Overview of Project Management
- Definition of a project
- Defining the five key stages of any project
- The key characteristics of all projects
- Understanding the key terms and stages
- Defining key project stakeholders
Management of the Project
- How the project manager is selected
- The key attributes of a project manager
- The responsibilities of the project manager
- The dedicated project team
- Identification and analysis of key stakeholders
The Project life-cycle Planning and Control
- The importance of project planning and communication
- Understand the elements of a project scope
- Developing a Work Breakdown Structure
- Establishing the project schedule and baseline
- The typical constraint that affects projects
Project Execution and Managing the Schedule
- Introduction to GANTT charts and building a viable schedule
- Effective techniques of estimating work
- Understand the Critical Path Methods and applying PERT
- Methods and techniques to avoid project scope creep
- Tracking progress and dealing with schedule variances
Dealing with Changes and Project Handover
- Understand the importance of change management in projects
- Developing a project risk matrix
- The importance of effective project reporting
- Project handover and close down of the project