Project Management - Two Day Course

You want to improve your project success rate, and need practical dos and don'ts that you or your staff can implement immediately, but don’t want to pay huge consultancy fees….where do you begin? This course is a chance for you to learn to use basic and advanced project management tools and techniques, and to tailor them for use on your projects and in your company. The two-day course involves practical assistance, workshop theory and 1:1 consultancy, aimed to give you the best possible advantage in a highly competitive industry. You’ll be mentored by a seasoned project management expert, Rob Purdie. With over 11 years experience in the software and web application development industries, Rob has successfully managed hundreds of projects, led project management departments, established Project Management Offices and worked with senior management teams and staff to develop, implement and maintain strategic plans, processes and best practices. Book your place now for an opportunity to learn from him. How the course will benefit your business: • by positive, measurable impact on your company’s project management practices • by helping you to clarify your organisational project management processes and what practical steps you need to take to achieve your goals • by giving you the tools and confidence for practical implementation, immediately Who the course is for: This course is specifically aimed at digital agencies employing teams of account managers, business analysts, developers and testers responsible for delivering web projects to both internal and external clients. If your projects suffer from cost or schedule overruns, or your team members are burning out due to the stress of poorly-organised and chaotically-run projects, this course is for you. Objectives: • To introduce participants to both fundamental and advanced project management concepts, tools and techniques • To build project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closing skills • To empower participants through shared learning and practical immediate implementation. Places on this course are limited to help Rob focus on what you need. Book your place now.

Training Outline Day One 1. Introduction to Project Management Processes, life cycles and phases 1.1. Organisations and work 1.2. What are operations? 1.3. What is a project? 1.4. What is a project life cycle? 1.5. What is project management? 1.6. What is a process? 1.7. What is the project management process? 2. Project Initiation Describing planned outcomes 2.1. The project sponsor 2.2. The project charter 2.3. The product description [workshop] 3. Project Planning Defining scope, time and cost 3.1. Scope, time and cost – the Iron Triangle 3.2. The project plan 3.3. Scope statements 3.4. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) [workshop] 3.5. Project team descriptions 3.6. The Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) [workshop] 3.7. Risk brainstorming sessions 3.8. Risk response plans Day Two 3. Project Planning (cont’d) 3.9. Effort estimates and assumptions [workshop] 3.10. The project schedule 3.11. The Statement of Work (SoW) 4. Project Execution Putting the plan into action 4.1. Project status meetings 4.2. Change requests 5. Project Monitoring and Control Tracking progress and responding to change 5.1. Project plan updates 5.2. Lessons learned 5.3. Formal acceptance of product or phase 5.4. Schedule variance analysis 5.5. Cost tracking 6. Project Closure Reviewing performance and lessons learned 6.1. Formal acceptance and closure 6.2. The project retrospective meeting [workshop] 7. Wrap-up and Evaluation More information If you would like to know more about the course, feel free to contact ian.delaney@nmk.co.uk. Location University of Westminster 115 New Cavendish Street London W1W 6UV