Effective Project Management is an essential part of any successful business, as it forces project managers to consider all relevant outcomes when it comes to planning a project, and to set out a coherent plan as how to use resources efficiently. Project management offers businesses the opportunity to agree on a process that will achieve a common objective defined for specific requirements, such as time constraints, cost and quality, and takes into account elements of risk, human resources and delivery.

The benefits of Project Management to businesses include the ability to achieve agreed objectives, goal clarity and measurement, the co-ordination of resources, the identification and management of risk, savings on time and cost, and the achievement of an agreed outcome. Therefore Project Management offers an application of management techniques to the execution of a project from start to finish, and to achieve predetermined goals and objections to the satisfaction of those involved in the process.

In order to implement and reap the benefits of Project Management, it is necessary to train your staff in the essential project management techniques. The Project Management Academy (PM Academy) offers project management training, and is an education organisation and management consulting firm operating both in South Africa and internationally.

PM Academy offers structured project management training, in order to manage projects in a logical, organised way by following defined steps. PRINCE2™ is one of the methods taught by PM Academy, and is a structured project management method, that is offered on both a Foundational and Practitioner level certification. PRINCE2™ is a method for managing projects and helps clients to work out who should be involved and what their responsibilities should be. It provides a set of processes to work through and explains what information you should be gathering along the way.

PRINCE2™ will benefit Project Managers, General Managers, Programme Managers, Team Managers and Support Staff, as well as staff with defined roles and Project Management Consultants. The PRINCE2™ method will provide the frameworks for effective project management, by teaching candidates how to act as informed members of a project management team and helps them to understand the principles and terminology of the method.

PM Academy is compliant with the criteria outlined in the Project Management Institute (PMI) white paper entitled A Guide to the Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), which is regarded as a reference to the generally accepted information and practices of Project Management. For more information about how PM Academy can help with your Project Management needs, visit www.pmacademy.co.za and submit a query online.