Basic Project Management: Planning and Control Techniques

Ref	PM 220
Dates	2 - 6 April 2011
Venue	Oman
Fees	US$ 3850
CPE Credits	30

EuroMaTech has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project management training by the Project Management Institute (PMI)   

INTRODUCTION

This programme will significantly enhance the skills and knowledge of delegates and improve their ability to plan, manage, and control projects.  The material has been designed to enable delegates to apply all of the material with immediate effect at the office.

The programme will also provide delegates with a proven set of critical methods, processes, tools and techniques for the development a systematic and dynamic Project Plan and Schedule that will enable the team to:

• Integrate scope, time, resources and cost management into a dynamic, manageable plan
• Develop project network diagrams for CPM and PERT calculations to identify schedule and cost risks
• Maintain continuous project performance and delivery control
• Measure, forecast and control project performance by employing earned value techniques
• Produce clear and concise project progress reports

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This programme is designed for project professionals who have the responsibility for planning and controlling project schedules and costs in client and contracting companies.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

• Gain knowledge of techniques used in project planning and control.
• Deliver projects on time and within budget
• Understand the time–cost trade-offs
• Understand and practise effective project management techniques in successfully completing and handing over projects
• Learn how to administer project documentation and reporting
• Develop effective performance monitoring and control systems

This programme will be an important stepping stone in terms of personal career development in that it prepares delegates for the internationally recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) exam.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

Delegates will develop fundamental project management performance and control skills and knowledge through formal and interactive learning methods. The programme includes team projects, applicable case studies, group discussion and critical analysis of video material based on actual large construction projects.

Additionally, the programme does not assume prior knowledge of the topics covered in the programme. New concepts and tools are introduced gradually to enable delegates to progress from the fundamental to the more advanced concepts of project management

PROGRAMME SUMMARY

This fundamental programme takes the practice of project planning, scheduling and control to a new level to ensure maximum results and includes the most recent developments in the field to provide fresh inputs to your project management efforts.

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

 

DAY 1 - Scope Management and WBS

• Knowledge Areas & Project Process Flow
• The Triple Constraint
• Project Management Definitions
• The Project Life-Cycle
• Initiation
• Scope Statement
• Project objectives
• Statement of Work (SOW)
• Identify Resource Responsibilities
• Scope Definition
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Scope Change Control

DAY 2 - Network Diagramming and CPM

• The Network Diagram
• Early & Late Start & Finish
• Late start – late finish
• Logic Relationship Chart
• Precedence Relationships
• Dependencies & Constraints
• The Critical Path
• Float/Slack
• Total Float and Free Float
• Gantt Chart Construction
• Gantt Task Dependencies
• Project Overview
• Milestone Chart 

DAY 3 - Project Schedule Contingency Planning

• Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
• Path Convergence Analysis
• Solving the Path Convergence Problem
• Network Risk Profile Types
• Normal Distribution
• PERT, Probability and Standard Deviation Formulae
• Calculating the Standard Deviation
• Standard Deviation for Critical Path
• Z-Values: The Probability of Project Completion at a Required Date
• True Critical Path
• Network Activity Risk Profiles

DAY 4 - Accelerating the Project Schedule

• Circumstances Requiring Project Acceleration
• Time-Cost-Scope Trade-off
• Project Time Reduction
• Direct Project Costs
• Indirect Project Costs
• Options for Accelerating the Schedule
• Crashing the Schedule – How?
• Pre-Accelerated Schedule
• Developing a Crash Cost Table
• Acceleration in Practice
• The Optimal Acceleration Point
• Gantt Chart for Accelerated Schedule

DAY 5 - Project Progress Management

• Bid Documents Development
• Project Management Reporting
• Earned Value (EV)
• Key Earned Value Terminology
• Combining Schedule and Costs
• Project Status Report
• Schedule Variance (SV)
• Cost Variance (CV)
• Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
• SPI Run Chart
• Cost Performance Index (CPI)
• CPI Run Chart
• Estimated Cost at Completion
• Estimated Duration at Completion

 

 

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