Further Details
At the end of the course, you will:
* understand project management terminology
* understand the project life cycle
* understand the project triangle of cost, scope & schedule
* understand the attributes of a good project manager
* be able to identify objectives and align these with business goals
* be able to perform stakeholder analysis
* understand how to write a business case
* be able to define work using work breakdown structures
* understand estimation and budgeting
* be able to perform critical path analysis
* understand how to write a quality plan
* understand how to schedule work
* understand how to set up reporting systems
* understand how to manage changes effectively
* be able to write a change management plan
* understand how to write a project plan
* understand how to write a communications plan
* understand how to monitor progress and take corrective actions
* understand how to manage risks effectively
* be able to write a risk management plan
Time table:
09:30-10:45
Session One
• Introduction
• Reasons for projects failing
• Attributes of a good Project Manager
• What is a Project?
• Project Triangle of cost, scope & schedule
• Project life cycle
• Identifying goals, defining objectives, deliverables & requirements
• Scope
• Constraints & assumptions
• Quality and quality planning
10:45-11:00 Break
11:15-12:45 Session Two
• Stakeholders and stakeholder analysis
• Brainstorming
• Choosing the approach
• Terms of reference
• Defining work using Work Breakdown Structures
• Roles and responsibilities
• Estimation
• Budgeting
• Project organisation
12:45-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:15 Session Three
• Milestones
• Critical path analysis
• Scheduling using Microsoft Project
• Communications planning
• Writing a project plan
• Gaining project plan approval & base-lining
• Assigning staff to roles
• Setup tracking systems
• Reporting
• Project tracking
• Making adjustments to the plan
• Change management
• Change plan
15:15-15:30 Break
15:30-17:00 Session Four
• Risk
• Risk assessment
• Risk management strategies
• Risk management plan
• Closing down a project
• Post project review
17:00 Course ends
Guide price
£375 + vat |
