SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Project Management: 2 Day Course

This is a two-day course that will arm you with powerful skills and techniques that professional project managers use to smooth out problems, meet deadlines and get results.

Target audience:

Those people who have to manage projects that involve liaising with colleagues, and external organisations, and lead project groups whose members may not report directly to them.

Objectives:

By the end of the course participants will:

• Understand how to agree a precise specification for a project
• Appreciate the tools involved in planning a project including the use of tools such as critical path analysis and Gantt charts
• Know how to agree and delegate project actions
• Understand the principles of managing a project team
• Be more effective at managing deadlines, monitoring and controlling progress
• Know how to successfully close a project

To book you can apply for this course in one of three ways:

1. Online using the Staff Development Online Booking Form
2. By downloading a request form from the link on the right
3. By email to staffdevelopment@soas.ac.uk