Managing and Leading Projects

Who Will Benefit?

A programme aimed at individuals with accountability for managing a project or large sub-project who is seeking to gain an executive view of its planning and control requirements. Simultaneously gaining an understanding and awareness of, the higher skills of project management in a practical based environment.

Prerequisites

Knowledge and understanding of the content of “Planning and Control in Projects”.

Course Objectives

To enable delegates to:

• Identify the role of the Project Manager, the Project Sponsor, the steering committee and their relationship with each other
• Identify the elements that must be considered to achieve success when initiating a new project or when taking over an existing one.
• Establish a reporting and risk management process, which will allow the assessment and management of the projects’ information and risks.
• Understand and employ the people management skills needed for effective utilisation of resources.

Course Content

• Successful Project Initiation: Recognition of the key issues and aspects involved in setting up a project. Identifying and setting up frameworks in which the project structures, mechanisms and issues can be set.
• People Management: Individual and Group sessions to highlight those critical people elements (Assertiveness, Negotiation etc.) in a project that must be in place to ensure its future success.
• Risk, Value & Finance Management: Professional project managers understand the need to identify and manage the key elements of risk, value for money and financial justification.
• Practical Case Study: Delegates will practice their skill in a realistic project scenario, making decisions using the skills learnt.

Duration

3 Days