This session will cover the fundamentals of Project Management allowing participants to gain an understanding of the key skills and tools required for an effective project manager. There will also be opportunities to discuss, share, and learn from your experiences and ask the trainer for advice relevant to your specific roles.

Aims of the session

The course will explore:

• The definitions of projects, project management, project sponsor, project board, business case, project management plan, project life cycle, work breakdown structure, organisation breakdown structure, terms of reference, Gantt chart

• The roles and responsibilities of the project manager.

• What activities are needed to create the component elements of a project.

• Quality assurance.

• Project costs.

• Monitoring and evaluation.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Define project management.

• Identify and define key project management terminology.

• Understand the primary concepts and lifecycle structure of project management.

• Apply basic principles and tools to manage an existing project better, and plan and implement a new one.

Based on the National Occupational Standards for Management & Leadership.

Trainer

Somanah Achadoo has developed and successfully delivered various courses while working at Voluntary Action Camden (VAC) and as a self-employed Management Consultant/Project Manager. He has delivered accredited courses in partnership with education providers such as universities and FE colleges as well as not-for-profit organisations. Non-accredited courses have also been designed and delivered to staff, trustees, and volunteers working in both statutory and the voluntary & community/ charity/ not-for-profit sectors. Some courses were commissioned by local authorities and others by charities, and some were developed due to the need of the sector and were self-funded by the learners with match funding from the Skills Funding Agency.