Project Management in the Real World18 March 2010 - 19 March 2010

Event overview

09:30-16:30 (on both days)

Audience: This course is primarily aimed at research staff although final year PhD students may also be able to attend

A comprehensive introduction to the process of managing projects and the tools to assist in planning and tracking progress; this course is intended to be immediately applicable to planning and managing a research project as well as commercial projects. It covers the theory and principles of project management within the context of the Project Management Institute.

During this 2-day course, participants will:

• Learn the basics of the project planning process and receive a set of checklists and guidelines that you can use immediately on any project
• Appreciate the fundamental principles of a well-led and well directed project, such as identifying and scheduling tasks, activities, milestones and understanding and managing stakeholders
• Be aware of the critical factors that will influence whether a project will be successful or not, including identifying and managing risk
• Follow a case study from initial conception through to full project initiation and implementation using practical, group-based exercises to reinforce and enhance the skills learned
• Create work breakdown structures, network diagrams, critical path analysis, Gantt charts and other techniques that ensure robust project control

Prerequisites: None

Booking terms and conditions: Participants will be required to attend the course in full and will be asked to write a short report about the course for their institution. Only one place is available on this course per regional institution. If you are interested in attending, please contact your institutional representative from the list below:

• University of Bolton: Paul Birkett (p.birkett@bolton.ac.uk)
• University of Central Lancashire: Fiona Mair (fmair@uclan.ac.uk)
• University of Chester: Elizabeth Christopher (e.christopher@chester.ac.uk)
• University of Cumbria: Sonia Mason (sonia.mason@cumbria.ac.uk)
• Edge Hill University: Katherine Straker (Strakerk@edgehill.ac.uk)
• Lancaster University: Barbara Tigar (b.tigar@lancaster.ac.uk)
• University of Liverpool: Christos Petichakis (c.petichakis@liverpool.ac.uk)
• Liverpool Hope University: Janet Speake (speakej@hope.ac.uk)
• Liverpool John Moores University: Sue Spiers (s.spiers@ljmu.ac.uk)  
• University of Manchester: Alex Hinchliffe (Alexander.Hinchliffe@manchester.ac.uk)
• Manchester Metropolitan University: Kate Rowland (k.rowland@mmu.ac.uk)
• University of Salford: Victoria Sheppard (v.m.sheppard@salford.ac.uk)