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Managing Projects, 5th Edition

Author Institute of Leadership & Institute of Leadership & Management
Release Date: 2013/06/01
ISBN: 9780080464251
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Book Description

Super series are a set of workbooks to accompany the flexible learning programme specifically designed and developed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) to support their Level 3 Certificate in First Line Management. The learning content is also closely aligned to the Level 3 S/NVQ in Management. The series consists of 35 workbooks. Each book will map on to a course unit (35 books/units).

Table of Contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Series Preface
  6. Unit Specification
  7. Workbook Introduction
    1. 1 ILM Super Series study links
    2. 2 Links to ILM qualifications
    3. 3 Links to S/NVQs in management
    4. 4 Workbook objectives
    5. 5 Activity planner
  8. Session A Changes, ideas and projects
    1. 1 Introduction
    2. 2 Identifying changes in the organization
    3. 3 The forces for change
    4. 4 Time for change
    5. 5 How are projects selected?
    6. 6 What can go wrong?
    7. 7 Summary
  9. Session B Analysis of costs and benefits
    1. 1 Introduction
    2. 2 Committed and discretionary costs
    3. 3 Capital and revenue costs
    4. 4 Payback period
    5. 5 Return on investment
    6. 6 Non-financial cost-benefit analysis
    7. 7 Summary
  10. Session C Presenting a financial case
    1. 1 Introduction
    2. 2 The right presentation
    3. 3 Gathering information
    4. 4 Submitting the financial case
    5. 5 Summary
  11. Session D Managing projects
    1. 1 Introduction
    2. 2 Stage 1: Assess the feasibility of the project
    3. 3 Stage 2: Plan the project
    4. 4 Stage 3: Implement the project
    5. 5 Stage 4: Review the outcomes of the project
    6. 6 Summary
  12. Performance Checks
    1. 1 Quick quiz
    2. 2 Workbook assessment
    3. 3 Work-based assignment
  13. Reflect and Review
    1. 1 Reflect and review
    2. 2 Action plan
    3. 3 Extensions
    4. 4 Answers to self-assessment questions
    5. 5 Answers to activity
    6. 6 Answers to the quick quiz
    7. 7 Certificate