Project Management

The Purpose of the Course

The workshop provides the skills to set up and control projects that meet the planned outcomes within agreed time scales and to budget. Other skills are the ability to make a compelling business case, select and build effective teams, manage change, understand the needs of the various stakeholders, carry out risk assessment and work within budgetary constraints.

Benefits for your organisation

Managing change projects is now an everyday activity for organizations and to avoid wasted time and resources, changes need to be effectively and efficiently managed. This workshop provides the tools and skills needed to achieve this in ways which fully recognize and engage all the stakeholders.

Who is this course for?

This is aimed at new and aspiring project managers and any personnel tasked with managing projects within their role. This will be beneficial no matter how big or small the projects!

Topics covered:

• Elements of successful projects
• Making structured proposals
• Managing your sponsor
• Detailed planning
• Success criteria
• Risk analysis
• Stakeholder mapping
• Scheduling and progress monitoring
• Team building ( including virtual teams)
• Developing and motivating individual team members
• Managing the “doing” (monitoring and review)
• Reviewing the project

By the end of the course, delegates will have the knowledge to:

• Understand the principles of good project management, with organization and planning
• Make a high level proposal
• To identify, measure and evaluate by using key success criteria
• Select, build, manage and motivate an effective project team
• Identify the key stakeholders and understand their needs
• Carry out risk assessments
• Managing time effectively and effectively
• Communicate with teams and stakeholders effectively for a successful completion

Call the Training Team to discuss your training requirements on 01604 490470 or email training@northants-chamber.co.uk