Project Management—Essentials

In this course, you will discover the features which identify a project, and be introduced to the various concepts and techniques you will need to use to effectively and successfully manage projects.

Unlike Process Management, Project Management is discrete, in that the project has a limited lifetime. Although many of the techniques you will need to apply are familiar, you will require other techniques which are, necessarily, quite different.

There are risks and uncertainties within the realm of project management which you may not have had to face before. This course will give you the insights necessary to address those uncertainties and minimise them.

Once you have completed this course, you will be able to:

describe the important features of project management
understand the key factors in defining a project
describe and carry out the role of a project manager at different stages of a project
identify external and internal forces which work for and against a project
understand the organisational context of resource planning, and how internal and external factors influence the use of resources
take account of financial constraints and legal issues which affect project management decisions
select and manage an effective team
organise team roles and responsibilities
plan, prioritise, specify and obtain resources to plan a project
plan the effective use of resources
monitor and control the key aspects of a project