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Project Management Training

Monday, 22. June 2009, 14:38:14

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Ensuring your work force can successfully manage a project from start to completion and do it all within the constraints associated with that project is of great importance in these times of economic upheaval.

Although a number of teaching organisations can offer Project Management Training, there are few companies who are well placed to deliver formal courses supported by sound practical experience. Each course should be tailored to the requirements of the individual client and typically include a one day overview course and a two day more intensive programme.

Main Project Management Training Objectives

Effective project management training should typically achieve the following:

  • Raise the knowledge, skills and performance of personnel to improve the overall capital productivity of the company. Address the gaps and weaknesses identified through an ACTIVE company assessment. Give participants practical guidance, techniques and procedures which they can use in the management of their projects.
  • Raise the knowledge, skills and performance of personnel to improve the overall capital productivity of the company. Address the gaps and weaknesses identified through an ACTIVE company assessment. Give participants practical guidance, techniques and procedures which they can use in the management of their projects.
  • Raise the knowledge, skills and performance of personnel to improve the overall capital productivity of the company. Address the gaps and weaknesses identified through an ACTIVE company assessment. Give participants practical guidance, techniques and procedures which they can use in the management of their projects.


The key topic areas of the programme


1. Project Concept and Definition
  • Project Objectives
  • Defining the Scope of a Project
  • Planning and Estimating

2. Project Team Management
  • Project Team Leadership
  • Team Building and Integration
  • Team Roles and Responsibilities

3. Supply Chain Relationships
  • Project Procurement Practices
  • Supplier Selection Processes
  • Contract Dispute Resolution

4. Information Management and Communication
  • Setting a Project Information Management Strategy
  • Document Management
  • Communication Processes in Projects

5. Project Risk Management
  • Assessing Risk on Projects
  • Eliminating and Mitigating Risk
  • Contingency Planning and Risk funds

6. Innovation and Continuous Improvement
  • Intellectual Property Protection
  • Sustaining Continuous Improvement
  • Capturing Learning

7. Project Execution
  • Project Monitoring, Reporting and Reviewing
  • Managing Construction Safety
  • Project Handover and Commissioning

8. Project Performance Measurement
  • Setting Key Project Performance Measures
  • Project Stakeholder Management
  • Benchmarking Projects


By following the above project management training programme you can ensure that your employees are equipped with the skills required to carry a new project from conception to completion.

Written for PROjEN. PROjEN PLC are a well established project management and professional engineering services provider recognised as being leaders in the delivery of industrial projects on a stand alone/turnkey basis or working alongside client companies.

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Project Planning and the Project Schedule

Wednesday, 10. June 2009, 15:26:51

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Project planning is highly important and fundamental to successful project management and effective planning is a prerequisite for the on time and on budget delivery of any project.

The project schedule provides “the project” with the outline structure and activity detail to ensure minimum risk to the overall delivery. At a simple level, the schedule tells you how long the project, or any part of it, will take. In addition to providing dates, the project schedule should also tell you:

• Who is accountable for every aspect of the project
• The approach being undertaken
• The major deliverables from the project
• The timing of the key decisions and review points

Why is Project Planning and the Project Schedule Important?

Projects are the vehicle which deliver your future company and help the organisation to achieve its strategic goals. Effective project management is therefore vital to ensure organisations thrive and remain competitive. Without adequate planning projects will overrun and are very likely to incur additional costs - thus putting the anticipated business benefits in jeopardy.

The ability to build and manage a project schedule is one of the essential requirements for a successful project outcome. The project schedule forms the basis on which the cost and resource plans are constructed and provides visibility of all the phases, stages and activities for the entire project. This enables real time project status reports and analysis from both a financial and time perspective.

Planning allows for the accurate measurement of the project status and provides early warning of problem areas, allowing risk management and the running of “what if” scenarios to mitigate any compromised position.

A programme of related projects requires even greater levels of planning so that interdependencies are fully understood and controlled. Planning of a portfolio of projects (a mixture of independent and/or interdependent projects) is required to manage overall resources and ensure effective cash flow management.

Key features to Project Planning

A project schedule should provide the following features:

• A baseline against which to measure progress – without a plan concept such as “early” or “late” have no meaning
• A breakdown of the project into manageable packages (work breakdown structure) based on deliverables/outputs
• A listing of accountabilities for different activities
• A clear way of showing project interdependencies
• Clear visibility of key dates, milestones and time constraints
• A pictorial presentation of project progress

If you feel your company could benefit from project management training then please contact PROjEN.

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