Training Course: Project Management

Course objectives	To acquire the skills needed to investigate work-based problems, identify and evaluate options, report effectively, and manage the resulting change process.  This programme does not focus on the larger project-management methodologies; it looks at basic concepts, encourages creative action, and may act as a precursor to Project Management training of a more formal kind.
Topics	Informal and formal approaches to projects Moving from an idea to a process: the Project Initiation Document Methodologies: a basic introduction Options and evaluation: costs and benefits Making a convincing business case Preparing for change: implementing with skill
Delivery	Informal discussion with high levels of participation; group problem-solving; practice in using a range of basic tools; study of relevant methods of documentation