Project Management for Trainers: Stop "Winging It" and Get Control of Your Training Projects

Practical Exercises

Exercise 1.1. Project management vs. development.

List the activities you worked on yesterday in the first column of the table provided. Was each activity a project management activity or a development activity? Place a check mark in the appropriate box. Write the amount of time you spent on each activity in the correct column. Take a close look at what percentage of your time is development work and what percentage is project management work. Reflect on whether additional planning, organizing, and controlling could improve your project’s success. Project Activity Management Time Spent Development Time Spent 1.         2.         3.         4.         5.

Exercise 1.2. Analysis.

Look at the table you created in exercise 1.1 and consider what ...