Project management

Successful Project Planning, Control, Implementing and Achieving Deadlines

Who Should Attend And Why

A program for individuals who are required to be carry out the detailed planning, monitoring and control of a projects activities and tasks. The course introduces the skills and techniques required producing effective and successful plans, by a mixture of case studies, simulations and led sessions

By The End Of The Workshop Participants Will Be Able To:

Gain a fuller understanding of how to get the best out of projects relative to its real world requirements

Appreciate the need for the correct tools and techniques in the planning and control cycle

Compile and justify the project and work estimates

Construct Gantt charts and carry out critical path analysis

Evaluate changes and review/re-plan where necessary

Conduct risk identification and management

Workshop Overview

Defining Project Management
demistifying the concept

Aims and Objectives of the Project
types of projects
why project fail, creating a success criteria

Steps to successful Project Management
creating SMART objectives
defining the deliverables
identifying the what, who, when, how
planning

Tools and Techniques
estimating techniques
critical Path Analysis - network analysis and charting techniques
allocating resources
building a Gantt chart
communicating effectively

Risk Management
identifying risk
evaluating risk
managing risk - identifying actions

Project Control
monitoring
evaluating
controlling
corrective action planning
budgets - projecting, monitoring, and controlling costs

People in Projects
effective leadership
motivating people
effective delegation

Case Study
delegates conduct a simulated project to practice the lessons learned on the workshop