Project Management Principles and Practices

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Duration: 2 days

Target Audience: Anyone new to a project management role; Project Managers that have not attended any formal project management skills training; people in other job functions that want to explore how project principles can be applied to work activities that should be run as a project. If your organisation has a standard project methodology, this will be referred to during the course.

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the elements of the project management life cycle and how it applies to projects at your company.
  • Know how to use tools and techniques for structured project planning.
  • Improve your management of scheduled project activities.
  • Have practical tools to manage project scope changes, risks and issues.
  • Professionally manage your project stakeholder expectations and how you engage them throughout the project.
  • Manage multiple projects with confidence.
  • Have a more structured and professional approach to project management within the context of your company business model.

 

 Course Delivery Includes:

  • Theory: Latest best practice
  • Team discussions
  • Individual and group exercises
  • Case studies
  • Technique application practice
  • Film clips
  • Personal action planning

 

Course Outline: Project Management Principles and Practices

DAY 1

Project Management Basics
The Project Life Cycle
Why Projects Fail
Project Manager Roles and Responsibilities

Project Planning
Fundamentals of Planning
Establishing Project Scope and Objectives
Structuring the Project Team and Assigning Responsibilities

Project Activity Scheduling
Work Breakdown Structure
Network Diagrams
Finding the Critical Path

Project Budgeting and Cost Management

 

DAY 2

Project Control
Risks and Issues Management
Scope Change Control
Managing Multiple Projects
Stakeholder Management and Project Status Reporting

The Softer Side of Project Management
Keeping the Team Motivated
Managing Resistance to Change
Lessons Learnt

Keys to Success
Summary of Project Management Best Practices
Personal Action Planning