Project Management - Foundation

Increasingly complex work tasks can only be processed efficiently through well-structured and coordinated cooperation. For that reason, project work and project teams play a central role in today’s business world. Professional project management helps to stay within deadlines and cost requirements, reach the desired goals and guarantees the required economic results.   

Benefits

The participants
•    understand the benefits that professional project management brings to an
      organisation,
•    learn more about several project management approaches,
•    have an overview of the relevant project planning tools,
•    see the importance of monitoring and controlling as key factors for the
      effective completion of a project,
•    know the value of communication and cooperation within project work and
      understand how to build constructive relationships.   

Content

•    Project and project management
•    What makes a successful project successful?
•    Managing projects and processes
•    Forms of project organisation
•    Roles and responsibilities of project partners (e.g. project sponsor, project
      leader, project members)
•    The 4 main project management stages:
         o    initiation
         o    structuring and planning
         o    implementation and controlling
         o    closing the project
•    Ensuring that a project is run efficiently
•    Communication and information within project teams
•    Design of kick-off meetings
•    Project information and documentation
•    ... (other topics may be included by prior agreement)
•    Theory-to-practice-transfer
        o    Q&A, discussions, support groups on request
        o    Real life situations suggested by the participants
        o    Practical advise and solutions for daily work
        o    Long-term anchoring of key aspects

After the training ...

•    By prior agreement the group can be offered a follow-up workshop (for
      training purposes and thematic immersion).
•    Participants can be put on our mailing list for the newsletter "Notes and
      News" regarding project management. This free newsletter will be sent out
      sporadically.
•    A coaching session over the phone or in person is also possible.