Project management

OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMINAR

• Help participants succeed their projects
• Develop awareness about the importance of a systematic approach and convey appropriate methodologies
• Give specially developed tools to facilitate project management
• Teach how to plan and how to respect commonly set deadlines
• Develop organisation spirit and regular, efficient coordination between the various tasks and actions
• Bring about concrete tools to analyse a situation, finding problem causes and selecting the most optimal solution
• Encourage systematic follow-up of project advancement, and assist in setting up adequate aids
• Develop behaviour to enhance efficient conducting of meetings, to develop team leadership, and to continuously mobilise team members
• Inspire true group dynamics
• Help them to efficiently communicate within the project team, as well as with third parties and other co-workers
• Necessary and useful recommendations to remain efficient at all times

PROGRAM OF THE SEMINAR

• The concept of  Project Management
• The role of the Project leader
• Characteristics and behaviour to be developed in order to accomplish and manage projects
• Principal steps to follow
• Various project phases
• Key moments
• Analysis of the situation
• Analysis of problems and opportunities
• Main analytical tools
• Definition of the problem
• Setting achievable objectives
• Determining the budget
• Preliminary feasability study
• Planning the project
• How to plan
• Main planning tools
• Configuring the project team
• Membership selection
• Task organisation and setting or sharing responsabilities
• Task definition
• Configuring information circuits
• Practice
• Applying the plan
• Coordination of efforts
• Problem solving techniques
• Leading and encouraging project teamwork
• People management
• Motivation techniques
• Conducting meetings efficiently
• Project follow up
• Project evolution monitoring
• Necessary worktools for follow up
• Analysis of discrepancies and corrective action
• Managing the unknown
• Project management aids
• Avoiding troubles and finding the keys to project success