UCL Human Resources - Project Management

Professional Development Programme

Project Management, an Introduction

Participants:
This course is an introduction for all staff involved in small projects.

Please note: Staff with some experience of managing projects should consider booking onto the Advanced Project Management course rather than the introductory course. Participants on the advanced course should have the level of knowledge that would be gained from attendance on the introductory course.

Pre-requisites:
None

Overview:
To introduce the key components and techniques of project management:

The stages of a project
Planning and preparing
Scheduling, monitoring and controlling
Roles and responsibilities
Risk management
Managing the project team

Anticipated learning outcomes:
By the end of this session, you will:

gain the knowledge and confidence to manage a project from beginning to end
identify the different stages involved in project planning
describe the use of a Gantt chart and the relevance of milestones in monitoring and measuring progress taking account of budget, expenditure and risk management

UCL management competencies addressed:

Manages project and other workloads to meet timescales, budgets and deliverables
Manages relationships with sponsors/funding bodies/collaborators/other faculties or other teams to deliver results
Understands risk culture, including the taking of opportunities while managing risk. Puts measures in place to identify, manage and minimise risks (e.g. financial, business continuity, health and safety)

Preparation:
None

Related resources:
Desktop Learning topics:

Project Management

Date, time and venue: 1 day workshop

Facilitator: Ian Skerritt, Redington Consultancy About the facilitator...

Cost:

Free for all staff on the UCL payroll
£160 for UCL Affiliated/Higher Education Institutions/Charities
£400 for External Applicants

How to book: Booking Form

OSD Course Contact: Reshma Bhuruth