Project Management Skills are fast becoming one of the most
important business knowledge sets and are essential for achieving
project success for a wide range of people
This CBM training course has been designed to "Fast-Track"
Project Management skills to those who have been given
responsibility for projects, to allow them to achieve their
objectives faster, more effectively, on time and with fewer
resources.
Key areas that will be addressed during this
highly practical 2-day course include:
- The Key Elements of a successful Project Management Process and
how to structure a Project with realistic goals and milestones
- A step-by-step approach to Planning the Project, using Project
Scheduling Techniques to get to an achievable, effective Project
Timeline
- Working effectively with the Resources and Team you have
available, including identifying their Roles and Responsibilities
and the allocation of Tasks and Deadlines
- Implementing a system of Checks and Controls to help you keep
"On-Top" of your project, and provide early warnings of problems or
delays
- Managing, Monitoring and Motivating a Project Team, and how
management skills in a project environment need to differ from
Traditional Line Management
- Managing your Risk during the project, including Identification
of High Risk Tasks, and the preparation of Contingency Plans
- The Key Principles to Managing the Project through its Life
Cycle, including Monitoring Budgets and Deadlines, so that you can
successfully complete your project on Target and On Time
The Fundamentals of Project Management - Tools,
Techniques and People Management Skills for Achieving
Success
Projects are becoming more and more a part of the success of any
organisation. Projects are activities that can result in new or
changed products, services, environments, processes and
organisations. Projects are also being used to increase sales,
improve customer satisfaction, reduce costs, improve the work
environment and in all areas where a change to the status quo is
needed.
Today's successful business manager needs to be skilled
in the elements of Project Leadership and Management.
Managing a Project is in itself not particularly difficult,
provided the basic principles of Project Management are followed. A
lot of research and practical experience has gone into developing
concepts, tools, techniques and project "best" practices that can
and should be used by anyone considering Managing a Project or
Project team. A good understanding of Basic Project Management will
significantly improve the probability of completing your project
successfully, and on time.
An Intensive 2-day Course with an Experienced Project
Consultant will guide you through the Practical Application of
Project Management Techniques.
This CBM Training course has been designed to "Fast-Track"
Project Management skills to those who have been given
responsibility for projects, to allow them to manage, lead and
control a successful project from inception and planning, through
monitoring and troubleshooting to conclusion and wrap-up.
The course addresses "Technical" skills like Project Scheduling,
Budget Management, and Risk Planning as well as "Core" disciplines
such as Project Scoping, Critical Path Planning, Resource
Allocation and an introduction to Software Based Monitoring .
Delegates attending this course will be exposed
to:
- Proven Project Management Methodologies and Techniques that can
be applied to any project
- Effective Project Leading Styles and skills to enable you to
get the most out of the project team.
- Easy to implement Monitoring and Control systems to ensure that
Project objectives are met "on-time" and "on-budget".
The course is structured using small groups for in-depth
discussion of each area covered. This ensures that the days are
practical and the subjects covered can be directly related back to
real life, quickly and effectively.