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Practical Project Management for Managers and First Time PMs

Learn Project management so you can deliver your next project be on time, on budget, and to requirements.
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Learn Project management so you can deliver your next project be on time
Platform: Udemy
Video: 3h 17m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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Video Score: 8.1 / 10
The course includes 3h 17m video content. Courses with more videos usually have a higher average rating. We have found that the sweet spot is 16 hours of video, which is long enough to teach a topic comprehensively, but not overwhelming. Courses over 16 hours of video gets the maximum score.
The average video length is 3 hours 22 minutes of 429 Project Management courses on Udemy.
Detail Score: 10.0 / 10

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Extra Content Score: 9.5 / 10

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About the course

Do you need to manage a project?
And do you want to deliver it on time, on budget, and to requirement?
If you are new to project management – or just want a refresher, this course will give you all the basics and more.
Project Management has become a vital element of business life. Success for both you and your organization will depend on good project management skills.
How do you set up to succeed? This seminar shows you the practical tools, techniques, and advice you need.
What will I get?
You will get over two and a half hours of high-quality video – not just a PowerPoint with a voice-over.
It is based on Mike’s best selling three-hour live seminar and contains over two and a half hours of video, and a wealth of additional templates for you to download and adapt to your work. These will help you to manage your projects practically, for greater control and more success.
If you want to deliver your next project on time, on budget and to specification, you can’t afford not to take this course.

What people say about Mike’s live seminar…
“This did what it said on the box – a great deal of practical ideas for planning and managing tasks, along with understanding of key principles for successful delivery”
Andrea Duncan, PDP Co-ordinator – University of Northampton
“One of the best seminars I’ve attended in the last 17 years. Enjoyable practical and useful. I would highly recommend this course”
Diane Massey – DSM Legal Solicitors
“If you’ve never had formal training in project management – you’ll learn a huge amount about processes and the secrets to succeeding in your projects”
Paul Foxall, Senior Project Officer – Sandwell MBC
“Excellent seminar. I have been on previous project management course. This one seemed very different and much better due to brilliant examples Mike gave.”
Emma Oliver, Marketecture
“Excellent content, clearly delivered. Really enjoyed Mike’s course and found it exceptionally useful.”
Nick Osborn, Fenland RP Ltd
“Very useful. Many excellent strategies to help guide project managers.”
Rob Simpson, Basis (Registration) Ltd
“A great overall introduction to project management. I learnt a lot and have a lot I can start to implement tomorrow!”
Catherine Mendham, Content Consultants
“Very practical, very useful. Gives confidence in knowing what is important and what is not. Mike is a very engaging speaker.”
Louisa Davison, Secret Agent Marketing
“An excellent introduction and reminder of some of the fundamentals of project management.”
Chris Price, Pulse PM Ltd
Dr Mike Clayton
Mike is on of the UK’s leading project delivery experts. He has many years experience of managing projects and integrating change in many companies of varying sizes. Mike has had key roles in managing multi-million pound projects for Vodafone, General Motors, BAA and Transport for London. Organisations of all sizes have benefited from his skills in integrating complex change. You will get real results as his highly practical approach simplifies complex ideas.
Mike also has over 20 years’ experience of training project managers, throughout the UK and in Europe and the US. He is the author of thirteen top-selling business, management, and personal effectiveness books, including four on project management topics:
•How to Manage a Great Project    On budget. On target. On time.   (Pearson, 2014)
•The Influence Agenda    A systematic approach to aligning stakeholders in times of change   (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014)
•Brilliant Project Leader   What the best project leaders know, do and say to get results, every time   (Pearson, 2012)
•Risk Happens!    Managing risk and avoiding failure in business projects   (Marshall Cavendish, 2011)
Your Unconditional, No-questions, 30-Day Guarantee
The best way to assess how valid this material is in your culture is to try it out. I am so confident that this course will change your life that I offer you an unconditional, no questions asked, full 30-day money-back-in-full guarantee. If you don’t think this will give you a real sense of understanding and being in control of your project, then just ask me for your money back.
What if you have questions?
I will be on hand to answer your questions if you get stuck, puzzled, or just want to know more. As a professional trainer, this is what I do, and I promise to respond within 24 hours of your question arriving with me from Udemy.
Enroll Now
Enroll for this course now, so you can start to gain control of your projects straight away.

