Projects for Non-Project Managers

Course Description

Training courses about projects usually focus on project management and the tools used by project managers. But project managers actually represent a small percentage of the people who work on projects. Most people involved in projects are not project managers, but sponsors, users, business analysts, programmers, engineers and specialists, among others. This course will offer an oversight of all aspects of the project process from differing perspectives.

The purpose of this course is to analyse projects from the perspective of the external players in projects who are not project managers, but who nonetheless play an important role. Although the fundamentals of project management are covered in the course, the primary focus is the importance of the tasks performed by project team members who are not project
managers.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, delegates will have a good understanding of

• who are the key players in a project

• the life cycle of projects

• the terminology, methods and tools used in projects

• how projects originate

• what their own roles and responsibilities are in supporting a project

• the balance of skills needed for successful projects

• how to judge the success of a project

• project risk

Target Audience

This is not a course designed for project managers (see project management), but is suited to anyone who plays a role in a project or who needs to have an understanding of the fundamentals of the project process.

Duration

1 to 2 days for up to 12 participants