This course, Managing projects through people, identifies the groups and individuals whose appropriate involvement in a project is important for its success, and considers the ways in which their contribution might be maximised.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• Identify why managing people is an essential part of project management
• Establish which people and groups of people are important for the success of a project and why
• Explain what issues are at stake in managing them
• Evaluate how particular groups of people involved in a project might best be handled
• Recognise which skills are most important for managing people in projects.