Businesses who invest in project management skills are seeing return on investment through the increased confidence and capability of their managers and the positive impact on project success. This two-day workshop is both practical and engaging as it combines industry best practice processes and methods with realistic business scenarios. Delegates learn skills, techniques and know-how and gain valuable resources to support their success in managing projects.
This is a classroom course.
Please get in touch to explore pricing options, or simply find out more.
Please get in touch to explore pricing options, or simply find out more.
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What you will learn
- The key stages in the lifecycle of a project
- The roles and responsibilities within a project team
- How to use project documentation to define objectives, outcomes and benefits
- How to identify, manage and engage with stakeholders
- How to communicate the right messages using the right formats
- How to develop, track and report key milestones
- How to assess and manage risks and issues
- How to obtain approval and direction from the business
- How to create conditions which support sustainable change and move from change to business as usual
- How to track business benefits
Modules in more detail
- Introduction to project management – what is meant by a project, the practices associated with project management and the benefits of using a project management methodology
- Process overview – why we need a process, an outline of the process and the importance of end stage reviews
- Managing change – the relevance of the emotional cycle of change within projects and how to manage people through this cycle
- Introduction to the project brief – the contents and benefits of a project brief and how to create one
- Project team structure – the roles and structure of a project team, how these roles interact and how to onboard the team
- Managing stakeholders – what we mean by stakeholders, how to map stakeholders and how to manage stakeholder resistance
- Managing communication – why communication is so important within a project and a six-stage approach to planning communications
- Managing risks and issues – what we mean by risks and issues, why they are important and the process for managing them
- Continuous improvements – the process for planning and running trials or pilots
- Planning and tracking – the key elements of project planning theory and terminology. How to create, track and report a plan
- Go-live and control – what to consider at go-live, how to release the project to the business and factor in business as usual components
Who it is suitable for
- Business managers seconded as full-time project managers or running projects alongside or as part of their existing role
- Business managers with no or little experience in running projects
At a glance...
- Two-day classroom workshop
- Suitable for up to 12 delegates
- Closed delivery within your business
- Engaging activities, quizzes and action planning
- A comprehensive project management handbook
- A toolkit of robust project management templates
