Projects are unique, complex, and have a limited life-cycle. Consequently, they must be tackled with the right approach. The project parameters: time, cost, quality. Why it is essential to maintain their equilibrium. What are the typical symptoms of projects not properly managed. What are the likely causes.
The two main principles of Project Management: 1) one and one only Project Manager responsible for the project in its entirety - 2) project planning and control functions in the Project Manager's hands. Why SMEs have difficulties in adhering to the main PM principles.
What are the most suited Organisational Structures for project-driven enterprises. Practical hints for SMEs.
The project team. Roles, responsibilities, and main tasks of all project actors: Proposal Manager - Construction/Operations Manager - Project Manager - Contract Manager - Project Engineer - Project Controller - Project Planner - Site Manager - Site Foreman. The "flexibility" factor. The distribution of responsibilities. Typical "Project Organisational Charts".
The main functions of a Project Manager: plan - organise - co-ordinate - control.
Project planning, budgeting and scheduling. The reasons for planning and the logic of planning. Planning ingredients: the Statement of Works - Project specifications - the Milestone Schedule - the Works Breakdown Structure (WBS) or Project Breakdown Structure (PBS). From WBS to project Budgeting and Scheduling. The program of works. The work package. The estimation of resources. The bill of materials. The manpower schedule. The plant schedule. The QA schedule. Planning tools - practical exercising (PERT - GANTT). How the SME and the micro project-driven enterprise should tackle the planning issue: practical hints and tips. Computerised tools for planning: pro's, con's, benefits, limitations, constraints. Multi-project situations: the critical issue of allocating resources to different projects. How the modern Theory of Constraints (TOC) can help the SME in managing multiple, simultaneous projects.
Project Control. Traditional control and today's control - self-control. Project cost control and progress control. Dealing with "overruns". Estimates "at completion" and continuous planning. Cost control in "real-time": simple and practical tools for the SME.
Project Financial Planning - basics. Warnings and practical hints for SMEs dealing with multiple projects.
The Project Engineering function. Managing the project's technical integrity. Distinguishing clearly between Project Management and Engineering - typical mistakes that SMEs should avoid.
Managing quality in projects. QA basics. The impact of Total Quality Management. Simple and practical guidelines for SMEs.
Project resources management. People management. Conflicts management. Plant management. Materials management. Site management. Administration and recording.
Client and client's representatives management. Contract management. Communication management. Practical guidelines for project-driven SMEs: how to set up a "client-driven" project structure.
Lean Project Management - basics. The impact of Value Adding Management on projects. The concept of flow project. New frontiers for "traditional" Project Management(more »).
course duration
Duration: 24 hours (typical)
course objectives
This course is a comprehensive presentation of the "traditional" Project Management discipline, well suited operationally to project-driven SMEs, and dedicated to them.
Besides giving operational criteria for planning, scheduling and controlling projects, it deals with a number of typical mistakes to be avoided in project-driven SMEs and supplies practical guidelines for setting up project structures well suited in a SME environment.
This program includes a basic overview of TOC (Theory of Constraints) principles well applicable in multiple projects situations, and a presentation of core principles of Lean Project Management.
This course is truly "hands-on" and very interactive.
target audience
Senior and middle management personnel from project-driven and construction enterprises.
This course is also well suited to engineering and high-tech companies, including "e-enterprises" and "start-up" companies.
On request, this course can be tailored for non-project enterprises. Specific, "in-house" versions of this course may be set up for manufacturing enterprises and service establishments. Please use the Enquiry Form below to request more details.
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