Project Management Masterclass - Belgium

Project Management Masterclass Outline

The following will be taught during this 1-day Project Management Course:

Understand project management and the operating environment

• definition - project, project management
• key purpose of project management
• definition - programme management and portfolio management
• relationship of programme management and portfolio management to project management
• differences between project and business as usual
• benefits of effective project management
• project environment
• PESTLE as a tool

Understand the project lifecycle

• definition
• phases
• reasons for structuring projects into phases
• handover and closure

Understand the management structure by which projects operate

• roles and responsibilities of:
• project manager
• project sponsor
• project steering group/board
• project team members
• PMO
• end user

Project management planning

• project management plan - purpose of, benefits
• ownership and approval of project management plan
• purpose of a business case
• role of the sponsor and project manager in relation to the business case
• purpose of benefits management
• use of KPIs
• stakeholder management, stakeholder analysis
• estimating & estimating funnel
• project success criteria
• success factors
• project reporting

Project scope management

• definition scope management
• product Breakdown Structure {PBS}, Work Breakdown Structure {WBS}
• definitions configuration
• definition change control
• links between configuration and change control
• change control process
• configuration management process

Scheduling and resource management

• total float, critical path, Gantt chart, baseline, milestone
• definition- resource management
• types of resources
• resource smoothing/resource levelling
• procurement

Risk management and issue management

• definition - project risk and risk management
• project risk management process
• use of risk register
• definition- issue and issue management
• use of issue log
• escalation process

Project quality management

• definition - quality and quality management
• definition - quality planning, quality assurance, quality control, continual improvement
• differences between quality assurance and quality control
• project reviews - gate post, benefit, peer reviews

Communication in the project environment

• definition - communication
• methods of communication
• barriers to communication
• effective communication
• communication plan

Principles of leadership and teamwork

• definition - leadership
• role of project team leader
• definition - project team
• teamwork models