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Leading Projects and Mastering Project Management

Who should attend: 
Managers and project leaders who are accountable for the successful management and completion of projects on time and within budget.
8 days
Course aims: 
This course is designed to equip participants with effective people management strategies and tactics in project management situation.
Course benefits: 
  • Work with the essential dimensions of leading project team
  • Understand the project’s leaders role
  • Derive an appropriate methodology for project management today
  • Assess the risks associated with your projects
  • Identify and use the key elements of project control
  • Manage conflict effectively in a project environment
Course outline: 
  • Introduction to project management and the role of the leader
  • The three dimensions of leadership in a project environment
  • Through group discussion participants develop a practical checklist of project work
  • The project ‘life cycle’ and organisational influences: project structure
  • Critical success factors
  • Conducting risks assessment and managing identified risks
  • Deriving a methodology for consistent approach to projects
  • The control system and the minimum criteria for effective management of the project
  • Tracking the project and maintaining motivation of the team to achieve results
  • Managing conflict in a multi-disciplined and cross functional team
  • Effective meetings to maintain project progress