Project Management

Successful Project Planning, Implementing and Achieving Deadlines

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

plan, schedule and implement ‘project’ tasks effectively
allocate resources and prepare contingency plans
monitor and control progress and costs
Use a number of models to aid both positive and negative feedback without being drawn into the emotion

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Workshop Overview

Defining Project Management
demystifying the concept

Aims And Objectives Of The Project
types of projects
why projects fail, methods for success

Steps to successful Project Management – the stages
objective setting
planning
skills of running the meeting -time allowed
organising resources and informing others
implementing
monitoring
controlling
evaluating

Tools and Techniques
SMART objective setting
mindmapping and idea gathering
Critical Path Analysis – network analysis and charting techniques
building a critical path network
evaluating options
performance indicators
costing
scheduling methods

Involving others
people as a resource
communication and meetings
effective delegation
staying on target
Further options for working with more complex projects