SUCCESS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
(Level 5 or 7 Executive Management Module – includes PRINCE2^® Foundation & Practitioner)

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Aim of the module

All managers in modern businesses require some understanding of project management, since all businesses use projects to deliver new capability and change. The residential module is designed to give managers the ability to develop, lead and deliver projects within any business environment. It allows them to develop critical analysis and evaluation skills in organisation, planning, controlling, finance & risk in the delivery of outputs within a project environment.

The module is aimed to take managers to a competent level of understanding and application in the management of projects.

Successful completion of this module and the associated written assessments (see Qualifications) results in the award of 12 Units of Credit towards the Level 5 or 7 Executive Management qualifications (see Level 7 Qualifications in Executive Management) and the award of PRINCE2^® Foundation & Practitioner (subject to passing the relevant examinations).

Module Content

The module uses a comprehensive, specially written manual, together with a mixture of lectures, demonstrations and tutorial exercises all of which are bound together by project themes. There is also a minimum of 20 hours structured pre-module preparation which must be undertaken prior to arrival. Delegates should also come prepared to undertake approximately 2 hours of work each evening of the course. Topics covered are as follows:-

• Introduction to Project Management & the fit with Business As Usual
• Outline Methodology – Understanding the Ground Rules & Principles
• Project Start Up & Initiation
• Project Authorisation & other Decision Points including Gateway Decisions
• Key Aspects of Managing Projects
• Explanation and Usage of the Main Themes
  • Organisation Structures
  • Business Case
  • Plans
  • Quality
  • Risk
  • Progress
  • Change
• Project Closure & Handover to Business as Usual
• Tailoring PRINCE2^® to the Project Environment

See also PRINCE2^® for additional detail.