Project Management for Non-project Managers

Overview

Effective Project Management skills are becoming increasingly important. Organizations need good Project Managers, at all levels, to successfully deliver the change projects that will enable the business to adapt, grow and achieve its strategic initiatives. This introductory course provides an essential insight into the core skills required to deliver small to medium size projects.

Audience

This course is suitable for Managers, potential Project Managers, Work Stream Leaders or Team Members who wish to gain an introduction into the world of Project Management.

Prerequisites

No previous Project Management experience is needed.

Delegates will learn how to

• Define differences between Project and Line Management
• Create a Project Initiation Document
• Break a project down into a series of dependant tasks
• Identify the Critical Path through a project
• Create a Gantt Chart Schedule
• Identify project Risk and Mitigating actions
• Control a project and handle requests for change
• Close down the project and extract "lessons learnt"

Course Outline.

This highly interactive day uses a Case Study driven workshop approach to enable delegates to gain confidence in the use of well proven techniques in the areas defined above. It provides a firm foundation for ongoing further development of skills, through reading, more advanced training courses and practical "hands-on" experience.