PM1: Manage your project

The course strengthens your understanding of the methods we use when working on projects, the fundamental planning and follow-up tools as well as your role as project manager. You will learn to create an overview, plan, organise and set up a budget for your project.

Project Management 1: Manage your project is part of Implement’s Project Management Programme.

The course covers the following main topics:

• Setting the project objectives (purpose, success criteria and deliverables)
• Mapping and managing project stakeholders
• Evaluating the project team’s work
• Planning the project (milestones, phases and activities)
• Estimating resource requirements (time and costs)
• Analysing and managing risks
• Project economy, follow-up and reporting

After completing the course, you will be able to:

• Set clear and consistent objectives for your project
• Conduct a stakeholder analysis and establish necessary initiative
• Prepare milestone plans and activity plans
• Conduct a risk analysis and define initiatives that are necessary to reduce risks
• Draw up a budget based on project plans and your estimates
• Organise your project and thereby ensure a clear distribution of roles and responsibilities
• Carry out evaluation and follow-up

The course is aimed at inexperienced as well as experienced project managers who would like to add more theory and structure to their existing competences.