Project Management for Non-Project Managers

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Objectives

  • To provide non-project managers with the project management knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to make the transition to a project leadership role and ensure optimum project execution.
  • To increase the competence to manage a project through all project stages: initiating, planning, delivering, monitoring and completing.

Approach

  • A basic overview approach to be adopted that will allow first time project managers to practice their project manager role with confidence.
  • Practical checklists and/or tools to be used throughout.
  • Project management practice applied to each stage.

Content

Initiating
  • Project management cycles
  • Project definitions & scope
  • Stakeholder management
  • Teams & roles
  • Authorization
Planning
  • Developing a team
  • Techniques and tools
  • Coming up with the integrated plan (using master formats)
Delivering
  • Managing the people
  • Managing the plan
  • Managing systems
  • Managing change
  • Managing quality
Monitoring
  • Controlling variations
  • Reporting (including acknowledging successes)
  • Taking action
Completing
  • Reviewing
  • Reporting
  • Completing
  • Handing over
Leading
  • Best practice