Good planning can make all the difference in creating a successful public health project. Project planning can be thought of as a series of specific steps, keys to success that will help projects of all types run smoothly and effectively. You don't have to be a project management expert to successfully plan a project. If you carefully think things through and use common sense, your plan can provide a solid foundation for your project and help you make and communicate important decisions.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the basic steps needed for successful project planning.
- Create a clear project definition, including specific goals.
- Design an effective and practical project timeline.
- Identify roles and plan communication with people involved in a project.
- Plan for needed resources and budget.
- Identify possible problems with a project and ways you can deal with them.
- Plan to use tracking, effective problem-solving, and ongoing communication during the implementation phase to bring a project to a successful conclusion.
Intended Audience
- Public health professionals interested in learning or reviewing the fundamentals of project planning
- Public health students and new employees
- Professionals in other fields with an interest in effective project planning
Format
Web-based course; includes interactive questions and quizzes. This course should take about 1.5 hours to complete.
Course Instructor
Marguerite Langlois, MEd
Instructor
Professional & Organizational Development Group
University of Washington
Technical Requirements
This module was designed to work in most browsers, operating systems, and platforms.
To view some of the toolkit documents, you will need Microsoft Word or the free Adobe Reader installed on your computer. See our Technical Requirements page to download the Adobe Reader plugin.
Accessibility
This online training course is text-based and is designed for accessibility. If you have any difficulties in accessing the information given in any of our documents or need further assistance, please contact nwcphp@uw.edu.
