Project Management 2
“There are two types of project manager – those that know what’s going on and those that fail!”
Benefits
Projects result in change. If this change is to be for the better then, as a project manager, you will need to fully understand the need for your project and be skilled in a wide range of techniques.
Aim
To ensure project managers are able to apply proven tools and techniques to each of the key phases of their project – feasibility, planning, running and closing.
Objectives
By the end of the training you will be able to…
- Use proven tools to plan and execute a project
- Complete essential project documentation
Content
- Essential aspects of preparing Specifications & Descriptions
- Performing a Risk Analysis and completing a Risk Log
- Preparing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Key elements of the Project Brief
- Introduction to Costing & Cashflow prediction
- The art of Estimating – including the use of contingency ‘buffers’
- Interpreting Gantt charts – including the Critical Path
- Allocating Resources & checking availability
- Introduction to Tracking and Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
- Managing by Exception & Traffic Light Reporting
- Bring a project to a successful Close
- Ongoing demonstrations of Microsoft Project
NB: this event an ideal follow-up to the Project Management level 1 course.
Duration
2 days
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