Course Objectives

To provide delegates with the necessary skill set to manage and administer all aspects of a detailed project, deliver them on time and within budget

Who Should Attend?

Decision makers, project leaders, managers, engineers, accountants, auditors


Prerequisite Courses

None

Course Overview

Fundamentals of Project Management

What is a Project? Project Failure. Methods. Project Life Cycle. Criteria for Success. Case Studies

Investment Appraisal

Calculating payback. Net Present Values. Internal Rate of Return. Project Budgeting. Developing financial models to analyse projects with Lotus & Excel. Advanced financial techniques. Case Studies

The Components of Project Planning

Organisational Components. High Level and Stage Planning. Controls. Quality Assurance. Deliverables and Activities. Configuration. Case Study.

Human Resources

Building Project Teams. Managing Expectations. Management Techniques. Effective Communication Skills. Report Writing. Motivating your Team. Sharing the Vision. The Change Management Process. Handling Meetings. Time Management. Delegation and Responsibility. Case Studies

Risk Analysis

Assessing Risk and Opportunity. Measuring Risk. Providing for contingency. Calculating the Cost of Risk Exposure. Techniques for Risk Management. Case Studies

Project Techniques

Estimation & Contingency. Risk Analysis. Control Points. Project Issues. First Cut Plans. Network Analysis & Critical Path Analysis. Scheduling. Based Line Plans. Case Studies


Learning Goals

At the end of the course, delegates should be able to:

Deliver projects on time

Determine costing of a project

Perform project planning, control and review

Manage changing requirements

Monitor a project

Appraise a project

Course Materials

Notes, hand outs