Project Principles for Project Participants
Duration: 1 day
Target Audience: Project members - all people contributing to projects and/or leading project workstreams, but that are not responsible for overall project delivery. If your organisation has a standard project methodology, this will be referred to during the course.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Learn about the project life cycle and key roles and responsibilities on a project.
- Clarify the scope and boundaries of your role on projects.
- Know how to develop a task schedule showing task dependencies for the project activities you are responsible for.
- Discover how to control your part of the project through professional risk, issues and scope management methods.
- Explore ways of improving your time allocation between projects and business activities.
- Gain confidence in providing a professional and effective contribution to your projects.
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 Principles for Project Participants
MORNING SESSION
Introduction to Project Management
The Project Life Cycle
Key Project Terms
Typical Project Roles and Responsibilities
Contributing to the Project Planning Activity
Key Planning Documents
Clarifying the Project Business Purpose and Detailed Scope.
Understanding Task Dependencies on the Project
Providing the Project Manager with your Task Estimates for Duration and Effort
How to Create a Project Schedule for your Workstreams
How to Establish the Critical Path and Why it is Important
AFTERNOON SESSION
Your Role Project Control Activities
Keeping the Project Manager Updated with Your Task Status
Identifying and Managing Project Risks and Issues
How Scope Change Requests are Managed
Personal Time Management on Projects
Balancing Task Priorities on the Project with your Task Priorities in the Business
Working on Multiple Projects
Keys to Success
Summary of Project Membership Best Practices
Personal Action Planning