What you will be able to do
- Define a project’s scope, objectives and deliverables
- Build a realistic schedule and keep it current
- Set up governance that makes decisions on time
- Close a project and hand over its results
Who it is for
- Project managers and deputies
- Heads of units who run projects alongside daily work
- Members of project steering committees
Prerequisites
- None: the program suits first-time project managers
Program
Framing the project
- The project charter: why, what, who, by when
- Stakeholders and their expectations
- Scope: what is in, what is out
Planning
- Breaking the work down into deliverables
- A schedule with dependencies and real durations
- Resources, budget and the critical path
Running the project
- Weekly steering: progress, issues and decisions
- Risks and issues logs that get used
- Managing change requests
Closing well
- Acceptance and handover to operations
- Lessons learned that reach the next project
- The closure report
How we work
- Participants work on a project of their own throughout the program
- Planning exercises in small groups
- A simulated steering committee