Project Management

     

Private courses can be held at your site or one of our training venues, and can be customised to fit your requirements.

You can choose to have a private course based on an existing outline or you can choose the most applicable lessons from a number of different outlines and consolidate them into one course.

We can also write bespoke courses to fit your specific requirements, whether you require training on a standard application or a bespoke inhouse system.

Please contact us to discuss this further on 0191 377 8377.

Days one and two

The first two days of the course cover the theory of project management. Anyone who needs to plan projects as a core or significant part of their job will benefit from attending. An essential ingredient of a successful project is the effective utilisation of the project resources over time. These two initial days provide a structured approach to project planning, highlighting the concepts and techniques in a progressive series of steps to enable the delegates to produce realistic and achievable plans.

Day three

The third day of the course, usually held around one week later, allows the delegates to put the theory into practice. The delegates are arranged in groups of around four or five and are given a project to complete.
They are given the project, the history leading up to the project and a description of the resources available (people, finance, etc). They are required to produce:
-An audience list,
-A work breakdown
-A network diagram to calculate critical path and activity start and end tim
-A Gantt chart for the project showing milestones
-A skills rosta
-Personal loading charts for two chosen members of the team - one must be full-time
-An estimated budget for the project - all staffing costs should be calculated based on a 40 hour week
-Methods for communication, control systems to ensure the project is on course
-Methods of evaluating the success of the project.
The tutor and delegates discuss each section upon completion and a final de-brief is carried out.
This final day is essential for the delegates to be able to put some very new concepts into practise and be able to put their skills into context.

Defining the Project and Developing a Plan

What is project management?
What is a project?
What is the objective and why are you trying to achieve it?
Breaking it down into activities
Timings
Resource requirements

The People Element

Who is involved?
Involving the right people
Defining roles and responsibilities
Keeping it On Track
Getting things started
Tracking progress and keeping control
Keeping people informed
Encouraging peak performance
Bringing the project to a close
Making it Excellent
Dealing with risk
Learn from experience
Technology

Training Options

What's Included