A one-day workshop
This introductory project management training programme gives a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles and practice of project management.
It’s an ideal programme for those operating in non-technical environments. A lot of project management training programmes assume a traditional project environment. But we live in a service-based economy and most projects today fall outside the traditional model. This programme reflects that reality, using the tried-and-tested project management tools and techniques but helping participants apply them to the types of project met with more commonly in practice.
- Gain a solid understanding of project management principles and methodologies
- Develop essential skills for effective project planning, including use of common software tools
- Improve their mastery of the skills essential to project execution and control, both ‘soft’ skills and ‘technical’
- Adopt a continuous performance improvement approach to learning lessons from every project delivered, both for themselves and for their teams
Expert trainer
Graham specialises in providing high-quality consultancy, coaching and training in project management, client relationships and stakeholder management, and personal productivity. Over the last twenty-five years he has personally trained or coached over 30,000 business professionals. He is a member of the International Institute of Coaching and a qualified NLP Master Trainer.
Session outline
1. Introduction to project management
- Understanding the concept of a project
- Key characteristics and elements of a project
- The role of a project manager
- Overview of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, etc)
- Project initiation and defining project objectives
- Identifying stakeholders and their roles
2. Project planning
- Developing a project scope statement
- Defining project deliverables and milestones
- Creating a work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Estimating project duration and resources
- Developing a project schedule using Gantt charts
- Risk identification and analysis
- Introduction to project management software tools
3. Project execution and control
- Team-building and managing project resources
- Effective communication and stakeholder engagement
- Monitoring project progress and performance
- Managing project risks and issues
- Change management and scope control
- Quality management in projects
- Introduction to project documentation and reporting
4. Project closure and lessons learned
- Project closure activities and handover process
- Conducting a project review and evaluation
- Capturing lessons learned for future projects
- Celebrating project success and recognising team contributions
- Introduction to advanced project management concepts
- Overview of project management certifications and career paths
