In-house project management courses

GateHouse offer a full range of project management from PRINCE2™ accredited workshops (Foundation, Practitioner or Combined Foundation and Practitioner) to project management for support staff.

  
   
Projects are becoming common as a way of getting things done or introducing change, and staff are increasingly working on projects or required to manage them. Managing a project can be extremely challenging and difficult so having the skill and knowledge of project management is now becoming a critical need.  
 
Learn more about in-house  
Find out about GateHouse open courses on project management  
 
PRINCE2™ accredited workshops  
PRINCE2™ is the recognised ‘best practice’ Project Management methodology within the UK and is the standard methodology expected to be used within the NHS and the public sector.  
 
PRINCE2™ provides the project manager with:  
  • A defined set of roles and responsibilities for each project team member (including project sponsor/project board members)
  • A controlled start, defining the project through the PID (Project Initiation Document)
  • The ability to define the project’s products (product description) and to plan for their creation (product based planning)
  • The ability to managing the project implementation on a stage by stage basis
  • A process for managing changes (evaluating/prioritising/deciding)
  • Delegating work to others in a controlled way using work packages
  • A controlled close to the project
  
   
The course focuses on the practicalities of using the PRINCE2 methodology within your environment and will be facilitated by PRINCE2™ qualified trainers who have experience of managing and/or providing consultancy support to PRINCE2™ projects within the public sector.  
   
Where has PRINCE2™ helped other organisations:  
  • Setting up a project board consisting of clinicians (Consultants and GPs) for a clinical services project where using the role descriptions (senior user/senior supplier and executive) enabled the individuals to have clarity about their individual role/responsibilities and to become fully engaged with the project.
  • Using the concept of stages for a 3 year NHS re-development project allowed the project team to have a high level Project plan for the total project but only to have a detailed plan for the first stage (approx 90 days). This avoided unnecessary complications within the project plan.
  • Having a business case associated with an NHS re-structuring project allowed a decision to be taken after just 3 months about the continued viability of the project when it became obvious the business case benefits of cost reduction could not be met in full.
  
 
Added benefits with GateHouse:  
  • Taking a PRINCE2™ course in-house will ensure that the course examples are highly relevant to your organisation.
  • Great value – we can train up to 12 staff members for a fraction of the equivalent open course costs.
  • GateHouse Prince2™ course costs will include examination fees and manual costs where applicable (no hidden extras).
  • GateHouse trainers can bring out the very best in your learners, we have enviable industry pass rates (foundation course 100%, practitioner over 90%: over the past 3 years)
  
   
Feedback from course learners  

'Presentation was very good, tutor had outstanding subject knowledge....very good event as a whole' Nicholas Gosling, St George's Hospital

'The course was excellent and very well presented' John Webb, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust

  
   
Project Management for Support Staff  
It is also essential that your administrative and secretarial staff who are part of a project team or manage their own projects are adequately skilled. This course will:  

• Identify ways in which they can contribute more fully as members of the project team
• Learn the skills and tools they need to manage their own projects
• Identify ways in which projects can offer them development opportunities.

  
   
Course topics  
• Project terminology and the role of the project administrator/secretary
• Project planning tools and techniques
• Risk analysis: spotting what might go wrong
• The ‘people issues’: relationships with the project team and external stakeholders
• Contributing at project team meetings
   
Staff that would benefit  
Secretarial and administrative staff who are members of a project team or who are themselves responsible for managing projects.  
   
Feedback from course learners  
"Brilliant. Learnt loads and had fun!" Lorraine Frederick, Southwark Council  
   
For more information about any of our in-house courses please call us on 020 8334 4525, or email: gatehouse@chamberdunn.co.uk  
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