This course is designed to introduce all aspects of project management to transportation practitioners and to provide fundamental knowledge to project mangement practice. It teaches people skills rather than a methodology such as PRINCE, Projects or Agile. You will understand the importance of human capability in project management to leverage processes and methodologies and in getting the best out of everyone involved in the project for a successful delivery including the project manager.

Pre-course questionnaires will be completed by participants and the course is tailored to reflect their requirements.

Topics Covered

Topics covered include:

• project planning and implementation

• project management process and lifecycle

• project controls

• project management methodologies

• management styles

• leadership styles and personality traits

• soft skills

Who should attend

• Anyone with interest in project management, new project managers

• Experienced professionals seeking refresher and understanding of people-centric project management

On completion of the course, delegates will:

• Understand the principles of project management and associated methodologies

• Identify gaps in individual training and skills sets to becoming effective project managers

• Understand how individual personality traits can improve on project management processes

• Communicate more effectively

• Plan for successful project delivery

• Manage teams effectively: when things are going well, when they are not

• Apply project controls and moving projects on