Principles of Project Management

This 3 day introductory level course is designed for those team members who are either new to a project environment, or who have little or no formal project management training and would like to understand the basic concepts of project management and planning.

COURSE TOPICS

THE CHALLENGE OF EGYPT
The first day of the course will be "The Challenge of Egypt" simulation

PROJECT MANAGEMENT BASICS
The Characteristics of a Project
The Project Life-Cycle
Management by Objectives
Management by Exception
Selected Project Management Methodologies
Project Organisation Structures
Project Scope

PLANNING - WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS)
Describe a Work Breakdown Structure
Explain the Different Levels of a WBS Produce a WBS

PLANNING - NETWORKS
Describe the Purpose of Networks
Explain Different Activity Relationships
Produce a Basic Network

PLANNING - ESTIMATINGA PROJECT
Describe Methods of Estimating
Produce a Basic Estimate
Demonstrate Risk Assessment and Management

PLANNING - CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS
Describe the Critical Path Method
Calculate and Identify a Critical Path

PLANNING - RESOURCING AND SCHEDULING
Identify the Importance of 'Float' in Determining the Team Size
Gantt Charts
Resource Smoothing and Levelling
Identifying the Factors Affecting Allocation of Resources to Individual Tasks

MONITORING AND CONTROL
Methods of Maintaining Control
Milestone Plans
Milestone Slippage
Understand the Project Control Cycle