Workshops and training
The Strategic Projects Office have organised a number of training and
workshop events relating to project management, Lean, and change and benefit
management, details of which can be found below.
If you have any
urgent training needs please contact the
Strategic Projects Office.
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An Introduction to Project Management
Across Essex an increasing number of people are involved in either
contributing to, or managing the delivery of, a range of large and small
projects. This course, which was delivered for the first time in January 2018,
covers the following areas:
- principles of project management
- identifying a project and developing a project plan
- defining a project
- project planning
- stakeholder analysis
- risk and issue management
- change management, including people change
- project roles and responsbilities
- project closure
- lessons learned and benefits realisation
The Introduction to Project Management sessions can be booked through the HR
organiser. In the meantime, please take a
look through our Project
One Stop Shop (.pdf, Essex users only) document which includes toolkits and advice on most areas of
project management.
Sponsor Training
Training for sponsors has been developed in conjunction with SUMS for staff
or are currently, or may be required to be, a sponsor on a strategic University
project. This training was delivered for the first time in December 2017 and
will be repeated again in February 2018, then as required.
If you would like to
know more please contact the
Strategic Projects Office.
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Process Mapping
This course will cover the approach to process mapping, and the standard
tools and formats that should be used.
This course will be available from March 2018 onwards. Further details will
be available shortly.
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Continuous Improvement (CI) Facilitation Training
This workshop will provide participants with a good understanding of Lean,
Continuous Improvement and Process Reviews, combining hands on exercises with case studies. Participants will learn how
process reviews have been implemented and supported at Essex, how they can apply the tools and techniques to day to day work in their area and equip them with
the skills and knowledge to facilitate a process review. This course is
suitable for staff of all levels.
The course will help you to:
- understand how process reviews have been applied at the University, how
potential review projects are identified and supported
- understand the key concepts of the Lean approach and how
they can be applied to a University
- gain knowledge about how CI can be used and applied to a
review and improve everyday work and workplace organisation
- gain experience of applying CI using a case study to
illustrate the concepts
- gain practical knowledge, skills and tips about how to setup
and facilitate a process review workshop
- gain knowledge and understanding about how to create a
process map and how to use this to identify potential areas for
process improvement
You can
book on to the CI Facilitation training course through the HR Organiser.
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Introduction to Continuous Improvement and CI Tools
This workshop will provide an overview of continuous improvement and will equip you to embed CI tools and principles in your everyday work. This session will give you the tools to simplify the process you already do by removing waste and gaining a clearer understanding of the value of processes, both for you and your customer whether they are staff or students. Tools covered include:
- Visual Display Boards
- RACI
- Skills Matrix
- BOSCARD
- Root Cause Analysis
- Spaghetti Map
- After Action Review
You can
book on to the Introduction to CI and tools training course through the HR Organiser.