Course Description
This course is designed for current and potential project managers,
as well as key staff working in project oriented fields who are seeking
to acquire the essential skills and tools necessary for effective
project planning.
What you will learn
- The 5 key steps to project planning
- Direct answers to real world planning needs
- How to estimate project deliverables
- To understand the planning competencies as defined in the Project
Management Body of Knowledge of the Project Management Institute
Course take-aways
- CD with planning templates
- On-line and telephone support for past seminar participants
- Certificate of completion with 21 Professional Development Units
Seminar Summary
Introduction
Key concepts and definitions – Benefits – Project life cycle concepts
– The matrix approach – Bates project planning and control process –
Corporate planning considerations
Scope Definition
Developing the project charter – workshop – Developing the work
breakdown structure – workshop – Developing the responsibility list
Work Package Planning (Project Deliverables)
Defining the work package – Estimating human resources and other
requirements – The work package schedule – the work package budget
Schedule Planning
Steps to develop the
schedule – Selection of a scheduling technique – CPM barcharting –
workshop – Traditional and time critical scheduling – Schedule and
resource analysis – Shortening the schedule – workshop
Budget Planning
Determining budget requirements – Developing a performance budget
Facilitating Processes
Risk management in the planning phase – Communications management in
the planning phase – Quality management in the planning phase –
Procurement management in the planning phase – Human resource management
in the planning phase
Completing the Plan
Negotiating differences – Updating the project charter and obtain
project plan approval – Preparing to implement the project plan –
workshop – Team presentations: the project plan
Course Outline
Introduction
Corporate Positioning for Project Management
- Key Concepts and Definitions
- Benefits
- Project Management & People
- Project Lifecycle Concepts
- The Matrix Approach
- Project Planning & Control Process
- Corporate Planning Considerations
- Project Management Methodology
Project Level Risk Analysis
Risk Management Components
- Identification
- Risk planning
- Qualitative Assessment
- Risk Response
- Quantitative Assessment
- Risk Discussion Workshop
Project Initiation
- –Initiative Identification
- –Project Definition
Initial Project Charter
Charter Workshop
Key Stakeholder Analysis
Discussion Workshop
- Business Case/Feasibility Study
Project Planning
Requirements
Updating the Project Charter
Work Breakdown Structures
WBS Dictionary
Responsibility List
Workshop: WBS
WP Description
Work Package Activities
Workshop: WP Scoping
Estimating Resources
Schedule and Budget
Workshops
Project Scheduling
- Scheduling Terms
- Optimization Process
- Creating Critical Path Schedules
Scheduling Exercises
Labour Contingency
Overhead Loss Time
Workshop: Schedule
- Schedule Analysis & Resource Levelling
- Shortening the Schedule
Project Budgeting
- Determining Budget Requirements
- Project Budget
- Performance Budget
- Other Budget Types
Workshop: Project Budget
Facilitating Processes
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk Management in the Planning Phase
- Communications Management in the Planning Phase
- Human Resource Management in the Planning Phase
- Quality Management in the Planning Phase
- Procurement Management in the Planning Phase
Completing the Plan
- Negotiating Differences
- Updating the Project Charter and Obtain Project Plan Approval
- Preparing to Implement the Project Plan
Workshop: Completing the Plan
- Team Discussion: Project Plan
Conclusions
Course Wrap Up