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	Fundamental Project Management Courses

Planning the Project - One-Day Seminar

Program Number: PMGNOB
PDUs: 6

1.0 Introduction

• Introductions and overview of course material

2.0 Review the General Project Management Life Cycle

• Define the four phases of the PM life cycle: concept, planning, execution, and closeout

3.0 The Project Planning Puzzle and Purposes of the Project Plan

• Understanding and defining the pieces of the project planning puzzle
• Define scope, schedule, resources, costs, contracts, risks, communication, and quality
• Understand why we need a project plan
• Review the Triple Constraints and what they mean

4.0 Defining Project Scope

• Requirements and deliverables
• Developing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for a project

  Group exercise on developing a WBS

5.0 Project Schedule

• Develop a project schedule and learn to identify constraints and milestones
• Determine task duration and study Critical Path Methodology (CPM)
• Discover the pros and cons of using a Gantt chart

  Group exercise on developing a schedule

6.0 Project Resources

• Develop the resource responsibility matrix
• Establish employee relations on the project team
• Learn who the stakeholders are on a project

7.0 Project Budget

• Develop project cost estimates using the WBS
• Learn the importance of establishing managerial reserves

8.0 Contractual Arrangement

• Develop a statement of contractual arrangements
• Review and evaluate the project contract

9.0 Project Risk Assessment

• Learn the seven steps involved in assessing risk
• Discover how to identify possible risks
• Study how to analyze risk impact
• Identify the reports required for managing the project
• Evaluate the project quality

  Group exercise on identifying risk

10.0 Project Reports (Communication)

• Identify the reports required for managing the project

11.0 Project Evaluation Methodology (Quality)

• Evaluate the project quality