Training > Our Style
Example Courses
- • 2-Day Foundation Course
- • 1-Day Quickie
- • 1-Day Advanced Project Manager Course
- • Pick and Mix
- • Senior Manager Business Breakfast
Making Projects Happen, a 2-Day Foundation Course
Overview
A fast-moving, highly interactive 2-day workshop, covering the Project Management Process from start-up to close-out. It covers tools, techniques and skills of Project Management and is delivered by an APM qualified, experienced Project Manager. The delegates move from beginner level to competence in recognised techniques. Delegates are encouraged to challenge and explore the material using their own experiences.
Day One
- • Introductions, objectives and an outline of the course
- • Understanding your project and creating a Successful Project Checklist
- • A fast, fun and illuminating project simulation
- • The 8-Step Process Model for project success
- • Objective Setting
- • Scoping Projects using Work Breakdown Structures
- • Planning Projects Using Network Analysis
Day Two
- • The people, politics and project teams
- • Planning and Resource Scheduling
- • Contingency Planning
- • Reporting, Control and Measuring Success
- • Controlling Change
- • Project Close-Out and Post Project Review
Who Should Attend?
Managers and team members of small and medium sized projects; the inexperienced, or those with experience but no formal training on projects will all benefit. This workshop is particularly suited to those who are (or will be) significantly involved in Projects and are ready to invest 2-days of their valuable time to make sure they get it right.
1-Day Project Management Quickie
Overview
This is a fast-moving, interactive 1-day workshop, covering the Project Management Process and basics. It covers some of the main tools, techniques and skills of Project Management and is delivered by an APM qualified, experienced Project Manager. The delegates gain an overview of the whole process and focus in on some of the most useful and user- friendly techniques. The emphasis is on getting started in the right way, and taking away some things that can be put into immediate effect
Agenda
- • Introductions, objectives and an outline of the course
- • Understanding your project and creating a Successful Project Checklist
- • A fast, fun and illuminating project simulation
- • The 8-Step Process Model for project success
- • Objective Setting
- • Scoping Projects using Work Breakdown Structures
- • Planning Projects Using Network Analysis
- • A brief overview of control, reporting and measuring progress
- • Review and close
Who Should Attend?
Managers and team members of small and medium sized projects; the inexperienced, or those with experience but no formal training on projects will all benefit. This particularly suits those delegates who want a fast introduction and to get started immediately, and may want to bolt on some extras later.
1-Day Advanced Project Manager Course
Overview
A highly interactive workshop, combining some theoretical input with the chance to explore and problem solve on your own projects with the help of an APM qualified Project Manager with many years experience of Projects. The workshop focuses on managing Virtual Teams, Stakeholder Management and Programme Management, with theory, advice and practical guidance in these areas.
Contents
- • Introductions, objectives and an outline of the course
- • Recap of the basic process and techniques of Project Management
- • Virtual Teams – what the experts say, plus practical tips
- • Stakeholder Management, a framework and practical exercise
- • Programme Management, a model and comparison of 3 companies experiences
- • Open forum – a discussion of your project issues and how we might resolve them
- • Review and close
Who Should Attend?
Managers and team members of medium and large projects or those with small projects that are complex and /or co-located. It would be helpful, but not essential, to have already undertaken the 2-day Making Projects Happen Course, or the 1-Day Project Management Quickie
Project Management Pick and Mix
Overview
An opportunity to develop training that is more bespoke, by building together blocks of training, to suit the needs of a particular group. Each of the units has an objective and an estimated time for delivery. The experienced trainer and training manager can put together a workshop of between half a day and 3 days.
Options
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
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Who Should Attend?
By bespoking the training workshop with a specific group in mind, the question of who should attend doesn’t really arise. It is helpful, however, if the group have a broadly similar need and their experience, and knowledge base, is not too widely spread.
Senior Managers Business Breakfast
Overview
Time is of the essence to Senior Managers, so we aim to give a fast-paced, high-level session for Senior Managers who run a programme of projects or who manage a group of Project Managers. Current issues and hot topics of Project and Programme management are looked at with fresh insight. These sessions can be tailored from 45 minutes to 3 hours, depending on needs and group size.
Typical Agenda
- • Introductions, objectives and an outline of the session
- • The impact of projects on realising strategy
- • Conflict between day to day and project objectives
- • How Senior Management time can be used effectively on Projects
- • Roles of Sponsors, Champions, and Steering Committees
- • Advanced Stakeholder Management
- • Review and close
Who Should Attend?
From CEO to departmental head, depending on size of company and clients needs. Any senior manager with responsibility for projects who may feel that a 2 or 3 day project management course would be too great a commitment of time or not specifically targeted at senior management needs.