Project Management: Small Projects (1 day)

Course Overview

This course has been designed to give an overall understanding, by practical means, of the project management process and its key terminology

Audience

For anyone who needs a broad understanding of the project management approach.

Skills Gained

Delegates will learn to:

• Determine the best approaches, tools and techniques to use
• Identify the tasks, timeframes and people issues involved in projects
• Be able to use simple planning and progress measuring tools
• Identify outcomes and means of measuring and sharing success.

Course Outline

• Introduction to the course and its objectives
• What is a project and what is project management
• The project life cycle - defining the steps to achieve success
• Role of the project leader
• Project planning
• Developing project logic and its use for simple scheduling
• Estimating resources and compiling the budget
• Project organisation and allocating responsibility
• Setting milestones
• Monitoring and tracking the progress of the project
• Managing the team and stakeholders
• Project closure and post-project evaluation
• Documenting and publishing results to benefit future projects.

Project Management: Small Projects (1 day) / PMSP1