WHAT ARE THE ISSUES?

Common issues through not doing project management properly include:

▪ poor planning leading to poor project performance

▪ projects heading towards failure

▪ projects not delivered and budgets unspent – future failures

▪ unnecessary stress and anxiety

▪ unhappy communities, councillors, clients, funders, project teams and management

▪ business needs are not met - complaints

▪ projects cost more than they should

▪ timelines not met

▪ scope creep

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This workshop is intended to instill the basics of good project management at all levels of an organisation. It is appropriate therefore for a wide range of staff and will benefit anyone who:

▪ has little or no prior project management experience

▪ is working as part of a project team

▪ is in a support role to a project

▪ hopes to be selected for inclusion in a project team

▪ is a project manager

▪ is a project sponsor

WHAT WILL I GET OUT OF THIS WORKSHOP?

This workshop will provide participants with:

▪ an overview of project management

▪ knowledge of the four key phases of the project management life cycle

▪ an introduction to the psychology of business and how it applies to project management

▪ a set of pragmatic tools and techniques that are fast and effective and can be used day to day as well as on projects

▪ an introduction to the Right Track Workshop

▪ understanding of the dangers that arise from poor project management

▪ an introduction to the terminology of project management

▪ an understanding of why project management is important.

We will work through real life projects that participants are working on or are about to work on. This embeds the learnings with a focus on planning projects, as that is where most of them go astray.

WHAT WILL BE COVERED?

	Topics Covered
Introduction to Project Management	- The psychology of business - Why is good Project Management important? - The consequences of projects going wrong - How can we manage projects better? - Key philosophies of better project management - Introduction to The Project Management Life Cycle
Initiate Phase	- Project Management Process: The "Initiate" phase - Right Track Workshop Stakeholder analysis - Communications planning made simple - Risk analysis - Needs and wants analysis - Team - Project Governance and roles
Planning Phase	- Overview of the Planning phase - Covering the bases - Project planning technique - Project planning exercise - Developing the written project plan
Delivery Phase	- Resourcing the project - Managing delivery - Keeping track simply - Fast methods of monitoring and reporting - Managing people
Close Phase	- Debriefing - Reviews - Reporting - Lessons learnt and follow-up

WHAT IS THE RIGHT TRACK WORKSHOP?

The Right Track Workshop was developed in 2014. It is a pragmatic and effective tool which we use at the beginning of every project, and train at all the Project Management and Procurement Training workshops that we run.

WHERE IS THE TRAINING?

This public workshop is in Wellington

If you choose to hold a workshop in-house, all you have to do is provide a suitable venue and appropriate support. Or we can host the workshop in Rural Martinborough (more information)

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Public: pricing is $1,600 per person

In-house workshops: pricing for 2025 as per the table below:

Up to 10 attendees	Per person fee in excess of 10 attendees
$16,000	$1,600

TIGL’s pricing conditions for this training are:

▪ prices are exclusive of GST

▪ credit term is 20th of the month after invoice date

▪ the only disbursements claimed are for out of town travel and mileage for in-house training

▪ TIGL supply materials and workbooks

▪ the client supplies the venue and catering

GUARANTEE

TIGL absolutely guarantee our work. Our satisfaction guarantee to you is that:

▪ in the unlikely event that you’re not satisfied with our work, we would make sure that we work with you to put it right

▪ if at any time you’re not satisfied with the value you’ve received when we invoice you, then we ask you to pay the value that you deem appropriate

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