On Project Management

This section provides more background on the general theories and principles of Project Management. It is taken from the training manual used on the Project Management Workshops delivered by Lindsay Sherwin Ltd. Other key documents from the manual on specific topics are included under Guidance Helpnotes.

It is included for any who have attended the training and wish to refresh themselves, but also for any who are new to the organisation who need to know more about the organisation's approach to project management. It covers:

Introduction	Introduction and a summary of the five keys to success when managing projects.
Project Objectives	How project objectives and terms of reference are established in project management.
Project Life Cycle	The life cycle that all projects progress through.
Five Project Stages	In depth description of the five stage approach to structuring and managing projects - proposal, scoping and planning, organise and start-up, implement, and close. With descriptions of each stage.
Project Planning	Overview of project planning techniques
Project Organisation	Description of the various roles in project organisation - fuller and more general that that given under Overview.
Project Control	General description project control approaches - fuller and more general that that given under Overview.
Programme Management	General description of Programme Management and how it relates to Project management.
Risk Management	Overview of the main principles and approaches to risk management.