An Introduction to Managing Small Projects at Work

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- An Introduction to Managing Small Projects at Work -

Course Overview

Managing and working on special short projects represent much of the work done in many teams across Australia. However, according to a study by PWC, fewer than 3% of organisations completed all their projects on time, on budget or to the original specifications.

Learning to manage small projects effectively, or knowing how to contribute to a project team not only benefits the project, it benefits you. This training will boost your confidence and your team members and it will also give you the skills to navigate all of the complexities of project management.

If you want to learn how to put together a project plan, develop a statement of work, understand how to communicate with your project sponsor, as well as motivate and lead a project team – this training will show you how to do that.

Key Learning Outcomes

Understand the difference between project management and task management
Know how to carry out the four stages of a project
Understand what makes a small project succeed
Initiate and define your project working with a project team
How to move a small project forward
How to work around project problems
Bring a project to a close and evaluate its success.

Topics Covered

Identifying the project outcome and how it can best be achieved
What are a Project Manager’s roles and responsibilities?
The project management life cycle
Planning a project
Translating projects tasks and activities into S.M.A.R.T goals

Creating a project schedule that includes timelines, milestones, and responsibilities
Initiating your project
Monitoring and controlling your project
Closing your project
Identifying stakeholders and selecting the right people for the project team

Why Learn Online?

Learning new skills online can be perfect for organisations and employees for the following reasons:

You only have one or a few employees to train and develop (on a specific training topic)
Getting a trainer to your location could be difficult or cost-prohibitive
The employees you want to train work from home or are part-time
You don’t have the resources to cover for the employees you want to be trained, so allowing them to the training online means they won’t need to leave their work areas
Your training budget is limited, and online learning is more cost-effective
You want your people trained in a wide range of skills this year,’s online learning provides much better value to get everyone involved in learning and developing themselves.