The First 5 Steps for Training Project Management That Works at Work

STEP 1 | Understand that Project Management is an organisational discipline

Training in Project Management isn’t just for project managers.

STEP 2 | Engage senior management

For Project Management to work, you need a different kind of involvement from senior management, more than mere ‘buy-in’.

STEP 3 | Set a goal for the training

This is where things become very specific to you and your organisation, depending on where you are right now and what risks you need to manage. This example shows how your initial goal could differ from the goals of others in a similar situation. Scenario Let’s say...

STEP 4 | Train accordingly

Based on the agreed approach, we quote, prepare and train to meet that goal. Our preparation often involves engaging with the people who will be trained (e.g. by means of customised questionnaires). We get consensus in advance of what would define ‘success’. Training...

STEP 5 | Evaluate and decide

Let’s say that we agreed from the onset that meeting your long-term goals would take more than just achieving your first goal. If so, we’d now need to get consensus that your first goal has actually been achieved, and possibly make some changes to the plan before we...

STEP 1 | Understand that Project Management is an organisational discipline

STEP 2 | Engage senior management

STEP 3 | Set a goal for the training

STEP 4 | Train accordingly

STEP 5 | Evaluate and decide

The First 5 Steps for Project Management Training That Works at Work