Course Overview:
This 5 hour interactive multimedia training course is accredited by the Association for Project Management and NCC Education Services. It will teach you all of the practical techniques needed to plan projects of any size. You will learn how to select the most appropriate planning architecture to suit the needs of each individual project. The course also details the most widely used planning diagrams, including PERT charts (activity networks) and work breakdown structures. Resource planning and monitoring is addressed, including resource aggregation, leveling and smoothing. Finally, remedial planning and its’ associated activities are covered, in the event that a project deviates significantly from the planned schedule.
The course will run on any multimedia PC with a sound card and is presented using a combination of specially developed 3D graphics, animation and interactivity. This provides a stimulating one-on-one multimedia learning environment that is packed with interactive exercises, case studies and questions. It is made up of self-contained sections, each representing approximately 15 minutes of training, which means that it can either be used intensively or be fitted into a busy work schedule.
Study Area 1 - Introduction
Introduction - Introduces a standard series of diagrams and documents that are essential for effective project planning together with a detailed but flexible planning architecture that can be adapted to suit the needs of projects of any size.
Study Area 2 - Basic Planning Principles
Identifying the Products - This section introduces the main processes that comprise an effective approach to project planning, based upon the production of clearly identified and specified deliverables.
Introducing Planning Diagrams - Demonstrates the application of a series of planning diagrams and documentation to support efficient product based planning.
Work Breakdown Structures - Highlights the importance of the work breakdown structure in providing the framework on which costs and project performance can be monitored.
Product Descriptions - Introduces the product description which describes the purpose, form and components of a product and shows how these diagrams and describes how help in the production of accurate estimates of the resources required by the project.
Product Flow Diagrams - This section explains the product flow diagram, which shows the dependencies, derivation and production sequence of the products required by the project.
Study Area 3 - Scheduling Project Activities
Introducing PERT Charts - Describes how the PERT chart, or activity network, is developed by using the information in the product flow diagram in order to devise an accurate, flexible and practical estimate of the resources needed.
Drawing PERT Charts - This section demonstrates the identification of any slack time within the PERT chart, and how this can be used to introduce flexibility into the production sequence.
Analyzing PERT Charts - Shows how to identify the critical path; that sequence of activities which will take the longest time, and how to use the PERT chart to calculate the total float and free float available.
Resource Planning - This section describes the effective scheduling of the skills and resources necessary in order to deliver the required products, and the processes of resource aggregation, leveling and smoothing; which together should ensure that the project makes optimum use of the resources available.
Presenting to Senior Management - Describes a variety of ways in which project data can be summarized and presented to senior management; including the derivation of Gantt charts and histograms.
Study Area 4 - Structuring Project Plans
Selecting a Suitable Framework - Describes the selection of an appropriate planning framework to ensure effective planning and control of each project.
Project Plans - Highlights the role of the project plans - which provide a high level summary of the project and are used to gain formal approval and funding for the project.
Sub-project Plans - Where required, these plans are used to highlight the planned activities and production schedules relating to specific sub-divisions of the project; showing a greater level of detail than the high level project plans.
Understanding Tolerances - How project tolerances define performance limits within which different areas of the project can retain autonomy, and how the tolerance reporting paths should reflect the organizational structure within which the project is operating.
Remedial Plans - Describes the use of remedial plans to address situations where tolerance violations for the project or sub-project are anticipated.
Detailed Plans - These low-level plans are used to provide a greater level of detail about a specific activity and create a practical source of reference for project staff working on complex or critical activities.
Individual Work Plans - This section describes the content and derivation of these lowest level plans, which can be used to define the tasks and responsibilities of a specific team member.
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