Resources & Support -
Project Management

What is Project Management?
Project Management is a term used to cover a variety of tools and techniques to make sure that any project does what it set out to do, in the timescale, and to budget.Managing your project well doesn't just start when your project does. From the early stages of defining what the project is, what it will achieve, who it's aimed at, to planning your resources, all aspects of Project Planning are also integral to good Project Management.

Why is it important?
Good Project Planning and Project Management can help you to:

• Focus attention on the project
• Plan for most eventualities
• Reduce risk
• Improve communication amongst those involved in the project
• Plan and monitor timescales and spending
• Allocate responsibility for tasks
• Plan and implement good monitoring & evaluation techniques
• Have more effective controls for reviewing the progress of your project
• Build your confidence
• Demonstrate your ability to manage projects to funders

How can VAST help?
VAST can provide advice and information on Managing Projects, including:

• Guiding you through the stages involved in planning your project
• Explaining some useful tools and techniques to help you manage your project
• Advising you about how to plan for when things go wrong
• Helping you to identify ways to monitor and evaluate your project so you can report to funders

For more help and advice contact our Development Team who will identify the best advisor to meet your needs.

Listed below are a number of downloads which you may find useful.

Project Plan Checklist - PDF download
SMART Tasks - PDF download
SWOT Analysis - PDF download
PEST Analysis - PDF download
5 Steps to Risk Assessment - PDF download
Intro to Health & Safety - PDF download
Health & Safety training - PDF download
Basic advice on first aid at work - PDF download
Employers liability - PDF download