Practical Project Management Training – Basic Level
Project management is an everyday part of our lives, regardless of what we do. Whether it's launching a campaign, organising a conference or summer event, developing a new product or software solution – or even, on a personal level, implementing a new habit – our lives consist of many small projects that must be completed with the resources available and within set deadlines. We’ve all likely experienced situations where “we meant well, but it turned out the same as always.” So how do we plan and manage projects in a way that everything runs smoothly – avoiding constant “firefighting” and allowing us to enjoy the laurels of success at the end? This project management training is designed to provide foundational knowledge and a practical toolkit for anyone looking to confidently initiate and manage new projects.
Eesmärk
This project management training is designed to provide foundational knowledge and a practical toolkit for anyone looking to confidently initiate and manage new projects.
Sihtgrupp
This training is intended for anyone who needs project management skills in their professional or personal life and who wants to carry out projects more confidently, efficiently, and effectively with less stress.
Osalemise eeldused
No prior (conscious) project management experience is required to participate in the course.
Koolituse sisu
- 09:15 - 09:30 Gathering and coffee
- 09:30 - 11:00 Project Management Basics and Starting a Project
- What is a project
- Defining project objectives
- Project stakeholders
- Risk analysis
- Methods used: lecture with practical examples, discussion, individual work
- 11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break
- 11:15 - 12:45 Project Activity and Time Planning
- Creating a project action and time plan
- Gantt Chart
- Critical path
- Project budgeting
- Team building
- Resource planning
- Methods used: lecture with practical examples, discussion, individual work, practical exercises
- 12:45 - 13:30 Lunch
- 13:30 - 15:00 Implementing the Project
- Launching the project
- Team management
- Resource management
- Time management
- Communication management
- Monitoring project activities
- Methods used: lecture with practical examples, discussion, group work, individual work, practical exercises
- 15:00 - 15:15 Coffee Break
- 15:15 - 16:45 Common Issues and Summarizing. Test
- Common project issues and how to prevent them
- Managing issues and changes as they arise
- Project summary
- Methods used: lecture with practical examples, discussion, test
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As a result of the training, participants will: understand what a project is, recognize its various types, and provide examples; be able to create a project brief according to the SMART method; Know how to prepare a project activity and time plan, determine the critical path, and use the Gantt Chart tool; understand the basics of team, time, and resource management; be aware the most common problems in project management and how to avoid them; be able to conduct a simple risk analysis and mitigate risks.
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Please bring your own laptop to the training. If this is not possible, please contact us by email at info@koolitus.ee (no later than 3 working days before the start of the training). Also check out the full Practical Project Management Program.