Project Management
- Overview
- Objectives
- Who it is suitable for
- Relevance to the Knowledge & Skills framework
- Testimonials
Overview
Participants will learn key project management concepts and tools, and develop the skills necessary to manage their projects successfully.
It is highly participative and gives participants the opportunity to work on business related projects of their choice.
Objectives
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
* Define project management and describe the differences between project management and business as usual.
* Identify the five stages of project management.
* Describe the component parts of each of the five stages of project management.
* Produce a project definition report of a given project identifying: project goals, objectives, scope, responsibilities, risk assumptions and monitoring processes.
* Develop a project plan for a given project: identifying tasks, critical paths, milestones and checkpoints.
* Identify monitoring and control activities.
* Describe the processes and identify issues of embedding projects into business as usual.
Who it is suitable for
Anyone who has a responsibility for project management.
Relevance to the KSF
The programme is relevant to the following KSF Dimensions:
Core 1 Level 3:
Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations.
Core 5 Level 3:
Contribute to improving quality.
G5 Levels 3-4:
Prioritise and manage the ongoing work of services and/or projects or, Plan, coordinate and monitor the delivery of services and/or projects.
Testimonials
Gained the ability to identify a realistic project and the importance of discussion before planning anything. Wendy Eltherington, Snr Sister
A clearer idea of the project planning process. Had a chance to apply to a current project very useful gained both knowledge and confidence. Denise Stemer, Coaching Team Leader and Health Visitor