Duration: 2 days

Introduction

This two-day course provides hands-on experience with regards to planning and running a project. At the end of the course you will know what you need to know in order to function effectively within a project environment. 

Outline and Outcomes

1) Theory - Managing Projects

Overview of Project Management and its various facets:

• Project Scoping / Planning
• Project Management

- Managing Time Lines

- Managing Quality

- Progress Meetings, (Managing Progress, Project Minutes & Change Control)

2) Practical Experience - Team Participation - Planning a Project

Scope a Project:

• Project Justification
• Project Objective
• Project Expectations
• Project Assumptions
• Project Risks
• Work Breakdown Structure (Dividing the Macro project into Sub projects - Main Tasks)

The deliverable will be a Scope Of Work Document

The team will be able to Scope a project themselves. 

3) Project Mapping:  

The various sub projects are now mapped in order to:

• Identify the logical order of activities
• Identify time lines per activity
• Identify any dependencies between various tasks and sub projects.
• Assign task oversight to team members

The deliverable will be a mapped layout of the project.

The team will be able to:

• Map a project themselves.

The deliverable will be to create the project with its dependencies, and management strategies.

The overall training deliverable will be a Project Plan that is ready for acceptance by the project sponsor.

From this training course the team will be able to:

• Scope and Map a project themselves
• Have an understanding of how to manage and control a project.
• Be familiar with the internationally accepted PMBOK methodologies and vocabulary.

What our clients say: (Feedback from different clients / attendees)

"Mark Deavall is a very enthusiastic professional presenter who understands and appreciates the needs of our Company. His guidance and simplified principles have assisted many of our project leaders to successfully plan, implement and conclude their projects. These project leaders are from varying disciplines, including sales, research & development, engineering, manufacturing and client services.

Other products from Merit Business Institute we have made use of in the past are Assertiveness, Mentoring and Operational Finance.

Feedback from delegates has always been very positive and encouraging. Chemserve has and will always recommended Mark to our clients, suppliers and agents." - Richard

"Project Management Simplified was a really inspirational course.  I now understand the full picture behind projects.  I found the course to be understandable and will definitely be on a Merit course soon again.  I will recommend Merit to the company and all my friends whom seek tuition.  Thanks for a really interesting few days Mark." 

"The course was very well paced and allowed delegates enough / sufficient time to deal with the technical aspects whilst getting a chance to apply the theory by solving real life problems.  The step by step approach and a well written manual helped to simplify the subject of Project Management.  And in-depth focus on the human aspect has also helped to demystify the subject.  The presenter is well versed with the subject and also demonstrated experience in practical application of the concepts.  Generally a worthy experience that has given me the confidence to use the skills that I have acquired in my daily activities."

"This course has been a great eye-opener.  I've done something similar before but it was not as effective.  I have a better understanding of the PERT chart and I believe that I could adopt / use it in most of - if not all - of my future projects, great and small.  Mark is an excellent facilitator and he uses very real and relevant examples that we could all relate to our own frames of references.  (I learnt something!!!) This has been a good "conditioning" experience and opportunity. The manual is very user-friendly and easy to understand.  I feel that I've learnt a great deal an I look forward to applying it.  Thank you so much for an excellent course.  Keep it up!"