Manage a project
Click to watch ‘How and why to close a project - Project management training’ produced by Project Management Videos.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Laser Learning Reading: The people involved in a project
- ‘The ultimate guide to: Project planning’ on the Project Manager website
- ‘How to make changes on a project’ webpage on the Project Smart website
- ‘Project management skills and techniques’ webpage on the Businessballs website
- ‘A project manager’s guide to evaluation’ by Jenny Hughes and Loek Nieuwenhuis, Evaluate Europe Handbook Series Volume 1
- Find and read your organisations policies and procedures on managing projects. Additionally, conduct your own research into legal and ethical requirements you need to take into consideration when managing projects.
- 'Cost Benefit Analysis for Projects – A Step-by-Step Guide’ from Project Manager
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- ‘Project roles and responsibilities’ by the University of Glasgow. Click on the icon to read this document.
- ‘Directing change: A guide to governance of project management’ by the Association for Project Management. Click to read this guide explaining how good governance requirements apply to the direction and management of projects, and is aimed at organisations in the public, private, or third sector.
- ‘Project sponsorship’ webpage on the Business Balls website. Click to read this article explaining how project sponsorship relates to and differs from project management.
- Research different approaches to project management, such as PRINCE2, Agile, and Benefits realisation management.
- Click to read ‘Project controls: What is it and why is it important?’ on the Project Controls Online website.
- Click to read ‘APM web briefing - technical skills vs. managerial skills: The essential skills for successful management of projects’ by the Association for Project Management.
- Find and read ‘The definitive guide to project management: The fast track to getting the job done on time and on budget’, by Sebastain Nokes, et al., published by FT Publishing International (3rd edition). N.B. You do not need to buy this book; your local library service should have a copy.
- ‘Pareto analysis step by step’ by Duncan Haughey. Click on the icon to read this guide.
- This article on ‘Critical Path Analysis and PERT Charts’ is taken from the Business.com website.
- Think And Challenge
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