Project Management, Scheduling & Compliance: Planning, Scheduling & Control

Overview:

Introduction

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). In this program you will learn how to:

• Establish and accomplish goals that are linked directly to stakeholder needs.
• Utilize tried and proven project management tools to get the job done on time, within budget, and in accordance with requirements.
• Work through a proactive approach to risk that will give you a clear understanding of both qualitative and quantitative risk analysis.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:

• 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.

Targeted Audience:

• Project managers and team leaders
• Program managers
• Project planners and schedulers
• Project coordinators
• Project engineers
• Construction managers and supervisors
• Project control professionals
• Compliance officers
• Risk managers
• Business analysts and consultants

Course Outlines:

Unit 1: The Nature of Projects and Project Management.

• Project/Program and Portfolio Management.
• From Strategic Planning to Project Management.
• Management Criteria versus Engineering Criteria.
• The Project Life Cycle.
• Managing the Triple Constraints.
• Managing Project Risks.
• Managing Stakeholders.
• The Project Manager’s Responsibilities and the Role of Senior Management.
• Steps in Managing a Rroject.
• The “Hard” Skills of Managing a Project.
• The “Soft” Skills of Managing a Project.
• Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
• Project Management Maturity Level.
• Typical Project Organization Structure.
• The Project Management Office (PMO) Concept.
• Basic Contract Types in Managing Projects.
• The Generic  Planning and Control Cycle in Project Management.

Unit 2: Project Initiating, Planning, and Scheduling:

• The Project Charter.
• Stakeholder Identification.
• The Imperative of Planning.
• Planning Definition.
• Project Planning Overview.
• The Project Plan.
• Developing the Mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives of the Project.
• Basic Project Planning Steps.
• Identifying Success Criteria.
• Developing the Requirements.
• Scope Definition.
• Procurement Planning: “Make or Buy” Decision.
• Defining the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• The Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS).
• The Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM).
• Defining and Sequencing Project Activities.
• Estimating Activity Resources and Durations.
• Staffing Management Plan.
• Scheduling the Project Work.
• Estimating  Costs and Determining Budgets.
• The Performance Measurement Baselines (PMB).
• Communication Planning.
• Quality Planning.

Unit 3: Risk Management Planning & Control:

• Risk Management Overview.
• Definitions of Certainty, Risk, and Uncertainty.
• Definition of Project Risks.
• Definition of Risk Management.
• The Primary Aspects of Risk Management.
• Risk Management Planning Process.
• Risk Identification.
• Risk Assessment and Prioritization.
• Qualitative Risk Analysis.
• Quantitative Risk Analysis.
• Risk Issue Filtering.
• Risk Avoidance Plans.
• Risk Contingency Plans.
• Risk Tracking and Reporting Approach.
• Risk Management Organization and Responsibilities.
• Risk Management Plan Documentation and Risk Database Preparation.
• The Output of Risk Management Planning.
• Risk Management Control Process.
• Risk Avoidance Plan Implementation.
• Risk Contingency Plan Implementation.
• Risk Reports and Reviews.
• Risk Activities Effectiveness Evaluation.
• Risk Management Plan Updates.
• The flow of Risk Management Planning and Control Responsibilities.
• Risk Management Process Flow.

Unit 4: Project Execution, Monitoring & Control:

• Directing and Managing Project Execution.
• Monitoring Work Performance Information.
• Managing the Project Team.
• Managing Stakeholder Expectation.
• Project Deliverables Tracking.
• Project Control Definition.
• The Objectives of Project Control.
• Project Control Approach.
• The Earned Value Management (EVM) Concept: An Integrated Project  Control Approach.
• Integrated Change Control.
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC).
• Communication and Documentation Control.
• Procurement  Administration.

Unit 5: Project Closure:

• Effective Project Closure.
• Project Closure Objectives.
• Project Closure Plan.
• Administrative Closure.
• Contract Closure.
• Project Closure and Contract Closure Interaction.
• Lesson Learned.
• Post-Project Evaluation.
• Success Celebration.