Managing Successful Projects

Module 1: Foundations to Project Management

• Definition of a Project
• Project Management Case Studies
• Project Management in Practice using the Standards
• Project Management Structure and Lifecycle

Module 2: Initiating a Project

• Project Stakeholders
• Project Charters – Management by Objectives
• Project Scope

Module 3: Planning a Project

• Project Plans and Work Breakdown Structures
• Responsibilities
• Activity sequencing using Logic
• Estimation Methodologies

Module 4: Controlling a Project

• Putting Project Control Practices in Place
• Reporting Project Progress

Module 5: Risk Management

• Introduction to Risk
• Risk Management and Tolerance
• Risk Identification and Analysis
• Risk Control

This is an introductory course that is beneficial for those who are new or have just entered project management. It may be of particular benefit to those who have been working in project teams and are now looking to enhance and expand their skill set and move into a project management position.

Participants achieve the following learning outcomes from the programme;

• Identify and classify project characteristics
• Understand the benefits of effective project planning and control and describe the key characteristics of each
• Define project objectives and create a project scope plan
• Describe how a work breakdown structure is used as an input to developing a project plan
• Apply the principles behind time and cost estimation
• Understand the different components of a project schedule and how these can be applied
• Deliver an effective project management plan
• Describe efficient tools and techniques for controlling project performance
• Use a practical process to manage project risk