Project Management

Overview

Projects are a valuable way of structuring an organisation's workload, allowing efficient management of time, cost and quality.

This two day programme gives you a broad understanding of the principles of project management, exploring each of the necessary stages and equipping you with a set of practical tools.

Course Content

Understanding the concept of a Project

• The difference between projects and operations
• Management structures for projects and multiple projects
• The life cycle of the project
• Conflicts in the context of Project Management
• Project terms and definitions
• Scope and success criteria
• Expectation management

The Business Case

• Constructing the business case
• Understanding the business context using Stakeholder Analysis, PESTLE and SWOT
• Time, money and risk
• Evaluation techniques
• Investment and cash flow
• Presenting the business case

Project Planning

• Resources, activities and constraints
• Tools for project planning
• Tools and strategies for managing resources and time
• Choosing suppliers
• The Critical Path
• Tools to assess the relative merits of multiple projects when identifying priorities
• Change management and Force Field analysis

Control and Measurement

• Developing and implementing a project management organisation
• Tracking, measuring and evaluating progress
• The concept of earned value
• Managing quality
• Defining success
• Recording lessons learned
• Post-project appraisal