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