Project Management Course

If you lead and manage projects daily whether it be running an event, hiring a new member of staff, or collaborating to produce a report or service and are looking to improve your skills, this 1-day practical Project Management course will teach you the knowledge and skills to help your projects run smoothly and efficiently.

The course aims to bridge the gap between formal certification courses and the need for practical skills, by delivering the key elements of formal certification courses, but in a shorter format and with an increased emphasis on practical tips to drive performance.

This 1-day Project Management Fundamentals course is led by a certified PMP Project Management consultant, with years of experience managing projects of all sizes in various industries.

On this practical 1 day course you will learn the basics of effective project management from looking at different methodologies and which scenarios to use them, the delivery of projects and how to keep them on track and how you can manage the success of you projects.

Along the way you will get lots of useful hints and tips to help your projects run smoothly.

The course is tailored to the delegates attending so you can look at your own projects and apply the examples as you go through the day.

You will also get to grips with Gantt chart software, you will be (advised of free software available), a deliverables tracker template document, general course notes and 3 months online support for any follow-up questions.

During the day, you will learn the tools and processes to organise your project and to drive its performance. You will:

• Learn the responsibilities of a Project Manager, and how a good project manager uses consistent processes to deliver superior project performance
• Understand the difference between ‘linear’ and ‘agile’ project lifecycles, and alternative approaches to managing them (Gantt chart vs Scrum board).
• Understand to use planning tools to define the project and avoid scope creep
• Managing uncertainty: develop a risk management plan for your project, and learn how to use ‘scenarios’ to plan alternative pathways
• Learn tools to enhance the quality of the team’s contributions to meetings and tools to enhance engagement levels in a virtual meeting

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Our 5-star rated Project Management training courses are practical courses with small class sizes, and a maximum of 6 delegates, allowing plenty of time to interact with the trainer and ask questions!

These are held as in-person classroom courses or as live, online courses (over Zoom). All courses run from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, with plenty of breaks.

Scheduled Project Management Training

Our scheduled public Performance Management Courses are run in Manchester and Online. Dates for these can be found below.

Private / Bespoke Project Management Training

Are you looking for in-house Project Management training for yourself or your team?

We run private one-to-one and group Project Management training at our training centres, at your premises or at a location to suit you, anywhere in the UK. These can also be held Online.

The content of our In-house Project Management courses can be tailored to your requirements or the needs of your team.

For more information see the Private Course tab further down the page for more information

Anyone who works in project teams or manages projects, who has not yet received project management training, or would appreciate ‘refresher’ training.

Anyone who wishes to become a Project Manager

Anyone who has attended formal Project Management training (including formal qualifications) who would like to learn skills and tools and gain the confidence to put the theories into practice in real projects.

• The training course will be highly interactive, using a combination of real project examples from the trainer’s own experience and interactive exercises for delegates to gain the confidence to apply the skills, using examples from their own projects if they wish.
• The course emphasises practical approaches to implement Project Management principles to address real project challenges and deliver successful projects.
• Multiple templates will be shared to facilitate the implementation of the learning back in the workplace.
• The small class sizes of 6 or less allow you to have personalised training throughout the course.
• Lunch and refreshments provided
• Certificate of achievement