Managing Successful Projects
Modern business increasingly relies on the individual's ability to manage different projects, often simultaneously. This form of management is replacing the more traditional structured company style in many different sectors. Using projects and a detailed interactive exercise, this course aims to develop the methodical skills necessary for a successful result.
This course addresses the needs of staff who manage or get involved in the management of projects as part of their work.
- How to define a project
- The roles of all those involved
- Project planning
- Understanding customer needs
- How to obtain commitment
- Project monitoring and control
- Managing changing requirements
- Teamwork
- An introduction to project control tools
What is a project?
- Creating change
- Key dimensions
- Project phases
Organising projects:
- The project manager
- Assessing risk
- Setting objectives
- Preparation
Baseline management:
- Detailed planning
- Work breakdown structure
- Project activity tables
Critical activities:
- Scheduling tasks
- People and non-people resources
Costing, estimating and budgeting?
- Money as a resource
- Time as a resource
- Effective budgeting
Controlling budgets
Managing change:
- Planning for inevitable change
- Making change happen
- Approving change requests
Managing conflict:
- Contradicting needs between the customer, the project manager and the project team
Good and bad conflict:
- Line management versus project needs
Measurement and control:
- Accurate record keeping
- Forecasting
- Eliminating the gap between desired outcome and actual outcomes
Closing the project:
- Terminating a project
- Handing over power
- Post-project audits
Post-project appraisals
Modern business increasingly relies on the individual's ability to manage different projects. This form of management is replacing the more traditional structured company style in many different sectors. This course aims to develop the methodical skills necessary for a successful result.
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