The Principles of Project Management

• How can project management benefit an organization
• What traits do the best Project Managers have and how to develop these

Breakout Exercise 1: Understand the Best Type of Project Manager for your Business

• Understand Project Management Process and Structure
• Develop a Project Roadmap to be used in Starting a Project

Breakout Exercise 2: Develop a Project Roadmap for the Project Case-Study

• Understanding the three principles of projects - structure, tools & techniques and soft-skills
• Focus on how organisations can be more successful with project management

Breakout Exercise 3: Getting Support for the Project

Starting a Project

• How to develop a good Project Business Case using ROI, Risk and Deliverables
• Developing and Prioritizing Project Requirements

Breakout Exercise 4: Develop a Project Business Case

• Understanding when to begin the project planning process?
• Defining the 10 critical elements of a good project management plan?
• Develop a good project scope that can define project success
• Identify and matching Organisational and Project Success

Breakout Exercise 5: Develop a Project Scope that can show Project & Organisation Success

Game 1: Identifying the top 10 items that organizations need when starting a project

Day Three

Developing a Realistic Project Plan

• Understanding the 11 elements that make a good schedule -  what are they and how to manage them
• Understanding the common pitfalls to avoid when making a project schedule

Communicating and Managing Stakeholder Relationships

• Be able to manage relationships and to communicate success
• Understand what leadership skills a project manager needs to manage the relationships

Breakout Exercise 9: Understand how to manage the relationship

• Develop the principles of communication within and outside your organisation
• Understand how that a project manager can make sure every meeting is needed

Delivering Success

• Understand the right way to complete a project
• Identify the best method of transitioning projects outside of the organisation
• Understand how can to turn a complicated project into a major successes for your organisation
• Is the Business Case still good - How to know the ROI, NPV, IRR is achieved?