The British Academy for Training and Development offers a professional training course in Advanced Project Management. Project Management Essentials is a primer on effectively executing and managing projects. We all work on projects of various types and sizes. This course will give you the tools and techniques you need to deliver your project on time, on budget and to the required specifications every time. Taking this course will take your project management skills to the next level. We take you on a journey to discover your strengths and areas of development, as well as your team's strengths. This is a must for anyone who wants to run a successful project. The course ends with a summary of key learning points. This is followed by action planning exercises to apply the knowledge and skills learned immediately upon returning to work. Post-course support related to implementing action plans is also available for up to six months after course completion.

Who should attend? 

• Anyone who wants to learn how to develop operational process competencies to improve process performance.
• Chief Operations Officers
• Operations Directors and Managers
• Heads of Departments
• Operations Executives, Officers and staff
• Team Leaders.

How attendees will benefit? 

After completion of the course, delegates will understand: 

• Understand and use tools to define and plan projects accurately and efficiently.
• Understand and assess project risks and stakeholders.
• Know your leadership strengths and areas of development.
• Find and analyse ways to motivate and empower your team for success.
• Knows how to lead with authority and open accountability.
• Discover the key abilities of coaching to motivate and grow your team.
• Use the knowledge and skills you learned in the course to implement your action plan at work.

Project Cycle:

• Project definition.
• Project Planning Toolkit.
• Effective project manager skills.

Project Planning – Estimation and Budgeting:

• Project Scope and Work Breakdown Structure.
• Forecasting Time.
• Project Finance and Budgeting.

Project Risk Management:

• Project Risk Assessment.
• Management of Advocacy Groups.
• Manage Project Changes and Project Completion.

Basics of Six Sigma:

• Is Six Sigma right for your business?
• Effectively Implement Six Sigma.
• Prioritize Six Sigma Activities
• Common Complaints.

Project Leadership – Key Skills:

• Leadership Skills for Project Success.
• Building high-performance Project Team.
• Motivation and Empowerment.

Project Leadership – ​​Commitment and Development:

• Lead with Open Accountability.
• Effective Engagement of Key Stakeholders.
• Coaching the Project Team.

Keeping Projects on Track:

• Carry out Projects under Pressure.
• Dealing With Difficult Stakeholders.
• High level Communication.

Lean Project Management Essentials:

• Lean principles.
• Lean Models.
• The 5S transitions.

Course Review:

• Summarize and recap of key learning objectives.
• Action Planning.