Project Management for Non - Project Managers

Aside from day-to-day operational responsibilities, more managers are being tasked with either large or small scale projects. Whether you're an IT Manager implementing new operating systems across your organisation, a Marketing Manager rolling out a new product, a Production Manager investigating different options for more efficient machinery, or hold any other position where project management is a secondary function - this course will give you the background you need.

Give your next project a greater chance of success by following the step-by-step guidelines addressed during this course, including:

• Project Management Basics for Beginners - Find out what you're expected to know already, but may not officially have been taught yet
• Understanding Essential Project Management Concepts and Terms - As a Project manager, there's no need to re-invent the wheel. Benefit from following the tried and trusted concepts that successful project managers swear by
• Getting it right from the start: Project kick-off and planning - Failed projects often have their roots in bad/ insufficient planning. Make sure your project has the greatest chance of success by learning how to plan like a professional
• The Project Budget: A Necessary Evil - In any Project, resources are finite and money is no exception. Find out how you can manage, monitor and control costs by working according to a Project Budget
• Making sure things stay on track - You've spent valuable time establishing a comprehensive project plan. Find out how you can ensure that it stays on target, and how to incorporate any changes with minimal disruption
• Thinking on your toes: Solving Project Problems - Projects are composed of a number of different variables - some beyond your control. Find out how to cope and what to do when things look like they are going wrong
• Wrapping up a Project - Finally! You've reached a time when the bulk of your stress is over. Learn how to draw a project to a close in a way that reflects the hard work you and your team have put into it.
• Managing Yourself, your Project Team and your Stakeholders - In order to get things done during the course of your project, you'll need to interact with and rely on others. Find out how you can benefit from managing the people aspects integral to the success of your project.

Project Management is rapidly becoming a knowledge and skills set essential for business success. Marketing Managers, IT Specialists, Accountants, Operations and Admin Managers and many other "non-project management" professionals are increasingly involved directly or indirectly in managing both large and small projects.

Being called upon to manage a project or program within your organisation is an exciting opportunity. The success of managing a project depends upon the effort and skill you apply to planning the project, as well as the way you interact with the many people who work with you to get the project completed. To start up a project effectively means implementing some basic methodologies including developing a working project plan, identifying critical objectives and goals, determining resources needed and creating a timeline for completion

A Step-By-Step Guide to Help You Manage Any Project

This one day power seminar concentrates on the practical "tools" of project management and emphasises the importance of good planning techniques together with methods for setting up, managing, controlling a and wrapping up a project.