Understanding Project Management

Overview:
Project management isn’t just for construction engineers and military logistics experts anymore. Today, in addition to the regular duties of your job, you are often expected to take on extra assignments – and to get that additional job done well, done under budget, and done on time. This workshop is not intended to take you from a supervisory or administrative position to that of a project manager. However, these three days will familiarize you with the most common terms and the most current thinking about projects.

What Will Students Learn?:

Understand what is meant by a project.
Recognize what steps must be taken to complete projects on time and on budget.
Have a better ability to sell ideas and make presentations.
Know simple techniques and tools for planning and tracking your project.
Have methods for keeping the team focused and motivated.

What Topics are Covered?:

Project management basics
How can projects help me?
A project’s life cycle
Selling a project
Preparing your project
The role of a project manager
Project goals
Laying out the project (SOW)
Project risks and contingency planning
The work breakdown structure
Planning tools (including Gantt charts and PERT)
Budgets
Developing teams
Communication tools
Closing out a project
Team meetings
Project presentations

What’s Included?: Instruction by an expert facilitator, small interactive classes, manual & course materials and certificate