Business Project Management — A 5-Day Course

 Open Public Course Closed In-House Course

Synopsis

This five-day instructor led course on Business Project Management is an opportunity for those involved in project management to learn and practise project management techniques and skills which will contribute to success.

Course Objectives

After completing this course the student will be able to:

• Adopt a structured approach to project management
• Produce a cost/benefit analysis and monitor benefits realisation
• Define a firm foundation for project success
• Manage project risk
• Use planning and control techniques to manage a complex project
• Understand the particular problems of managing project teams
• Use a model of team role behaviour to improve group effectiveness
• Incorporate third party contributions effectively into the project process

Intended Audience

This training event is primarily of benefit to business managers who are responsible for the achievement of project objectives such as developing or launching new products, moving premises or introducing new methods of working.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have experience of:

• The basic techniques of project management

Residential courses

This course has a residential option which includes 4 nights accommodation. Please add £450 to the course price if you require the residential option.

Notes

This course will involve a significant amount of evening work to ensure maximum practical experience.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Outline Course Contents

Projects and project management

• Characteristics of project work
• Project management roles
• The project management life cycle

Project inception and the business case

• The inception phase
• The business case
• Investment appraisal techniques
• Benefits realisation

Project definition

• Project goals, objectives and scope
• Project structure
• Project organisation and responsibilities
• Communication plans
• The project definition workshop

Risk management

• Identification of risk to the project
• Analysis of risk
• Actions to reduce risk
• Monitoring and controlling risk

Project planning

• Products, activities and dependencies
• Estimating effort and duration
• Contingency allowances
• Project costing
• Management decision points

Managing project teams

• The project team and matrix management
• Management style and communication
• Motivation

Project monitoring and control

• Quality in a project environment
• Change control and configuration management
• Progress and cost control
• Managing issues
• Taking corrective action

Supplier management

• The procurement cycle
• Supplier/product selection
• Managing consultants and contractors
• Negotiation.

Managing change

• Recognising reaction to change
• Dealing with resistance
• Change implementation

Team skills management

• Understanding teams
• Team role specifications
• Improving team performance

Project completion

• Handover and acceptance
• Project review and lessons learned
• Project close
• The post-implementation review