A variety of specialist skills are necessary for the successful planning, management and delivery of security system installations and other equally complex security technology projects.
Security professionals contemplating such tasks need to learn how they might organise potentially scarce resources, manage a budget, operate to strict deadlines, control unexpected changes or developments and generate maximum team performance through effective leadership.
Project management for end users
With this in mind, Tavcom Training has launched a five-day course entitled Project Management which is ideal for practising managers, team members with little or no project management experience and those who need to either extend or refresh their skills.
There’s a basic introduction to the discipline of project management, an examination of the role and skills of the project manager and of the roles and responsibilities of the project team. Why can projects fail? Tavcom’s tutors have the answer and the solutions.
Defining the scope, constraints and objectives of any project is vital. There’s tuition on how to write project initiation documents, planning and risk assessment, scheduling and contingency, and an excellent overview of the necessary communication and people management techniques demanded by the modern business landscape.
Motivation and morale are topics for discussion, so too ow managers can track the progress of a given project, deal with problems, close the project and then measure the results against objectives. Capturing data and learning lessons from what has gone before for implementation on future projects.
Leading either to a Tavcom Training Certificate or a BTEC Professional Award, this course runs on 23-27 February, 11-15 May, 8-12 June, 17-21 August and 26-30 October. Bookings are also being taken for early 2010 (11-15 January and 29 March-2 April).
Managing technology: the essentials
All companies want to see a return on their investments. Given the current economic situation, that’s the overriding imperative! As a senior manager or company director, it’s vital that you remain fully-informed of all new security technologies and understand that all-important jargon such that you’re able to liaise with others in a competent, professional manner.
Tavcom’s Managing Technology course provides security professionals with the tools they need to ensure vbalue for money when specifying and acquiring new systems to protect both staff and property. You’ll be able to gain a realistic understanding of the cost of ownership in relation to security systems, and review purchasing, installation and maintenance costs.
The course is split into five days, with successful completion leading to either a Tavcom Training Certificate or a BTEC Professional Award. The breakdown is as follows:
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Further details on all available courses
This course runs on 9-13 February, 27 April-1 May, 8-12 June, 13-17 July, 10-14 August, 14-18 September, 19-23 October, 9-13 November and 7-11 December.
For further details of these and other courses offered by Tavcom in 2009, telephone 01489 895099, e-mail: [email protected] or access the web site (see the dedicated link on the right hand panel of this page).
