Project Management Essentials for Non-Project Managers
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This course gives non-project managers a practical understanding of how to organise and control project-based work. It avoids complex methodology and focuses on simple tools for defining work, planning actions, assigning responsibility, managing risks and keeping stakeholders informed. Participants will learn how to apply project thinking to everyday business tasks and improvement initiatives.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand what makes work a project.
- Define project goals, outputs and key stakeholders.
- Break work into manageable tasks and timelines.
- Identify common risks, issues and dependencies.
- Track progress and communicate updates clearly.
- Apply simple project tools to workplace tasks.
Who Should Attend?
This course is suitable for managers, supervisors, administrators, coordinators and professionals who manage tasks, initiatives or improvements but do not hold a formal project management role.
Course Outline
- Understanding project work, roles and success factors.
- Defining objectives, outputs, tasks and responsibilities.
- Planning timelines, priorities, risks and dependencies.
- Tracking progress and communicating clear updates.
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