Course Details
Print versionProject Management Workshop
| Course reference | ZA10049 |
| Number of days | 2 |
| Participants | 6 Minimum 12 Maximum |
Target audience
Partners, managers and staff whose role is to plan, manage and monitor projects. Suitable for those new to this responsibility as well as those who need new ideas for Project Management.
Course objectives
At the end of this course participants will be able to:
- Apply project management techniques to their work
- Achieve project outcomes with required quality, on time and to cost
- Increase awareness of the Project Manager's role with regard to the project team and its members
- Set action plans for implementing this course's content, and continuing self development
Methods
Presentation, discussion in small and large groups, exercises, and case study.
Related courses
Day 1
Welcome and introductions
Course objectives and overview
What is a project?
- Definition and examples of projects
- Drawing on participants' experiences
What is a good project manager?
- Setting project management process skills in the overall context of the project
- Manager's role with regard to the project, the team and its members
The project management process
- Establishing the iterative process of project definition, planning, monitoring and control, closure and evaluation
Project definition
- Syndicate and group discussions on the elements to include in project definition and an expansion of those elements, including objective setting, managing expectations, identifying constraints and managing risks
Preparation for Day 2
Summary and close
Day 2
Review of Day one
Project planning
- A step by step approach to planning projects, making use of a simple case study, in syndicate groups. This will include PERT analysis, Gantt charts and resource scheduling
Project monitoring and control
- Syndicate and group discussion of the elements to monitor in projects, how to monitor them and how to stay in control
Project closure and evaluation
- Group discussion on the action required to complete the project and ensure that appropriate lessons have been learnt
Action session
- Final review of the programme and a time to set personal goals for application of the new-found understanding and skills
Summary and close
