Practical Project Management
Introduction Course
Trainers: Arjan van Bommel and Johan Martens
You are made responsible for one or more projects. You are expected to “Deliver the project on time within the budget and as required!” That sounds obvious, but today’s rapid and constant evolving organizations and ever changing technology contain a lot of challenges to stay on track and keep costs under control while satisfying all quality requirements. You have to deal with your executives, managers, specialists, suppliers and have to involve or motivate other working forces as well. Such missions require a structured approach! This practical introduction course gives an answer to common project planning and management pitfalls, based on the latest insights from the field.
As a professional (consultant or area specialist) you are constantly involved in projects. Many of your activities are embedded in a temporary organization dedicated to deliver specific outcomes, products and services. Besides project work, you are also facing ongoing and ad-hoc activities that require a lot of your time and attention. Therefore, you need to establish a better control over your activities; find a balance between project and regular work; and manage the expectations that others have about the outcomes of your work. 
Communication is challenged and underexposed in many projects. By all the attention that is drawn by the technical execution of the project one forgets to keep all stakeholders involved. That can lead to sinking support and inaccurate expectations.