The Course At A Glance

Managing Projects for Success is a two-day course in the principles and practice of project management in a local authority context. The Project Management Framework taught on this course is adapted from best practice to suit the needs of councils and housing associations. It is fully compatible with the more complex frameworks which may be needed for larger projects and programmes.

A Course to Meet Your Needs 

If you have specific needs, ValueAdding.com can easily tailor the framework to fit with your requirements. We can also assist you with introducing a successful, project management culture and governance process.

Is this course for you?

Project management is a key competence for your business. Many of the things you do are project-based, with objectives of delivering at the right quality, on time and under budget. No doubt there are pockets of good practice within your organisation, but there will have been times when a more professional approach would have benefited your customers and your business. Do you want: 

• A consistency of approach across your organisation?

• Professionalism in the management of projects?

• Clarity in what is expected of Project Managers and other roles involved in projects – responsibilities, accountabilities, mandatory documentation and reporting?

• The capability to monitor and control projects effectively?

• The ability to delegate responsibility for project delivery with the confidence?

• More successful projects, delivered on time, to budget?

This course is suitable for everyone who has an involvement in project management. As it is highly participative, those with lots of experience can share this with the group as all delegates become familiar with the framework. Less experienced staff will be set on the right track from the beginning. Why not put the whole team on a course and get the synergy of everyone learning together and building teamwork?

Improve Your Project Success

Research has shown that the chance of project success is greatly improved when a good, practical framework is followed by the team. The ValueAdding.com Project Management Framework is a proven way to achieve professional project management. It will deliver the level of control needed for the vast majority of projects in the public sector without too much bureaucracy and complexity.

Local Authority Case Studies and Materials

Each session will be complemented by relevant exercises, discussions and breakout groups. All examples and case studies are related to local authority experience. All the required documents for project control and monitoring are supplied as templates in electronic format. They can be tailored for use in your organisation. A manual is supplied for each delegate with all the visual aids that are used and check sheets for the Project Management Framework.

Benefits of Your People Attending

This practical 2-day programme will help anyone involved in projects to:

• Understand the importance of professional project management

• Learn a project management framework which is compatible with best practice

• Achieve clarity in project deliverables

• Be able to lead, and control, medium-sized projects successfully

• Understand the responsibilities, and accountabilities, of the key roles in a project

• Manage the reporting and monitoring

• Avoid common pitfalls of project failure

Course Fees

The cost of running an in-house, Managing Projects for Success training course £1,850.00 for the two days, plus travel expenses for our tutor at cost.

This is only £77 per delegate per day for 12 delegates, which is far cheaper than sending them on an open course, especially once each delegates’ travel costs are included.

Register Your Interest

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