Next Steps in Project Management - Overcoming Common Challenges

This one-day course will review how to set up projects for success, understand the foundations that will get and keep your project on track. You will explore common pitfalls and how to avoid them. We will make time to address your particular challenges. Finally, we will look at the advocacy, negation and communication skills that will support you and your project planning and delivery.

Course Overview

Prices

  • Standard Price

    £750*

  • SME
    Fewer than 250 staff

    £625*

  • Public Sector Price

    £550*

  • Large Charity
    Over 31+ staff

    £490*

  • Small Charity
    Fewer than 30 staff

    £380*

  • *Per person, excluding VAT

  • Duration

    1 day

  • Class size

    12 approx.

  • Location

    Classroom

    Public classroom sessions are held at 3rd Floor, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE

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    Classroom

  • Requirements

    This course is designed for Project Managers with less than 3 years of experience, or those returning to Project Management.

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Course Overview

This course is for people with project management experience who are already working to a process (project initiation, stakeholder mapping / engagement, scheduling, managing risk*), or who have attended our one-day Introduction, but now need to take more control of projects.

The problem solving day is the next step after our Introduction to Project Management workshop to give more insight into planning before focusing on managing risks and dealing with the inevitable challenges that can undermine even the best planned projects.

*If you are not yet doing those things then Happy’s Introduction to Project Management may be the course for you.

Course timetable

At the end of each session you will be able to:

Session 1: Set up for success

Using your project definition to create team alignment at different stages of the project lifecycle.

  • Clarity on Goals, Objectives, Benefits and KPIs.
  • Meeting the challenge of measurement.
  • Tools for establishing a clear scope.

Session 2: Keep your project on track

  • Advocating for your project: assertive communication for your own scenarios
  • Documenting work and progress clearly
  • A process to be responsive to the need for change whilst still keeping a clear eye on cost and time implications 

Session 3: PM challenges and how to manage them – content to be tailored to your needs, that could include:

  • Time management
  • Preventing and managing stakeholder challenges with good planning and communication

Session 4: Keeping stakeholders engaged and motivated

  • Psychological Safety
  • More effective (and enjoyable!) meetings
  • Motivation: ways to get buy in from those you rely on
  • Creating momentum in times of change

How you will learn

Whether you are joining us online or in the classroom we believe deep learning and lasting impact happens when people are immersed and participating fully. 

Online: Your will learn through a combination of interactive workshops including full group discussion, small group breakouts, sharing, feedback and group collaboration on virtual whiteboards. There will also independent self-guided assignments over the day.

Classroom: Your will learn group discussion and smaller group work. Sharing, feedback and collaboration. There will be independent guided assignments designed to keep you focussed on your own practise and challenges.

Which Project Management workshop is right for you?

Making sure you’ve booked the right course isn’t always easy.

Luckily we have a handy survey to help you decide.

And if you’re still unsure, call our friendly team on 020 7375 7300 and we’ll help you work out what you need.

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Group Learning Events

Looking for a private group event for your team, or even your whole organisation?

We can organise a date that works for you, and we can tailor the content to your team. Our private workshops can be held online, inhouse at your workplace or here at Happy's HQ in London.

Find out more and enquire now

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See our available course dates, or contact us for bespoke options.

The Small Print

For Face-to-Face Live Online Learning

All learners will need to install Zoom on their machines. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven't received this email then please contact our team.

Each day of the course will be delivered via a combination of face-to-face live online Zoom sessions and self-guided study. You should reserve the full day in your diary for the learning. This will allow you to join the interactive workshops and have time to reflect and do the assignments in between. 

Learners should log into the training session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals.

Your active participation is expected: everyone will be heard and seen throughout, just as they would be if we were in a room together. To be heard, hear and seen you will need a microphone, speakers and camera — if you have a modern laptop that’s all you will need. Remember, you’ll need a quiet place to call from and a decent internet connection is a must.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

For classroom sessions

All public classroom sessions take place at Happy's HQ in London at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. Please see our Contact Us page for full directions and a PDF map.

Each day of the course will run from 10am to 4:30pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). Please be careful to arrive by 9.45am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 30 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

The happy Guarantee

We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course. We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with our friendly team.

Did you know...

...project management requires a disciplined approach to defining, planning, strategising, communicating, and controlling projects?

Our range of project management workshops will guide you through this approach and our Asana and Microsoft Project courses will show you how to structure, schedule and monitor projects efficiently and effectively.

Not sure which Project Management course is for you?

Still need help? Get in touch and our friendly team will be able to advise you further, or arrange a call with one of our experienced facilitators.