Workshop

Audience

Delegates with limited or no experience of Project Management who will be working in a project environment or alternatively delegates with knowledge of project management techniques who wish to extend their expertise

Course Duration

2 Days

Prerequisites

None although exposure to project work will be of benefit

Objectives

• To understand fundamental project management concepts
• To be able to break a project down into manageable sections
• To understand and apply estimating techniques
• To be able to carry out critical path analysis
• To understand the importance of the control cycle in managing projects

Topics Covered

• Course Introduction
  • Self Introductions & Personal Objectives
  • Course Objectives
  • Project Issues
• Starting a Project, and the importance of the Terms of Reference
• Breaking Things Down
  • Product Breakdown Structure
  • Work Breakdown Structure
• Networking Concepts
  • The PERT Chart and Dependencies
  • Critical Path Analysis
• Estimating
• The Management of Risk
  • The Risk Assessment and Risk Management Processes
  • Running a Risk Workshop
• Scheduling the Work
• Resource Issues
• Controlling the Project

Please note that this event is similar to the 3 day Introduction to Project Management course. However, this course has a less extensive case study and spends a larger proportion of the duration concentrating on core planning skills.