Introduction to Project Management

Description

This two-day Project Management training course provides a valuable introduction to effective project management from developing the original project idea to writing the final project report. It includes a range of practical project planning and management tools and provides a handy guide to the ‘jargon’.

What you will learn

By the end of this two-day course, you will be able:

• To know the principal phases of a project, including definition, planning, implementation and completion.
• To understand project team roles.
• To understand the role and functions of a project manager.
• To use a range of techniques and tools to plan, monitor and control the project.
• To understand a range of project monitoring and evaluation methods.
• To enable you to collect the information and evidence to show how your project has succeeded in meeting its aims and objectives.

Themes Covered

• The phases of the project life cycle.
• Managing the critical dimensions of quality, cost and time.
• Involving service-users and other stakeholders.
• Using a range of project management tools including:
• Work breakdown schedules
• Task dependencies
• Gantt charts
• Network diagramming
• Risk analysis
• Skills and responsibility matrices
• Project leadership, team roles and communication.
• Project completion and reporting.