Understand the lifecycle of a project, from concept and definition, through to planning, implementation and evaluating the effectiveness of completed projects.

Open participant course: £390 per person - maximum 10 people

Closed company course: £2,000 per course - maximum 10 people

Those who manage projects now, or those who will do so in the future, and need to understand a variety of approaches to project management.

Students will understand the project process, from pre-planning, through setting objectives, task management, planning resources and budgets, record keeping through to post-project evaluation. The tools and techniques explained in this course can be applied to all project types of any scope.

Module One - Introduction:

• What is a project?
• What is project management?
• The role of a project manager
• Project control variables
• Why do projects fail?
• Achieving project excellence
• The four stage project life cycle

Module Two - Concept and Definition:

• Project organisational structures
• The matrix organisation
• The project board
• Roles and responsibilities
• Defining the project objectives
• Feasibility studies
• Creating a business case

Module Three - Planning:

• A step-by-step approach to planning
• Work breakdown structures
• Network planning
• Precedence networks
• Time analysis and the critical path
• Milestones
• Resource planning
• Estimating techniques; time, cost and PERT
• Contingency and risk management
• Identify, quantify and prioritise
• Risk management plans
• Project communication
• Quality planning and agreed deliverables

Module Four - Implementation:

• Control and reporting
• Managing and controlling change
• Monitoring earned value

Module Five - Completion and Evaluation:

• Concluding the project
• Project review and evaluation

This course can be delivered remotely or in a classroom environment, to suit your requirements.

Delegates must have the following equipment to attend this training remotely:

• PC or laptop with a microphone and speakers (webcam is preferred but not essential)
• Access to the internet and web browser application (e.g. Google Chrome)
• An email account for file sharing