Project Management – The Basic Principles
22 February 2019
Course outline
Effective project management executes and delivers positive change in an organisation. To do this involves technical skills, such as critical path analysis and Gantt charting, as well as people skills, including motivating, influencing and managing intergroup conflict.
This course introduces the basic principles and processes of project management, as well as the recognition, assessment and mitigation of risk within projects. It also touches on critical people and cultural issues that are implicit in the management of projects.
Topics covered:
- Basic principles - thinking, organising, planning, controlling and directing projects
- Development of a project plan
- Recognition and management of project risk
- People skills and managing groups
Audience
- Managers and professionals
- Senior management
- Directors
- C-suite level
Presenter - Lorraine Skelton
Course fees
$600 Standard price
$500 Members of Waikato Chamber of Commerce, Waikato University alumni, University students and staff
Note: Those eligible for the NZTE Development Vouchers Scheme can apply for a further 50% discount of the regular price. The price(s) indicated above are inclusive of GST.
Venue details
University of Waikato Hillcrest Campus