• Produce a project plan with a high expectation of successful delivery 
• Plan and run projects using a universal, clear 6-step project management method 
• Implement risk management techniques 
• Estimate task work and duration with confidence 
• Use manual and PC-based tools for planning, scheduling and budgeting 
• Implement monitoring tools and controls to keep you fully in command of the project 
• Recognize and practice the leadership skills needed to run a high-morale project 

who should attend
This course is valuable for those interested in learning the latest techniques used in project management. 
course workshop
Through a series of interactive small group workshops and an evolving case study, you perform the steps a project manager typically follows in planning, running, tracking and completing a project. Workshops, which utilize both manual and PC-based tools, include: 

• Analyzing the project environment 
• Determining task dependencies and schedules 
• Defining clear project goals and measurable deliverables 
• Creating the work breakdown structure for the project activities 
• Estimating task duration and work 

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

•  Setting the scene with stakeholders
•  Analyzing the project environment 
• Completing strategic planning tasks 
• Selling the project plan to stakeholders 
• What does a project manager manage?
• Identifying the project life cycle stages 
• The challenge of implementing a project 

 THE 6-STEP PLANNING METHOD

• Defining clear project objectives
• Nailing down the goals 
• Defining measurable deliverables 
• Promoting team commitment 
• Running the objective-setting meeting 
• Structuring and scheduling the project
• And more

Managing the project resources

• Assigning resources to tasks 
• Analyzing resource use in the schedule 
• Optimizing the use of resources 
• Reviewing the project budget 
• And more

ESTIMATING GUIDELINES

• Good practice
• A process for more accurate estimates 
• Making good estimates matter 
• Why estimating is important 
• And more

RUNNING THE PROJECT

• Establishing an effective control process
• Setting the baseline schedule 
• Reviewing the plan and assumptions
• And more!!

Implementing the plan

• Getting the information you need 
• Picking up warnings of trouble ahead 
• Avoiding creeping commitments 
  

PROJECTS ARE MADE UP OF PEOPLE

• Adapting to the project manager's role
• Getting commitment from the team 
• Designating team member roles 
• Accepting ownership and responsibility