 10:45               Project roles and responsibilities

  10:45 - 11:15               Personal attributes of a project manager

  11:15 - 11:30               Coffee break

  11:30 - 13:00               Step-by-step approach to project start-up

  13:00 - 14:00               Lunch Break

  14:00 - 14:30               Team exercise

  14:30 - 15:00               Project prioritising tool

  15:00 - 15:30               Project initiation document

  15:30 - 16:00               Case study

    

  Day 2

  09:30 - 09:45               Review of progress against objectives

  09:45 - 11:30               Planning tools. (Critical Path Analysis and Gantt charts)

  11:30 - 11:45               Coffee break

  11:45 - 12:00               Estimating time and costs

  12:00 - 13:00               Managing project risks

  13:00 - 14:00               Lunch Break

  14:00 - 14:30               Team exercise

  14:30 - 15:15               Keeping projects on track

  15:15 - 15:30               Bringing a project to a close

  15:30 - 16:30               Delegates work on their real project issues

  16:30                           Summary & Action Plans Agreed