Project management training - fundamentals course

Course overview

Course guide

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Learn project management in two days

This two day project management course will help you understand the most important project management skills and techniques which will help you deliver a successful project. This course is ideal if you are starting to manage projects and need to learn the most effective ways of delivering. Many delegates take this course as a preliminary to a PRINCE2 training course. No previous experience of project management is required.

The course will also provide you with an opportunity to discuss the practical problems that are common on many projects. This course is not quite as intensive as our one day project management course, but offers the additional benefit of learning the fundamentals of project management in an environment which encourages students to bring their project management experiences into the classroom.

Students will leave the class having gained practical experience of applying the key project management techniques.

What you will learn

• You'll become familiar with common terminology
• You'll learn how projects are managed and how they relate to business as usual activities
• You'll learn what a project manager does and why
• You'll learn the common project management processes and who is responsible
• You'll gain confidence in knowing what you need to start doing on your projects
• You'll learn how projects are managed and how they relate to business as usual activities
• You'll learn what a project manager does and why
• You'll learn the common project management processes and who is responsible
• You'll learn to appreciate the importance of adequate planning
• You'll learn a what business case is and why a project must always have one
• You'll learn the importance of identifying and managing stakeholders
• You'll learn to establish vision and direction, to align others to a common purpose
• You'll learn essential techniques such as configuration management, critical path analysis
• You'll learn to perform effective scheduling using Gantt charts
• You’ll learn to plan the communications required to keep all stakeholders informed
• You will learn the best way to manage change without jeopardizing your project
• You'll learn some key risk management techniques to help you avoid failure
• You'll learn how to improve your project management practices in future

Course includes

• Instructor led tuition from an experienced project manager and trainer
• Small focused class in our venue in central London
• Practical individual and group exercises to help you to apply what you learn
• A Knowledge Train delegate pack of course notes, case study and exercises
• FREE project management templates on CD to use on your projects
• Refreshments
• Certificate of training course attendance