Practical Project Management 2 Day Course

This hands-on Practical Project Management 2 Day Course looks at a project's life cycle, from start up and application, through monitoring and control, and finally to closing it. You'll explore all aspects of project management, including how to get the best from your team, applying tools and procedures to your live projects over two days and walking away with a clear plan for your next steps.

Anyone wanting a shorter, more focused introduction to project management before committing to the full two days may prefer the Project Management 1 Day Course instead, covering the core fundamentals in a single session. Since team dynamics play such a central role in successful project delivery, this course also pairs well with the People Management 1 Day Course, building deeper skills in getting the best from a project team.

Because project risk features throughout the two days, delegates managing significant project risk may also want to look at the Risk Management 1 Day Course alongside this course, for a deeper technical grounding in that specific area. There's no formal assessment for this course, but delegates receive a Certificate of Attendance for their records.

By the end of the Practical Project Management 2 Day Course, you'll have learnt:

• The difference between project work and everyday work
• The key players on a project: their roles and responsibilities
• How to set up and organise your project using management tools
• Project risks and how to manage them
• Documentation: what's needed and why
• Identifying the important aspects of a project
• Key strategies for keeping a project on track
• Step by step actions to close a project
• Project methodology
• The importance of team dynamics
• How to resolve issues in your current project

Training for the Practical Project Management 2 Day Course consists of the following:

Day 1: the first day covers the basic concept of what a project is and what issues to watch out for, followed by:

• Various project roles: who is responsible for what
• What makes a good project manager, and how do you measure up?
• Start strong: how to set up your project, step by step
• Team activity looking at key areas of project management
• Apply a prioritising tool to your current project
• A look at the project initiation document
• Case study

Day 2: building on knowledge from day one, this session covers:

• Check progress against objectives
• Exploring planning tools
• Applying Critical Path Analysis to your projects
• Accurate time and cost estimates
• Risk analysis: manage the risks in your existing project
• Activity: exploring the dynamics of a project team
• How to keep a project on track and control changes
• The end of a project: actions to take
• Discuss issues on your own project
• Create an action plan to take away

There's no formal assessment for the Practical Project Management 2 Day Course. However, you'll receive a Certificate of Attendance for your records.