Day one of four

• What is Project Management
  • Definition of a project
  • Definition of project management
  • Relationship to other management disciplines
  • Examples
• The Project Management Context
  • Stakeholders
  • Project organization managerial styles
  • The project manager's role
• Project Management Processes
  • Phases of project management
  • Stages of a major project

Day two of four

• Project Management Integration
  • Project plan development: tools and techniques
  • Project plan execution: tools and techniques
  • Overall change control
• Project SCOPE Management
  • Initiation - does the project all (and only) the work required?
  • Problem definition
  • Determining feasibility
  • Generating project ideas
  • Establishing project objectives
  • Case study

Day three of four

• Project Time Management: Planning, Scheduling and Controlling
  • Work breakdown structure
  • Precedence relationships
  • Sequencing project tasks
  • Precedence diagrams
  • PERT diagrams
  • Cost and time estimating
  • Gantt charts

Day four of four

• Cost Management
  • Resource planning
  • Estimating
  • Budgeting
  • Control
• Quality Management
  • Planning: tools and techniques
  • Assurance
  • Control
• Project Human Resource Management
  • Skill identification/utilization
  • Planning for project staffing needs
  • Case study
  • Project team lifecycle
• Effective Project Communication
  • Communications planning
  • Elements of project documentation
  • Performance reporting
• Project Risk Management
  • Risk identification
  • Quantification
  • Exercise
• Procurement Management
  • Procurement planning
  • Solicitation/source selection
  • Contract administration
  • Contract close-out