
In this section we will be looking at the 21 steps that are being covered in this course, as well as defining what a project is.
A project is made up of 6 individual 'building blocks' or stages. In this section you will learn what those 6 stages are called and what they represent.
Do you have adequate business sponsorship and leadership?
Have you defined and understood the business objectives and benefits?
Have you developed a detailed project plan?
Is your project a manageable size?
Have you defined a detailed budget for your project - and is the money readily available?
Are you managing the project risks?
Have you appointed an experienced project manager? Is he/she the best person for the PM role?
Do you have experienced and effective user representation?
Projects are the way organisations/businesses do things and introduce change to their ways of working. This may include process changes or the implementation of new IT systems or software applications.
Either way, Projects bring about change that improves services to customers, increase operational effectiveness and change processes and ways of working.
Employees in all kinds of roles participate in projects, so what exactly is project management and how is it being managed?
This course takes you through 21 steps of a project, from early conception and scope definition to delivery, evaluation, and lessons learned. Throughout the course, you will learn about good project management practices as well as learning about common mistakes that could be made along the way.
This course will help those new to project management to manage and/or contribute to projects more effectively, and for those people who have been involved in project management previously to broaden their skills and knowledge.