Project Management

Details

Duration: Two days
Time: 9am to 4pm
Venue: AP Courses Training Room
Cost: £545 per delegate
Included in the price: Training manual, lunch and refreshments

Course Description

Whatever professional discipline is involved, managers who undertake projects, whether relatively straightforward or more complex, large or small, need to understand the essential structure and stages of a project while demonstrating excellent people-management skills. This workshop provides managers with a comprehensive guide to the steps necessary to ensure the successful completion of a project.

Course Design

’Project Management’ is a two-day intensive tutor-led course that combines tutoring, discussion and practical work.

Target Audience

There are no prerequisites.  The course is designed for personnel at all levels of management who are taking on the responsibility of project management for any size, complexity or timescale of project, and for those new to a project-management role.

Learning Content

• An introduction to project management
• The role of the project manager 
• Essential competencies needed by the project manager
• The stages, structure, content and processes of the project
• Project strengths and weaknesses
• Managing, developing and motivating your project team
• Accountability, responsibility and delegation
• Controlling the financial side
• Effective internal and external presentations and reports
• Problem solving and handling objections
• Leadership styles and effective communication 
• Managing meetings successfully
• Negotiation skills and time management
• Review of session and personal action plans