Project Management

Target Audience:

Managers and team leaders.

Duration:

1 day.

Logistics:

The ideal number of participants for this training is 9 to 12.

Objective:

To give managers who are either already involved in project management or will occupy key positions in the future, the opportunity to delve into the responsibilities attached to the design, implementation and evaluation of projects. As a result, managers will be more confident and motivated to take responsibility and authority, maximising their chances to lead future projects to fruition.

Overview:

This course outlines the vital steps taken by different stakeholders during the course of a project to ensure high performance and a successful outcome. Managers become familiar with the different phases of a project and the opportunities and traps that arise at each level. They also get a chance to evaluate the development and outcome of past projects in order to learn from their own and others’ experiences.

Participants will develop an understanding of:

• What makes or breaks high performance projects.
• The full project cycle and how to distinguish between the different phases.
• Project management terminology.
• The importance of leveraging project stakeholders and potential partnerships.
• Their options in terms on getting their team on board.

Participants will learn key skills to:

• Define inspiring project outcomes.
• Generate innovative and creative ideas that both complement and fit in with organisational vision and culture.
• Model leadership and good team management skills.
• Get things back on track when necessary.
• Transfer experience and knowledge gained from one project to another.

Programme Management

Target Audience:

Members of staff.

Duration:

1 day.

Logistics:

The ideal number of participants for this training is 9 to 12.

Objective:

To give employees the resources needed to meaningfully participate in the delivery of long-term, organisation or department-wide programmes without loosing steam or getting veered off course along the way. Participants will have a better awareness of what is required of them as individuals and as a team on such long-distance undertakings and will be more motivated to see themselves as part of a whole working towards a common goal.

Overview:

This course outlines the vital steps taken by different stakeholders during the course of a project to ensure high performance and a successful outcome. Participants become familiar with the different phases of a project and their particular role in each one. The focus is on how their own attitude and level of participation can make a difference to the end result, however remote and distant it appears.

Participants will develop an understanding of:

• What makes or breaks high performance projects.
• The full project cycle and how to distinguish between the different phases.
• Project management terminology.
• How their choices and decisions affect the final outcome.
• The importance of keeping in mind the bigger picture.

Participants will learn key skills to:

• Become aware of and communicate their personal and work needs in order to achieve effective teamwork.
• Challenge thoughts and feelings that may hinder them.
• Keep focused when things get though.
• Self-monitor and take responsibility for their own part.
• Ackowledge and celebrate small wins on the way.