Advanced Project Planning & Execution

Section One: Introduction

• Why do we do projects?
• What is a Project?
• What is Project Management?
• Project Delivery Systems / Life-cycle Models
• Initiating Projects
• Project Selection
• Selecting the Right Project Manager
• Project Objectives
• Identification of Stakeholders
• Stakeholder Analysis
• Management of Stakeholders

Section Two: Project Planning & Cost Control

• Scope Identification
• Estimating Duration Assessment
• Planning and Scheduling Methods
• Critical Path Scheduling
• Resource Allocation Methods
• TimCritical Path
• Determining Float
• Lag and Lead
• Gantt Charts
• Ways to Speed Up Schedules
• Cost Planning
• Baseline Costs Plus Reserve
• Resource Planning and Tools
• Communication Planning and other Essential Planning Processes
• Elements of a Project Management Plane-Cost Trade-off
• Lead / Lag
• Critical Chain Scheduling

Section Three: Proactive Project Risk Management

• Risk Management: Elements and Characteristics
• Risk Management—A Full Project Life-Cycle Responsibility
• ESI’s Risk Management Model
• Risk Management Planning
• Identify Risks
• Analyze Risks
• Prioritize Risks
• Risk Response Planning
• Managing Project Risks: Quantitative Risk Management Methods and Techniques
• The Importance of On-going Planning: Maintaining and Updating Plans and Risk Registers
• Execute Risk Strategy
• Evaluate Results
• Document Risk Management Results
• Risk Documentation

Section Four: Project Execution

• Learn Construction Strategies
• Staff Acquisition
• Team Development and Motivation
• Leadership vs. Management
• Management Styles and Conflict Handling
• Project Implementation & Resource Management
• Developing Project Control Systems
• Keeping Projects On-Track & Controlling Change
• Project Performance Measurement & Key Performance Indicators
• Project Progress Measurement from Initiation to Handover

Section Five: Project Implementation

• Project Control Considerations
• Responsibilities in Project Control
• Tools and Techniques for Project Control
• Project Monitoring Processes
• Managing the Triple Constraint
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Schedule and Cost Variance
• Interpreting EVM Calculations
• Percent Complete and Percent Spent
• Change Control and Change Management
• Configuration Management
• Monitoring and Controlling
• Earned Value Management
• Implementing Risk Strategies
• Project Closing