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Project Management CourseProject Management Foundation Course

London and UK wide

1 day from £295
List price £445

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Course rating:
4.7 stars - based on 152 reviews

Benefits

This course will benefit both you and your organisation, introducing you to important project management techniques, key terminology and current methodology. This 1 day workshop will also provide the ideal preparation for more advanced Project Management courses.
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Who is this course for?

This course is designed for delegates with basic/no knowledge of project management tools or techniques, and who are now looking to be involved in projects.

Typical backgrounds will include new project managers, project administrators or support staff, requiring the fundamentals of Project Management.

Objectives

This course will benefit both you and your organisation, introducing you to important project management techniques, key terminology and current methodology. This 1 day workshop will also provide the ideal preparation for more advanced Project Management courses.

Course Syllabus

Fundamentals of Project Management

Identify the features and characteristics of a project
Identify the steps and variables of the project management process

Characteristics of a project

Internal/external environments, influence of stakeholders, functional, project and matrix project structures
Identify functions, skills, responsibilities of the project manager
Elements required to staff a project team, benefits of team building

Project initiation and scope planning

Process of selection and initiation. Components of a project charter
Understand the scope statement and statement of work, understand how scope documents prevent scope creep

Scope definition, verification, and change control

Process and benefits of scope definition and verification.
How to develop a work breakdown structure (WBS) and work packages
Identify information required to verify a project's scope, and determine the timing of the scope verification
Understand how and why to use a scope change control system
The importance of creating a project database

Time management

Identify the purpose of activity definition and sequencing
Identify techniques for estimating activity duration

Schedule development and control

Describe the schedule development process
List the different ways project schedules and be presented
Implement schedule control, level resources, and calculate schedule variances

Resource identification and cost approximating

Use WBS to assign the best resources to project activities
Understand how to assign resources and their types
Determine methods for estimating costs and use risk and activity duration to modify cost estimates

Budgeting and cost control

Describe how to use an S-curve chart
Understand when and how capital budgeting and depreciation methods are used
Identify methods of using cost and schedule variance to track performance

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Training room

Training is held in our modern, comfortable, air-conditioned suites

Modern-spec IT, fully networked with internet access

"What do I get on the day?"

Learning tools

Breaks and TimingsBreaks and timing

Courses start at 9:30am.
Please aim to be with us for 9:15am.
Joining information (how to get to our venues)

In-course handbookIn-course handbook

Contains unit objectives, exercises and space to write notes

RefreshmentsRefreshments

Available throughout the day:

  • Hot beverages
  • Clean, filtered water
  • Biscuits
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Testimonials

Electrosonic
Audio Visual & Multimedia Manager
Project Management
I thought the trainer was very good at explaining in an understandable language! He was happy to slow down or speed up as required and happy to answer any questions throughout.
Standard Chartered
Project Manager
Carol Harwood
Project Management
Fantastic directions for getting here, the day started with no complications.
Policy Studies Institute
Neil Mcenery-west
Project Management
Excellent course with clear and well presented objectives.

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