Overview
Get a solid grounding in project management planning and control methods with this comprehensive course using proven project management techniques.
Project Planning, Scheduling and Control gives you the foundation, tools and proven techniques to plan, manage and control each stage of the project life cycle; to work within organizational and cost constraints; to establish and accomplish goals that are linked directly to stakeholder needs; to get the best out of your project team; and to utilize tried and proven project management tools to get the job done on time, within budget and accordance with requirements. You will work through a proactive approach to risk, both threats and opportunities, which will give you a clear understanding of both a qualitative and a quantitative view of risk analysis.
Covering the entire project life cycle, this course is based on the best practices found in the Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).

Programme Objectives
Participants attending the programme will:

• Establish project goals and objectives that are directly linked to stakeholders’ needs
• Develop and use work breakdown structures
• Develop realistic and measurable objectives to ensure positive results
• Estimate project time and costs using proven techniques
• Establish a project control system and ­monitor progress
• Use a practical, step-by-step process to manage project risk
• Identify threats and opportunities to your project, and weigh their relative value
• Identify and overturn the psychological barriers to risk in stakeholders

Who Should Attend?
Individuals from all industries, government bodies, non-profit organizations and any one who are interested in learning techniques for managing projects will find this course valuable.
This programme will be of especial interest to:

• Programme managers
• Project managers
• Project team members
• Members of Process Improvement Teams
• Administrators responsible for managing projects
• Technical professionals and engineers moving into project leadership roles

Training Methodology
Project management knowledge, skills, tools and techniques are taught through case studies, experiential exercises and practical examples that can used immediately to improve your project results.

Programme Outline
This program addresses both the “hard” skills and the “soft” skills needed by project managers to plan and control projects. The “hard” skills are the technical “mechanics” of managing a project, while the “soft” skills deal with the human issues, and ultimately, it is people who deliver results on projects.

The goal of this programme is to assist organizations in developing project managers who are aware of the strategic importance that project management plays in the achievement of the mission of their organization, and their role in leading the way to better performance and profits.

DAY 1

Unit #1  Foundations of Project Management

What is a “Project"?

What is Project Management?

Managing the Triple Constraints

The Life Cycle of a Project

Who are the Stakeholders?

What are the Project Manager’s Responsibilities?

Unit #2 Project Initiation

What is the Role of Senior Management?

The Project Charter

Conducting a Needs Assessment

Project Selection Considerations

Management by Objectives

Developing Requirements

DAY 2

Unit #3 Project Planning

Scope Definition

Developing the Work Breakdown Structure

Estimating the Work

Basic Rules of Estimating

Types of Estimates and Levels of Estimating

Estimating Methodologies

Identifying Costs

Inclusion of Risk

Time-controlled Estimates vs. Resource-limited Estimates

DAY 3

Unit #3 Project Planning (continued)

Scheduling the Work

Network Scheduling

Validating Schedules

Precedence Relationships

Basic Scheduling and Network Calculations

Finding the Critical Path

Imposed Constraints

The Gantt Chart

Milestones

Making Up Time in the Schedule

Procurement Planning

Communication Planning

Quality Planning

DAY 4

Unit #4 Risk Management Planning

The Basic Foundations of Risk Management

Risk Management Planning

Risk Identification

Risk Qualification

Risk Quantification

Risk Analysis and Prioritization

Risk Response Planning

Risk Response Control

DAY 5

Unit #5 Project Implementation

Project Baselines

Evaluation and Forecasting

Earned Value

Dealing With Changes to the Project Plans

Unit #6 Project Closeout

Scope Verification

Customer Acceptance

Administrative Closure

Contract Closeout

Lessons Learned