Project Management Essentials: A Practical Approach

Course Objectives

Learn how a project can succeed or fail

•Identify the core stages of a project management approach and follow it systematically

• Schedule, breakdown tasks, brainstorm, identify risk and manage deliverables

• Use effective meetings to monitor the progress of the project and communicate with participants

• Analyse risk systematically and formulate responses

• Analyse your management technique based on a case study using the principles discussed in this course

• Communicate more effectively with team members and increase the team’s inter-communications

• Ask specific types of questions to obtain more information

• Use effective meetings to monitor the progress of the project and communicate with participants

Target Audience

• Project Managers
• Project Team Members
• Mid-Level Managers
• Senior Executives
• Anyone who may undertake a project

Methodology

LECTURE, INDIVIDUAL & GROUP ACTIVITY, FEEDBACK SESSIONS, DISCUSSIONS, DEMONSTRATION, BUSINESS GAMES

The workshop is very interactive developed with a 20/80 approach; 20% lecture, 80% practical accompanied by a training manual individually customized for each programme.

Course Modules

Module 1: WHAT IS A PROJECT?

Module 2: PROJECT LIFE CYCLE

Module 3: PLANNING

Module 4: MEETINGS

Module 5: RISK MANAGEMENT

Module 6: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Module 7: HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY?

Module 8: QUESTIONING METHODS

Module 9: DOCUMENTATION