Introduction to Project Management
• Defining ‘project management’ and its value
• Understanding the different project management methodologies
• Introduction to ‘project constraints’
Initiating The Project – Establishing the Business Needs
• The Project Charter – identifying ‘High level Deliverables’
• Defining the Project Requirements
• Project Manager & Project Team Roles / Responsibilities
• Identifying Stakeholders and Engaging
Planning Your Project
• The Project Plan elements and importance
• The Work breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Creating a Network Diagram and Project Gantt Charts
• Scheduling, Estimating and Resourcing the Tasks
• Identifying and managing Risks and Assumptions
Implementing Your Project
• Managing a project; balancing the ‘Project Constraints’
• Monitoring and tracking the project
• Managing and controlling change (re. ‘scope creep’ and issues etc.)
• How to address; taking corrective action
• Communicating Project status
Closing the Project
• Handing over the project
• Closure stages – key documentation
• Client / customer satisfaction – verifying project deliverables
• Reviewing the project – feedback and lessons learnt
Course Case Study
A simple case study will be used that reflects a small / medium project; the groups will be asked to use this to apply the various tools and techniques they are introduced to throughout the day
Project Management Tools & Techniques – That will be Explained and Used during the Course
• Project Charter
• Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement Matrix
• Developing a Network Diagram (understanding the critical path / project dependencies)
• Gannt Chart for scheduling; resourcing; milestones; tracking
• RACI Matrix - Communication and role & responsibility allocation
• Risk Matrix – identification and management of key project risks