Project Management & MS Project Training Course
(3-days)

IT professionals are increasingly required to operate within a project environment or even to manage IT projects. Projects bring together resources, skills, technology and ideas to deliver business benefits - but all too often they fail to deliver or overrun on time and budget.

Our course is designed to :

• Introduce IT professionals to the range of skills and techniques required to bring in an IT project on time, within budget and to the required quality.
• Provides an introduction to the principles of Project Management followed by the practical use of Microsoft Project.
• Teach you excellent Project Management skills required to successfully implement any project, within budget and on schedule.
• Develop the range of business and interpersonal skills and project management techniques required to manage today's projects.

Course objectives :

Having completed this Project Management training course participants will be able to:

• Define the concept of Project Management
• List the skills required to manage projects effectively
• Outline the process of Project Management
• Use recognised tools and techniques to plan
• Carry out a potential problem analysis
• Explain the cost dimension of managing projects
• Apply the skills and techniques necessary to ensure successful Project Management

PRINCE2 Foundation Course

PRINCE2 embodies many years of "Best Practice" in Project Management and this knowledge will ensure that you are provided with a flexible, adaptable, and successful approach to suit all types of projects.

The APMG accredited PRINCE2 Foundation qualification is recognised world- wide as a measure of excellence in Project Management skills.

This course is designed to provide the skills and experience required to implement the PRINCE2 Methodology. Plus the APMG accredited PRINCE2 Foundation qualification.

PRINCE2 is a project management method designed to provide a framework covering the wide variety of disciplines and activities required within a successful project.

The Course will teach you how to :

• Use and adapt current project management "Best Practice"
• Design and manage the project to implement the Business Benefits
• Implement "Management by Exception"
• Improve Project Communication
• Structure the project, set up decision points, proper reviews and ensure timely management involvement
• Improve project tracking and control
• Tailor the method to suit your project needs

The course is highly interactive with numerous exercises with strong emphasis on relating the method to an organisation's projects. It uses a syndicate-based Case Study as a continuous theme to re-enforce the learning environment and build upon both skills and knowledge.

Exercises include :

• Designing the project Organisation
• Developing the Project Brief
• Using Project-Based Planning
• Setting up the Risk Log
• Managing Project Issues
• Writing Product Descriptions
• Performing a Quality Review