Project Management Overview

This course has been designed to give an overall understanding, by practical means, of the project management process and its key terminology.

• Make effective choices as to when, and when not, a project management approach is needed
• Participate more effectively in projects and interact effectively with project managers
• Understand the terms and processes currently used in projects

Anyone who wants to gain a broad understanding of the project management approach.

What you will learn:

• Introduction to the course and its objectives
• What is a project and what is project management?
• The project lifecycle – defining the steps to achieve success
• Role of the project leader
• Project planning
• Developing project logic and its use for simple scheduling
• Estimating resources and compiling the budget
• Project organisation and allocating responsibility
• Setting milestones
• Monitoring and tracking the progress of the project
• Managing the team and stakeholders
• Project closure and post-project evaluation
• Documenting and publishing results to benefit future projects.