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Managing Smaller Projects

Learn how to better apply project management techniques to manage small projects as part of your normal role.

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Course overview

Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours)

This workshop is for those people who want to learn how to better apply project management techniques to manage small projects as part of their normal role.

When you need to implement a number of tasks or deliver a small project from start to end, this course looks at the benefits of managing them as a project. The workshop follows a project lifecycle and how to apply best practice throughout.

This ‘hands on’ session will show you everything you need to know in order to run or contribute to a successful small project.

Objectives 

By the end of the course you will be able to:

  • Confidently use typical project management language and terminology
  • Use a project lifecycle from start to finish to make it more straight forward and easily understood
  • Identify the key stakeholders on the project
  • Develop a robust project brief, including scope and measurable objectives
  • Use a range of approaches for estimating task durations
  • Proactively identify and manage your risks to improve the likelihood of success
  • Develop effective project tracking processes
  • Evaluate project performance and apply key learning for the future

Content

Project Management Basics
  • When could we apply project management techniques
  • The benefits good project management techniques bring
  • The project lifecycle
  • Project roles
  • Avoiding the common pitfalls
Getting started
  • Developing the project brief
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Clear objective setting
  • Defining the success criteria
Creating a plan 
  • Using work breakdown structures to identify tasks
  • Estimating techniques
  • Network diagrams
  • Critical path analysis
  • An introduction to gantt charts
Executing the plan
  • Overview of risk management
  • How to handle change
  • Dealing with problems and issues
  • Communicating progress
Agreeing to successful outcomes 
  • Activities needed for handover and project closure
  • Measuring project success
  • Measuring the project benefits
  • Capturing the experience
  • Lessons learnt

Testimonials

“I would definitely recommend this course. It helped clarify the areas where I needed improvement and enhanced my overall knowledge. The content was useful and relevant, and it gave me more confidence in applying what I’ve learned to my role. The session was well-structured, with a good balance between group discussions and break-out activities that reinforced the learning. Emma-Jane was a great facilitator, making the content accessible and valuable for everyone.”

Shelley Matthews – Fundraiser (Lottery), St Catherine’s Hospice

“Yes. The course was interesting, to the point and the content usable. It was accessible to all levels of management and didn’t rely on complex project-management methodologies. Emma-Jane was efficient, helpful and very knowledgeable. The chance to practise the techniques and discuss each stage after the break-out sessions made the learning stick.”

Anne Appadoo – Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability

“I would recommend the course as it was helpful in understanding different aspects of managing small projects. I enjoyed the way the presenter introduced each stage of the project-management life cycle and then gave us time to discuss and plan in break-out rooms. The handouts were really useful, and it might be interesting to include a real-life case study next time. Overall, it was a very engaging and informative session.”

Natalie Jackson – Operational Process Improvement Team Leader, Cafcass

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