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Project management: the essentials
The focus of this course is to provide a practical ‘project management toolbox’ that you can use in your daily work.
COURSE DETAILS
During the course you will have the opportunity to manage a project. You will be able to apply the techniques you learn to a project that you bring along. Topics covered: project initiation, managing stakeholders and risk, time estimation, planning.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this session you will understand more about:
The importance of planning.
The tools to make project management succeed.
How to estimate the time a project will take realistically.
The skills you need to be a good project manager.
Date:
19 February 2026, 9:30
Venue:
TBC
Speaker:
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Organising department:
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Organiser:
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Organiser contact email address:
training@mpls.ox.ac.uk
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.mpls.ox.ac.uk/training/courses/project-management-hilary
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Sophie Campbell,
Karen Brayshaw
