Project Management - Crash Course

At the end of the training, the participants will be able to:

• define the project concept
  
• recognise the eligibility criteria for a project
  
• clarify the roles that make up a project team
  
• identify the main stages in the life cycle of a project
  
• present the major activities involved in leading, managing and executing a project
  

Introduction to project management

•     Definition
  
•     Characteristics
•     Performance criteria
  
•     Integration with programmes and portfolios
  

Project life cycle

•     Pre-project
  
•     Initiation
  
•     Execution
  
•     Closure
  

Key project management activities

•     Understanding the context and defining a project
  
•     Justifying and assessing the viability of a project
  
•     Compose the project team
  
•     Describe the project deliverable(s)
  
•     Define project management approaches
  
•     Establish project controls
  
•     Plan the project
  
•     Assign and coordinate the execution of work packages
  
•     Manage impacts and risks
  
•     Transfer deliverable(s) to the client
  
•     Evaluate project performance
  
•     Confirm project benefits
  

• Anyone who is closely involved in a project: company director, executive / user representative / supplier representative, change authority, project assurance, project manager, project support, team leader, team member, etc.
• Heads of department and key people involved in decision making within a project.
• Consultants and auditors involved in evaluating project management activities and making recommendations to improve performance.

At the end of the course, participants will receive a certificate of participation issued by the House of Training.