PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Successful Project Planning, Control, I

PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Successful Project Planning, Control, Implementing and Achieving Deadlines





Who Should Attend And Why





A program for individuals who are required to carry out the detailed planning, monitoring and control of a projects activities and tasks. The course introduces the skills and techniques required to produce effective and successful plans, by a mixture of case studies, simulations and led sessions





By The End Of The Workshop Participants Will Be Able To:





Gain a fuller understanding of how to get the best out of projects relative to its real world requirements


Appreciate the need for the correct tools and techniques in the planning and control cycle


Compile and justify the project and work estimates


Construct Gantt charts and carry out critical path analysis


Evaluate changes and review/re-plan where necessary


Conduct risk identification and management





Workshop Overview





Defining Project Management


demistifying the concept





Aims and Objectives of the Project


types of projects


why project fail, creating a success criteria





Steps to successful Project Management


creating SMART objectives


defining the deliverables


identifying the what, who, when, how


planning





Tools and Techniques


estimating techniques


critical Path Analysis - network analysis and charting techniques


allocating resources


building a Gantt chart


communicating effectively





Risk Management


identifying risk


evaluating risk


managing risk - identifying actions





Project Control


monitoring


evaluating


controlling


corrective action planning


budgets - projecting, monitoring, and controlling costs





People in Projects


effective leadership


motivating people


effective delegation





Case Study


delegates conduct a simulated project to practice the lessons learned on the workshop