Practical Project Management 2 Day Course

Overview

This hands-on 2 day Practical Project Management 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. Apply our tools and procedures to your live projects over two days and walk away with a clear plan for your next steps.

Objectives

By the end of this practical two-day project management 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

Agenda

Training for this 2 day course will consist of the following:

Day 1

On the first day, training will cover the basic concept of what a project is and what issues to watch out for. This will be 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 project initiation document
• Case study

Day 2:

Building on knowledge from day one, this session cover:

• 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

Assessment

There’s no formal assessment for this course. However, you’ll receive a Certificate of Attendance for your records.

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