This intensive one-day course equips professionals with the essential principles and practical tools to design, plan, execute, and evaluate workplace projects. Participants will master financial appraisal, stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and planning techniques like Gantt charts and network logic. The course balances theoretical frameworks with interactive, no-material activities to ensure immediate applicability.
Are you tired of projects that start with promise but fizzle out?
Imagine leading workplace initiatives that deliver real results, on time and within budget.
This one day course gives you the practical tools to design, plan and execute projects with confidence.
You’ll learn how to engage stakeholders, assess value through financial appraisal and build plans that actually work.
By the end, you’ll be able to turn ideas into action — and deliver measurable impact.
It’s available as an open course, closed group session or one to one coaching.
And yes, it counts towards six CPD hours.
To find out more, contact us at lets talk at e q v dot co dot uk.
Counts towards 6 CPD Hours1 Day9:00 - 5:00 for GroupsOpen Public & Closed Group
Please reflect on one or more of the questions below and come prepared to discuss your responses during the session.
Self-Assessment: On a scale of 1–10, how would you rate your current skill level in this subject? What factors influenced your rating?
Development Focus: Identify one specific behaviour, skill, or capability you would like to improve or develop further.
Relevant Examples: If possible, bring one or two relevant examples or scenarios from your experience that you would be willing to share with the group.
What You Will Learn
Apply structured project design principles to initiate and charter workplace initiatives
Identify and map stakeholders using Power/Interest grids to manage expectations effectively
Conduct financial appraisals including ROI, Payback, and Cost of Inaction analysis
Construct robust project plans using Gantt charts, flow charts, and critical path logic
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks using probability and impact matrices
Implement formal change control processes to prevent scope creep and manage constraints
Evaluate project outcomes through post-mortem reviews and capture lessons learned
Assess and articulate non-financial costs and benefits to support holistic decision-making
Your Post-Course Challenge
Within 30 days, apply the SMARTER objective framework to a current or upcoming project
Create a simple Gantt chart or network plan for a task you are currently leading
Conduct a 'Lessons Learned' session with your team on a recent project
Identify one non-financial cost or benefit you previously ignored and document it
Counts Towards 6 CPD Hours
This course contributes 6 hours of Continuing Professional Development. Delegates can log these hours as evidence of structured learning for professional bodies and employers.
This course is designed for professionals who are responsible for initiating, managing, or contributing to workplace projects, regardless of their formal job title. It is ideal for anyone seeking to build confidence and competence in delivering projects successfully, on time, and within scope.
This course is ideal for:
Project coordinators who want to strengthen their ability to plan and track work effectively
Team leaders looking to manage small-scale initiatives with greater structure and clarity
Operations staff tasked with improving processes or delivering change within their department
Administrative professionals who support project work and need to understand timelines, risks, and stakeholder needs
Junior managers stepping into roles that require oversight of cross-functional tasks or initiatives
Subject matter experts frequently involved in projects who wish to contribute more strategically
No prior experience needed
No formal project management qualifications or prior experience are required to benefit from this course. It is accessible to those new to project work as well as those looking to refresh and formalise their existing approach.
What you will take away
Delegates will leave with practical tools and increased confidence to initiate, plan, and manage workplace projects more effectively. They will be better equipped to engage stakeholders, anticipate challenges, and deliver measurable results that support organisational goals.
For Groups & Teams
We can deliver this training session in several ways to suit your organisation’s needs:
Open Public Course
Join delegates from other organisations on a scheduled date
Closed Group
Exclusively for your team, using your real scenarios
In Person
Face-to-face at your premises or a venue of your choice
Virtual
Live, interactive online delivery via Teams or Zoom
One-to-One Coaching
Personalised sessions tailored entirely to you
Have two or more people to train?
You may want to consider a closed group course. Benefits include:
Cost effective for teams
Choose a date to suit you
Customise content and timings
No minimum delegate numbers
Uses your real-world scenarios
Builds shared language in your team
Contact us on [email protected] to discuss specific dates and delivery requirements.
How Our Tutor-Led Courses Are Delivered
Before the day
Delegates are given pre-work to complete before attending. This ensures everyone arrives with relevant context and real scenarios from their own experience, so learning is immediately relevant and actionable from the first minute.
On the day
Our sessions are participative and highly interactive. We don’t do “death by PowerPoint” — instead, the day includes a variety of engaging activities throughout:
Real-world casework using your scenarios
Practical hands-on exercises
Real Play (not role play) simulations
Peer learning and group discussion
Case studies and scenario work
Facilitated discussion and structured reflection
What you leave with
Participants leave with:
Practical tools — frameworks and models you can use straight away
Clear action plans — specific next steps tailored to your role
Greater confidence — built through intensive, realistic practice
Skills you can apply immediately — not theory, but techniques tested during the day
After the day
Post-session measurements and a 30-day challenge ensure that learning is embedded and behaviour change is sustained.
Key Features
Course Duration is 1 Day
Engaging tutor led event
Comprehensive course materials
Certificates of attendance
Access to Customer Portal (course bookers)
Course Guarantee
Priced per delegate per day for open public course
From: £449.00 Plus VAT
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Payment available via all major credit cards or Invoice. All options available during the online booking process.
