Introduction to project management

You'll learn

• The key concepts of project management.
• The role of a project manager.
• The basic skills required to successfully manage a project and its staff.

You'll be able to

• Understand the steps and processes involved in successful project management.
• Boost your confidence when working on projects in your workplace.

Course outline

• What is project management?
• Emergence of project management
• What is a project?
• Project characteristics
• Stages of a project
• Normal management vs project management
• Project tasks and resources
• Challenges
• Causes of failure
• Glossary of terms
• Stakeholders
• Sponsor
• Project steering team
• Project manager
• Project team members
• Suppliers and customers
• Stakeholder activity
• The role of a project manager and the team
• Planning, organising and controlling
• Organising the team
• Organisational structures
• Which structures
• Team contribution
• Stages of project management
• Lifecycle
• Lifecycle benefits
• Essential project management skills
• Organising and planning
• Team management
• Risk management
• Project summary skills

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