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SUMMARY:Managing Projects for Town & Parish Councils  – September 23rd at 11am Online
DESCRIPTION:A practical, parish‑focused course that takes you from idea to delivery with clear governance, a live Project Initiation Document (PID), realistic budgeting and funding preparation, proportionate procurement, and robust delivery control.\nYou’ll learn how to engage residents, manage change so outcomes stick, and protect projects with simple risk and assurance tools, backed by ready‑to‑use templates.\nIdeal for clerks, councillors and working groups, especially as more and more is expected of our sector.\nIncludes:\n\nSet Up for Success: Establishing clear governance, roles, decision-gates and a project lifecycle\nDefining the Project: Turn ideas into a structured plan using a Project Initiation Document (PID), scope, outcomes and milestones.\nResources & Approach: Build realistic budgets and whole-life costs, identify funding routes, and choose the right delivery/procurement approach.\nDelivery & Control: Manage timelines, contractors, quality, reporting and change control to keep projects on track and on budget.\nEngagement & Change: Map stakeholders, plan consultation and communications, and manage adoption so the change “sticks”.\nRisk & Assurance: Create risk, issue and decision controls, maintain an audit-ready project file, and future-proof delivery.\n\nDelivered by Lewis Anderson PSLCC, an experienced Clerk, Councillor and Internal Auditor, and former County Council Project Manager. Lewis brings extensive real‑world experience of delivering projects within local government, ensuring the course is grounded, practical and tailored to the parish and town council sector.\nRunning time:   2 hours approximately depending on Q&A\nRemote Access: Joining instructions will be issued closer to the time\nCancellation: A full refund will be given if 14 days or more notice prior to the date of the training course is given. However, this could cause an event to be cancelled if it becomes uneconomic to run.\nMembers £50 per ticket\nAssociate County Association Members: £50 per ticket\nNon-members £100 per ticket\n
URL:https://bucksalc.gov.uk/events/managing-projects-for-town-parish-councils-september-23rd-at-11am-online/
CATEGORIES:All Training,Contracts and Procurement,Events,Operational,Training
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