An Introduction to Effective Project Management
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| 2-day highly practical introductory course | |
| 21-22 May 2008, 16-17 Jun 2008, 30 Jun-1 Jul 2008 | |
| Birmingham, Edinburgh, London | £899 + VAT |
In brief:
This highly practical introductory course provides you with all the essential skills, tools and techniques that you'll need to support you in your project management role. The course concentrates on the practical techniques that you can apply directly back to the workplace.
This course is focused on exploring the fundamental principles of successful project management and incorporates a number of easy to apply, effective tools and techniques that, when applied in the workplace, will allow the attendees to become more confident and competent in managing a project.
The terminology and principles used throughout this course are designed to reflect the current syllabus for APMP qualification.
Designed for:
Those new to the role of project manager and/or lack any formal training in the discipline of project management; those looking to adopt a project approach to managing work or are setting up a Project Support Office and those on the first steps of achieving APMP accreditation.
Training highlights:
- Recognise when it is appropriate to adopt a ‘project’ approach to managing the workload
- Apply a simple lifecycle to a project to break it into easy to manage stages
- Clearly define the purpose of the project to avoid any ambiguity or unrealistic expectations being set
- Confidently plan, organise and document a project by using tools that add value to the management process
- Identify and manage risks proactively to minimise the impact of any deviations from the original plan
- Become more effective in monitoring and controlling by working in a competent and logical manner
- Understand what lessons can be learnt from managing work using a project approach