Managing Projects Self Study Course

Through this course, you will get a sense of how projects are unique, what the role of a project manager is, how to plan a project and choose the people who will assist you in completing it, how to access resources for your project and how best to bring a project to an end.

• Identify the skills and knowledge required for effective project management
• Design a project specification and overview plan
• Complete appropriate planning tools for managing a project from commencement to completion
• Monitor actual against expected project performance and take corrective action when appropriate
• Close and handover a project.

The course comes complete in a college folder complete with exercises and assignments to check your understanding as you progress complete with all the answers

Target Audience

• Middle and Senior Managers
• Post grad and/or post experience managers
• Anybody wanting to develop skills and knowledge in a particular management field at postgraduate or post experience level.
  

• What is project management?
• Project management,
• What is a project?
• Deming's definition of project management.
• Comparing the operational cycle with projects.
• Being a project manager.
• Who are project managers?
• Three dimensions of managing projects.
• Which skills do you need to develop?
• The project specification.
• What is a project specification?
• How a project specification will help you.
• Why is the project needed?
• Defining aims and objectives,
• How realistic is the project specification?
• Overview planning.
• The importance of overview planning.
• Finding the best approach.
• Developing a milestone plan.
• Defining the milestones.
• Planning tools.
• Gantt charts.
• What you need to prepare a Gantt chart
• Project network diagrams.
• What you need to prepare a network diagram.
• Critical path diagrams.
• Computer-based tools.
• Responsibility chart.
• A Detailed activity planning.
• The planning process.
• How should you plan?
• The work breakdown structure.
• Identifying dependencies.
• Estimating the time required.
• Identifying project paths.
• Reviewing your activity planning
• Anticipating,monitoring and adjusting.
• The need to review and adjust plans.
• Six key aspects.
• Anticipating problems.
• Monitoring.
• Keeping stakeholders informed.
• Starting up your project team.
• The importance of teamwork.
• Assembling the team.
• Skills and knowledge.
• Creating a team identity.
• Developing the team.
• Involving the team.
• Resources.
• Making a case.
• Estimating resource requirements.
• Preparing a budget.
• Obtaining resources.
• Moving on.
• Handing over.
• Winding down a project that is ending early.
• When to end a project early.
• Learning from your project.
• Helping yourself and your team to move on.