This course is designed to give a general overview of project management, why it is necessary and how it is delivered. It will cover the full project cycle using the project management triangle of managing time, cost, and scope, whilst maintaining quality, understanding risk management and the interaction of different project stakeholders. The aim is to enlighten participants around the terminology used in project management and allow them the fundamental skills to understand the issues in rolling out a project, both large or small.

Course Overview

This one day course will commence with outlining what a project is and explore the risks associated with it. There will be examples of project management throughout. The attendees will learn to appreciate the value of professional project management by breaking down how a project is initiated, planned, and executed to ensure the optimal end result is achieved.

Initially we will discuss terminology associated with Project Management and what it means. Then we will progress into the project management triangle to identify any issues that may arise from a project, the implications they can cause, and how to manage them. We will follow this with scheduling and reporting and finally project close out and analysis.

There will be a key emphasis on effective project communication, and the importance on measuring current state and forcasting future state with regular reporting and management of stakeholders.

By the end of the day, the student will have a clear understanding of the role of the project manager and the importance of project management to the organisation.

For whom is this course suitable?

This course is designed for those with a finance background who find themselves either members of project teams or managing entire projects. They would like to understand the context they are working in and want to enagage with and support the project more effectively. Learning about project management and its vocabulary will allow team members to assist their project managers by coming up with better data and by communicating issues more effectively. It will also enable new project managers to tie down the project’s scope and build realistic timelines.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Identify the key project phases and milestones
• Identify project stakeholders
• Define and develop the project’s scope
• Create realistic timelines for delivery
• Identify risks and determine how to deal with them
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders
• Plan how to engage effectively with stakeholders
• Effecitvely analyse how a project performed

Course Content

• Overview of project management
  • Definitions – project, project management, project lifecycle
• What is the project meant to do?
• Projected outcome
• Scope definition?
• The Work Breakdown Structure and reporting
• Identify tasks, resource management.
• Process order of tasks?
• How long will it take?

• What could go wrong?
  • Identify potential risks
  • Define major risks and their impact
  • How to mitigate their impact
• Project reporting
• The importance of communication
• Reporting status
• Who should you report to?
• Identifying the stakeholders
• How do you manage and comunicate with them?
• Who is involved?

Key Event Details:

Venue: CPA HQ, 17 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
Time: 9am - 5pm
CPD Credit: 8 hours

Make sure that you input your CPA member ID as the attendee when booking, as the CPD credit will not be automatically allocated to your account otherwise.