Project Management Overview

Project management is the discipline of planning, organising, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.

This introductory session caters for both those needing to understand the language and principles of project management. The content can however be tailored to meet the needs of the audience.

Audience: Who is the course for?

• Business managers
• Sponsors
• Project managers
• Team managers
• Team members
• Operational team members

Course duration:

This course is typically delivered as a whole day event but it can be tailored to a specific organisation's needs.

Benefits to the individual:

• Confidence and knowledge to contribute to the successful completion of business projects programme
• Helps individuals to improve the quality of project management within organisations

Benefits to the business:

• Gives staff tools to successfully deliver projects on time and within budget
• Better process management leads to increased efficiency and reduced costs
• Minimised risk of project failure

Pre-requisites:

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

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The topics covered in this introductory session on Project Management are:

• What is a Project?
• What is Project Management?
• Reasons why projects fail
• Key characteristics of all projects
• Reasons for projects & the Business Case
• Project Organisation
• Why projects are broken down into separate phases or stages
• Planning and identifying products
• Monitoring progress
• Tolerances and how they are used
• Management by exception
• Project reporting
• Managing project change
• Importance of risk and issue management
• Quality planning and control
• Project closure activities
• Questions and answers

Exam details:

There is no exam at the end of this course.