Project Management Principles, Practices and Systems
Grow your project management skills, and understand project management methodologies and challenges.
Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone working in project management roles in any industry, from engineering and programming, to marketing, aviation and more. It will be useful to any professional responsible for managing projects.
It is ideal for anybody considering undertaking Anglia Ruskin’s MSc Project Management.
What topics will you cover?
Week 1
What is Project Management?
The Project Lifecycle
Risk Management
Discussion/examples
Mini Case Study
Week 2
Project Information and Communications
Closing a Project
Contemporary Practice: Project Management Software, Agile Project
Management, Operations Management
Discussion/examples
Mini Case Study
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Develop your understanding of how projects relate to the wider organisational environment
Explain the functions and roles of a Project Manager
Explore the key role of risk management, communication strategies, change management and project closing methods
Develop an understanding of how and why project managers need to appreciate the international perspective of their projects