An introduction to project management
Featured in the The Project Management Activity Pack training manual
By Eddie Davies
Category: Management
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
In order for them to work effectively as project managers, participants must be able to clearly identify what is meant by the term ‘project’ and where it fits into other management activities.
You start the training activity by discussing with the participants what they understand by the term ‘project’. By the end of this discussion, the group will have agreed a definition. Participants are then placed in pairs and asked to produce a list of ideas of the common features of a typical project. These ideas are reviewed in a plenary session which reinforces the main differences between projects and ongoing management processes. The participants are once again placed in pairs and asked to spend 5 minutes discussing their partner’s work experience, in particular identifying any projects they have been involved in. They reconvene and introduce their partner to the rest of the group. During the introductions you make a list of the range of experiences described. You then reallocate the participants into fresh pairs. You introduce and discuss the core competencies that are needed to be an effective project manager. The participants then rate themselves against these competencies before discussing their evidence to support their ratings with their partner. The training activity ends with a plenary review during which the participants disclose their strengths and weaknesses in project management and identify their key learning goals for the event. They fill in their learning review diary (where appropriate).
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to enable participants to distinguish what is meant by the term project and identify some of its key features, and give them an opportunity to rate their current competence as project managers.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:05:00 |
| No of Pages: | 17 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers at the start of a learning event which aims to improve the project management skills of the participants.
Download the training activity, An introduction to project management as featured in the Fenman training manual; The Project Management Activity Pack