Enhancing Project Performance: by learning the basics

J.A.G. Associates

Enhancing Project Performance through training, coaching and mentoring.

Overview

Managing your work is everyone’s responsibility.  But when that work gets larger and turns into a “project” and is perhaps linked to other pieces of work in the organization, a more structured approach is required.

Whatever your role in a project, understanding how you fit into the project and what the best practices for managing that project are is critical so that you can be as effective as possible in your contribution to the success of the project.

This course will provide participants with the skills and practice in using a flexible, efficient and logical project management process. This will follow the traditional  project management model:

-Project Initiation, Planning, Execution, and Close-out.

The class will be divided into small groups.  Each group will select a project to apply tools and techniques for gathering and communicating information specific to each step. 

Audience

•Current or future Project Managers

•Leaders of large pieces of work on a project

•Project clients, sponsors, and other stakeholders who desire a deeper understanding of project management

•Functional managers who desire a deeper understanding of project management

LengthTwo days

Learning Objectives

Participants will learn:

•Define project management and  the five processes of project management

•A flexible model to effectively manage a project.

•Create and interpret project management deliverables, including:

oproject charter

ocommunication plan

owork breakdown structure

oproject network diagram

oGantt chart

oBudgets

orisk management plan

ostatus report

opost project review

•Templates to assist in communications

Instructional Strategies

The workshop includes:

•Short lectures

•Group discussions

•Instructor led demonstrations of all techniques

•Small group casework to practice each technique

PrerequisitesNone

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