Project Management Made Simple (1 day)
Introduction:
This course is designed for anyone intending to work or working in a project team, and see an increasing management component in their work. The course will equip you with general project management skills to help you to deal with problems that can occur in any field of work.
Course Aims:
The course aims to provide an understanding and basic awareness of what project management comprises and how projects differ from normal work activities. Topics include project initiation, risk, estimating and contracts, planning, project execution, and close out.
Course Outline:
You will learn and understand the essential phases of a project and how best to prepare for each one:
- Defining the scope early and identifying stakeholders throughout the lifecycle,
- Identifying the roles and responsibilities of your team members,
- How to perform effective scheduling, budgeting and critical path analysis,
- Manage change without jeopardising your chance of success,
- Learn some key risk management techniques,
- Understand why best practices and innovation is important, and
- Communicating lessons learned to instil continuous improvement.
Delivery Methodology:
- Presentations by tutor.
- Workshop and case study.
- Feedback activity.
Benefits Perceived by attendees:
- Good overview of the methods and tools of project management.
- Enables you to anticipate and cope with some of the problems encountered during a Project Life Cycle.
Intended for:
Graduates or anyone working in a project team, environmentalist or engineers who seek an increasing management component in their work.
Course Duration:
1 Day
General: Refreshments and buffet lunch will be provided including course notes. (Special dietary requirements please inform us at Career Change Wales – Training Academy
General:
Refreshments and lunch will be provided. (For special dietary requirements please inform us at Career Change Wales – Training Academy)
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Introduction to Project Management
Overview
Successful Project Management is achieved by the application of sound Principles, Practice, Methodology, Techniques and above all People. This course has been developed to provide an overall awareness of the many aspects of Project Management and is specifically aimed at those individuals wanting to gain a quick, but comprehensive insight into the fundamental aspects of Project Management without undergoing lengthy in-depth formal training activity.
Aims and Objectives:
The aim of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of Project Management and how projects differ from normal “Business As Usual” activities. The course provides an introduction to the key principles of project management and provides an overview of the techniques which help to deliver projects on Time and to Cost, whilst achieving the required Quality and Performance criteria of a given project. This process will enable the student to fully understand how such techniques can provide a structured approach to the management of Projects within any industry or business sector.
Course Strategy:
The course features tutor led presentations linked to a predetermined Case Study to enable students to actively participate in their learning experience by working through a generic Project Management process covering all the fundamental aspects within a workshop environment.
Duration of Course:
The duration of this course is scheduled for one full day.
Intended audience:
The course is intended to benefit those individuals seeking to understand the working practices of Project Management with or without any prior knowledge of the subject matter.
Learning outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, individuals will have learnt the basis of the Project Management process and be acquainted with the benefits of a structured approach to the management of projects including the general terminology used by the Project Management community.
Following successful conclusion of the course, students who choose to embark on a career in Project Management will have been provided the necessary knowledge upon which to build and develop a much broader and better understanding of the integral elements of the process and it will serve as a stepping stone to undertake more formal Project Management Training and qualifications.
For those individuals working on the periphery of projects and/or not wanting to pursue a career in Project Management it will have provided them with a sound working knowledge of the basic principles and terminology used by those of us in the Project Management profession.
General:
Refreshments and lunch will be provided. (For special dietary requirements please inform us at Career Change Wales – Training Academy)
