Project Management Training Courses
Practical Project Management for Engineers and Technicians (PM)
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For a project to be successful the project manager must have the technical skills necessary to plan and control the project through the various phases. This popular workshop teaches you the critical skills and knowledge required for the effective management of engineering and technical projects. Rounding the workshop off is a project planning session.
Project management can only be effective if the nominated project manager and people working on a project understand the critical factors for the successful achievement of project objectives. They must also have the practical skills necessary to plan and control the project through the various phases. This workshop provides the essential knowledge and practical expertise that will enable attendees to effectively apply current project management techniques to their projects. This two-day workshop culminates in a project planning session where participants work in small groups to develop and document an outline project plan for a defined scenario.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Engineering professionals
- Information technologists
- Maintenance/supervisory managers
- Project team members in manufacturing, process industries, research and development, utilities and local authorities
- Technical personnel
CONTENT SUMMARY
FUNDAMENTALS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Overview of the project environment
- Project life cycle and phases
- Project organisations, success, definition and planning
Case study - An exercise in developing a work breakdown structure
TIME MANAGEMENT
- The Precedence Method of schedule analysis
- Presentation of the schedules
- Resource analysis
- Monitoring and reporting achieved progress
- Selection of software
Case study - Application of the Precedence Method analysis technique
COST MANAGEMENT
- Cost estimating
- Budget presentation
- Financial control
- Change control
- Cost reporting
- Value management
Case study - Preparation of a project cost report with variance analysis
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
- Defining quality and quality management
- Quality systems
- ISO 9000
- Project quality assurance
- Preparation of ITFs
Case study - Preparation of inspection and test plans
RISK MANAGEMENT
- Risk management defined
- Risk identification, analysis and management responses
INTEGRATED TIME AND COST MANAGEMENT
- The Performance Measurement System (PMS) defined
- Determining cost and schedule variance
- Computer software PMS tools
Case study - An exercise in integrated time/cost analysis
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
- Procurement strategies
- Responsibilities of the parties
- Tender and contract documentation
- Conditions of contract
- Contract disputes
MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT TEAM
- Management and leadership
- Organisation and project team cultures
- Motivation and employment
- Authority and power of the project manager
- Required attributes and essential functions
AN INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACT LAW
- The legal system
- Essential elements of contracts
- Factors destroying the legal force of contracts
- Termination of contracts
- Breach of contracts
- Time extensions and liquidated damages
Case study - Analysis of contractual situations
PROJECT PLANNING SESSION
Working in teams you will develop an outline project quality plan for a defined engineering scenario.