BECOMING A PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Course Info
Code PO4-102
Duration 5 Days
Format In-House On-Demand Classroom
Course Summary
To keep your business moving forward, it’s essential that you discover innovative products and services to keep your customers interested. This includes extensive market research and planning to help you remain in budget and secure a return on investment. It’s also important to find the right team members to make it happen and ensure they’re motivated to achieve the company’s long-term goals.
To understand your journey, mitigate risks and ensure a successful roll-out, you will need to create a foolproof project plan that sets out accurate timeframes for changes and provides in-depth information on each aspect of your proposal.
Project plans are massively important to your overall business strategy. They answer questions, give information on the reasons for the project, incorporate technology and costings and explain future projections. Essentially, these help you to secure funding and gain the support of partners and stakeholders so you can move forward without delay and feel free to use a budget to ensure a quality end-product.
During this course, you’ll learn:
- To develop an intricate project plan in order to secure funding from stakeholders.
- To understand your budget and the best ways to utilise funding to achieve the greatest return on investment.
- To recruit and motivate a team of like-minded individuals to work towards a single end goal.
- To set SMART targets to monitor performance and move forwards.
- To analyse results and make changes to remove pain points in a process.
- To ask for and act on feedback from consumers to increase success and ROI.
- To understand where the risks are in your project plan and place steps to mitigate them.
- To constantly review and make amendments to your plan and remain flexible to achieve the best outcome.
- To create contingency plans to revert changes and provide continued service throughout the process.
- To respond to stakeholder needs and communicate effectively to develop positive working relationships.
This course is ideal for anyone who is due to take part in a planned project to move a business forward or to aid growth. It would be especially beneficial for:
- Project Managers
- Business Owners
- Directors
- Marketing Executives
- Project Planning Teams
- Planning Managers
- Change & Control Managers
- Operations Managers
This course provides learning in a range of different styles, including case file presentations to display successful project plans and impact calculators to understand how a project has shaped a company for the better.
You will have access to a range of knowledge and skills training tools and a structured framework to set out your desired project plan. Group exercises and seminars will give you opportunities to discuss your chosen project and determine its potential while understanding concerns and risks. You will also have the opportunity to create accurate budgeting models and strategic frameworks to give you the tools to move ahead with your project.
Course Content & Outline
Section 1
The Importance of Structure
- What is a ‘project?'
- Project selection and effective decision-making.
- Establishing the aim of your project plan.
- Laying down key focus points.
- The importance of a firm change management process.
Section 2
A Strategic Project Framework
- The project lifecycle.
- The process gates.
- What success looks like.
- Your network diagram.
- Scheduling and process integration.
- Dealing with major changes.
- SWOT analysis.
Section 3
Projection Planning
- What do you aim to achieve?
- Your return on investment.
- Information management and accurate forecasting.
- Risk assessments and mitigation.
- Developing a work breakdown structure.
- Communication and projections.
Section 4
Handling Timescales
- Accurate scheduling diagrams.
- Critical path and float analysis.
- Setting expectations.
- Handover timescales between practice and BAU.
- Six Sigma priority management.
Section 5
Budget Planning
- Your cost-benefit analysis.
- When it’s important to cut your losses.
- Identifying areas where you can afford to spend.
- Essential cost control plans.
- Budget recovery after overspending.
Section 6
Resource Planning & Engagement
- Presenting your objectives.
- Recruiting to utilise different strengths.
- The power of delegation and teamwork.
- Your responsibility as a leader.
- Utilising contractors to fulfill your needs.
- SMART targets and performance management.
- Setting key performance indicators to monitor progress.
Section 7
Stakeholder & Partner Support
- Identifying key stakeholders and understanding their needs.
- Effective influencing and persuasion techniques.
- Negotiating your budget.
- Showcasing your designs to gain buy-in.
- Collecting data to support your goals.
Section 8
Results & Review
- Monitoring and recording processes.
- Analysing project performance.
- Document keeping and review.
- Customer and client evaluation.
- Feedback and lessons learned.
- Next steps to move forward.
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