The project management boot camp – 50 things

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COURSE BACKGROUND
This 1 DAY COURSE will provide a tool kit for existing and potential project managers on the do’s and don’ts of successful PM

SPEAKER ALL VENUES
The speaker for each course will be from a panel of either Richard Allen or Nigel Clayton

OVERVIEW
The effective project manager
• Establishing criteria for effectiveness
• Leadership role explained
• Knowing the stakeholders’ needs
• Understanding project constraints
• Identifying project aims and goals

Project stages
• Defining the concept and the business case
• Identifying the key development stages
• Planning implementation
• Confirming hand over
• Final close out timing

Project definition
• What is the project management plan?
• Understanding project life cycle concepts
• Creating a work breakdown structure
• Establish an effective communications plan
• Identifying the organisation breakdown structure

Risk management
• Identifying the risks




• Managing the risk through risk meetings
• Appointing risk champions
• Understanding the dynamics of risk management
• Controlling the risk plan

Programming
• What is a programme?
• Knowing the types of programme
• Understanding basic Gantt charts
• Terms used in programming
• Critical path analysis

The team
• Motivating the team
• How to delegate effectively
• Dealing with ‘obstructions’
• Responding to spoken, written and silent language
• Knowing the people types

Control of projects
• How to manage conflict
• How to monitor progress simply
• Keeping an eye on KPIs
• Reviewing with feedback
• Review the PMP

Managing change
• Configuration management
• Change control
• Tools for valuing change
• ‘Don’t forgets’ when dealing with change
• Rescheduling with change

Earned value analysis
• Mixing time, cost & quality
• Monitoring project using earned value – understanding cost & programme performance
• Indicators
• Knowing RIRO!
• Calibrating EVA

Closing out
• Careful definition of the stage
• Plan for the completion
• Avoiding unwanted termination
• Post implementation project evaluation
• And don’t forget to praise & reward!

3 October 2011 London
6 October 2011 Birmingham
16 November 2011 Bristol
17 November 2011 Manchester

22 February 2012 Bristol
7 March 2012 Manchester
27 March 2012 Birmingham
29 March 2012 London

Delivery:
  • Classroom
Regions:
  • North West England
  • The West Midlands
  • South West England
  • London
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Further Details

OVERVIEW

For further PM training please also see..

Putting PM into practice - advanced level.

This Training Course is taught in classrooms in the following locations:
Manchester
Birmingham
Bristol
London WC

Guide Price: £280 plus VAT