Principles of project management

Identify 10 key principles for managing a project successfully

Apply a common sense project lifecycle to a project regardless of its size or magnitude

Develop robust project documentation throughout the lifecycle whilst keeping the documents to a minimum

Identify the expectations of key stakeholders and develop a clear communication plan to engage with them

Apply a range of planning and scheduling techniques to help manage the project timeline

Produce realistic estimates to help monitor and control the project costs

Manage key risks and issues associated throughout the project lifecycle

Manage changes through a robust change control process

Manage the Project team through the use of clearly defined Work Packages

Identify and manage key areas of conflict throughout the lifecycle

Key characteristics of projects v Business as Usual

Definition of Programmes and Portfolios

Project Lifecycles – A structured approach using phases

Reasons why projects fail

10 principles of successful project management

Analysing the project context / environment

Stakeholder needs and requirements

Content of a Business Case

Differences between Benefits, Success Criteria, Success Factors and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)

Purpose of the Project Brief

Defining the Scope of a project

Assigning Project roles and responsibilities

Product Breakdown structures and Work Breakdown Structures

Approaches to estimating

Detailed planning using Gantt charts

Critical path analysis

Using project management software – an overview

Constructing a realistic project budgets

Resource allocation and optimisation

Producing a Communication Plan

Delegating using a Work Package

Project tracking and reporting

Managing contractors

Controlling changes to the project

Risk and Issues management

Managing conflict between stakeholders

Measuring project success

Capturing Lessons

Post project review and evaluation

Benefits Realisation

Transferring the deliverable into Business as Usual