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Training Course Summary:

As organisations continue to embrace project management methodologies, there is an increased need for formal project management tools and techniques to be employed.

This two day course has been designed to enable the more experienced project manager to align these tools with their current project management skills and practically apply the principles to their projects.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

Appreciate the range of techniques and tools used in planning, organising and controlling projects and an opportunity to practice them on a micro project i.e. in a ''risk free'' environment.
Produce accurate, workable plans giving a detailed breakdown of costs, timescales, tasks and resources.
Understand the impact of Stakeholders expectations on the project.
Quantify the impact of problems and changes in real terms of resources, time and costs.
Understand how to keep the project alive and on track through effective project communication skills.
Understand how a project team functions and how best to manage them.

Who Should Attend:

Suitable for Project Managers, project leaders and any staff whose core responsibilities are the planning and day to day management of project/activities within a project. An understanding of basic project management theory is beneficial, along with prior knowledge of using Gantt charts and Critical Path Analysis. The course is specifically aimed at delegates who need to ''get on and do the job' in a practical sense rather than those seeking specialist theory or accreditation.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Reviewing the Fundamentals

Review of the 'Project Lifecycle'
Project scope, definition and specification
The different project roles, responsibilities and boundaries
Stakeholder management and engagement
Planning Projects for Results

Work breakdown structures
Estimating and scheduling work
Network diagrams and Gantt charts
Resource scheduling and levelling
The value of qualitative risk analysis
Contingency planning
Establishing appropriate milestones
Organising the Project

Managing the established milestones
Getting to grips with information management
Managing project costs - what you need to know
Controlling the Project

Handling the changes and challenges that affect projects
Running effective change control processes
Managing configuration control - changes, reveiw and status accounting
Risk monitoring and issues logs
Managing People and Communication within the Project

Leadership qualities that get results
The keys to effective influence and persuasion
When and how to negotiate
Achieving practical conflict management
How to create an effective communication plan