Project Management Overview

Duration: 1 Day

Course Overview

The expectations of companies and their clients constantly grow in step with project complexity. The project manager's and the team experience, coupled with a mastery of project management tools and techniques, are keys to the success of a project. This 1 day session will give all team members an overview of how to start and run the project, ensure everyone understand the expectations and communicate efficiently.

What the Seminar Will Help You Achieve:

• The key successful factors in project management in terms of processes and principles
• The systematic approach to project planning meeting stakeholders expectations
• Estimate and schedule the project with confidence
• Implement risk management techniques to ensure success
• How to design an effective communication plan to maximize team performance
• Implement monitoring tools and controls to keep you fully in command of the project

What You will learn in the 1 day Project Management Introduction

• Why projects fail and how proper project management can improve their successes
• How to start the project right
• Managing the project processes and issues
• The importance of creating a realistic and achievable plan for the project
• Working within project constraints
• What are the key controls in delivering the project on time with quality
• How to close the project properly

Starting up a Project

• Purpose of a Project Brief
• The essential of Business Case

Organization

• The project management team
• The program management team
• Defining responsibilities for Program Board, Project Board, Project Manager, Team Managers, and Program and Project Support

Initiating a Project

• The scope of Project Initiation
• Elements and purpose of a Project Initiation Document

Quality Management

• Understanding customer expectations
• How to design a quality management plan

Planning

• Why Product-Based planning?
• Understanding Product-Based Plans
• The 6 steps of cost estimate process
• How to develop a project schedule

Controls Project Stages

• What tools and mechanisms are available to monitor projects
• How to report project progress, issues and risks

Directing a Project

• Taking authority and responsibility
• Steering through problems

Managing a Project

• Controlling a stage
• Managing product delivery
• Managing stage boundaries

Communication

• How to manage your stakeholders’communication expectations
• How to communicate effectively
• Develop a project communication plan

Closing a Project

• The project closing sequence and deliverables
• Benefits of obtaining a formal project sign-off
• Why Post-Project Review Plans?