Project Manager Role, Scope, Objectives, Deliverables, Control
Course Outline:
- Projects and Project Management – increasing rate of change, core definitions and differences with process management.
- Importance of project definition – scope, objectives, deliverables – the Quality and Project Plan approach to project definition.
- Project organisation – roles of the Project Manager, Project Board and Project Team.
- The Project Plan and progress monitoring and control. Identifying task types, milestones and interdependencies.
- The Project Manager role – importance of leadership style/team working.
- Project Organisation – Matrix management, typical structures.
- Project Management – Monitoring, corrective actions, change control, escalation.
- Risk assessment and planning.
- Assumptions and Dependencies
- Elimination, reduction/mitigation, contingency planning.
- Continual improvement.
- Means of quality control, measurement and review.
- Project administration.
- Project filing and processes.
- Documentation.
- Use of IT tools.
- Budget formulation and control.
- Project management and e-systems.
- Purchasing in Project Management.
- Culture change.
- Programme management definition.
Who should attend?
This two day course is aimed at professional project managers and as such can be tailored to specific industry sectors or company practices.
