Principles of Project Management

Important methods of planning and control

This seminar familiarizes you with the basic principles of project management from a practical perspective. You will learn the principles of how to start, plan, control and organize projects. You will be introduced to team management and experience the benefits of excellent team work. In consequence you will be able to guide a project to a successful conclusion.

Contents

Basic principles of project management

What is a project?
What is project management?
The different phases of a project.
Essential DIN-standards relating to project management.

Projekt initiation – How to start a project

Project proposal and project charter.
Determining the scope of the project, risk analysis, stakeholder analysis.
Defining the project objectives and goals.
Identifying project contents and deliverables.
Pre- and post project phase.
Project Kick-off.

Project organization

Project character, roles and responsibilities.
Corporate and project organisation.
Organizational conflict.

Project planning, -implementing and -controlling

Task definition system.
Work Breakdown Structure.
Project acitivity and time planning.
Milestones, work package, network diagram, Gantt diagram.
Planning the resources, budgeting.
Project monitoring and controlling.
An overview of the entire project in process.

Managing people in projects

Understanding how teams work.
Leadership and delegation in projects.
Communications within the project team.
Rules of working in teams.

Checklists

Your Benefit

Based on examples you will learn

  • the basic principles of project management,
  • how to initiate, to plan and to follow up projects,
  • how to make optimum use of proven project mangement tools,
  • how to monitor time and costs effectiveley and
  • how to guide projects to a succesful conclusion.

Your Trainer

Arn Praetorius

Methods

Presentations, practice in project management methods by using specific project-examples of the participants, field reports, exchange of experiences, discussions.

Who should attend

Project managers and project team members, executives und professionals of companies, non-profit organizations and public administrations who will be responsible for projects in the near future.

Dates, facts and booking information here.