What can you learn from this course?

✓ Understand how projects work and be able to control your project process
✓ Deploy some of the main ways to avoid budget and schedule over-runs
✓ Define your project precisely, for your benefit and everyone else’s
✓ Establish a clear scope, so you can combat the dreaded ‘scope creep’
✓ Deal effectively with supporters, critics and bystanders
✓ Create time scales on getting the job done using milestone planning
✓ Be able to use the world’s favourite project planning tool: the Gantt chart
✓ Achieve fair and effective allocation of project responsibilities
✓ Get the most from your team: motivation, collaboration and communication
✓ Predict problems and plan your responses
✓ Be able to assess which risks to deal with first
✓ Assess which risks to deal with first
✓ Apply all six strategies for action on risks available to use
✓ Stay in control when people change their minds
✓ Deliver your project on budget, on target, and on time
✓ Complete the three key tasks to finally close down your project

What you need to start the course?

• You won’t need any software or materials other than your preferred note-taking device (pen & paper, Evernote or OneNote, or anything in between. You can even use Udemy’s built-in note taking tools (which are private to you).
• If you have any experience of projects at all, that is absolutely fine. If you do have experience, bring it with you as you watch the videos. If you don’t, bring your common sense.

Who is this course is made for?

• new and want-to-be project managers
• project managers who have had no formal training and who want to start to formalise what you have learned on the job
• beginners and also for intermediates with a few projects under your belt
• managers and professionals who are starting to need to deliver projects as a part of your day-to-day responsibilities
• This course will give you a great legup if you need to get involved in your first project… in any capacity

Are there coupons or discounts for Practical Project Management for Managers and First Time PMs ? What is the current price?

The course costs $17.99. And currently there is a 82% discount on the original price of the course, which was $99.99. So you save $82 if you enroll the course now.
The average price is $20.1 of 429 Project Management courses. So this course is 10% cheaper than the average Project Management course on Udemy.

Will I be refunded if I'm not satisfied with the Practical Project Management for Managers and First Time PMs course?

YES, Practical Project Management for Managers and First Time PMs has a 30-day money back guarantee. The 30-day refund policy is designed to allow students to study without risk.

Are there any financial aid for this course?

Currently we could not find a scholarship for the Practical Project Management for Managers and First Time PMs course, but there is a $82 discount from the original price ($99.99). So the current price is just $17.99.

Who will teach this course? Can I trust Mike Clayton?

Mike Clayton has created 14 courses that got 11,737 reviews which are generally positive. Mike Clayton has taught 48,972 students and received a 4.4 average review out of 11,737 reviews. Depending on the information available, we think that Mike Clayton is an instructor that you can trust.
Real World Trainer in Personal Effectiveness
        Dr Mike Clayton is a business trainer, author and speaker. Since 2002, he has been helping professionals, managers and leaders to excel in their roles with management, leadership, and personal effectiveness training. 
        Mike has written over a dozen books for major publishers like Wiley, Macmillan and Pearson, including: Powerhouse, How to Manage a Great Project, How to Speak so People Listen, Brilliant Time Management, and The Influence Agenda. 
        Mike’s professional background is 12 years as a project management professional with the London office of international management consultancy Deloitte. Prior to that, Mike had an academic career in Physics, working at the world renowned Schuster Laboratory of The University of Manchester.
Mike currently has 14 courses on Udemy, with a long list of successful seminars and training courses to convert into video format.
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8.9

Classbaze Grade®

7.5

Freshness

9.3

Popularity

9.2

Material

Platform: Udemy
Video: 3h 17m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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