Course plan

Day 1

• Rationale for the methodology used: why manage, key stakes, key factors, success factors, lessons learned;
• Project manager roles and responsibilities;
• Principles of project management methodology: breakdown of major activities (design, planning and control), levels of involvement (strategic, tactical and operational), typical project cycle and structure, benefit of the methodology;
• Strategic planning in project management;
• Tactical planning: overall plan, risk analysis, estimating and timeline.

Day 2

• Operational planning: the detailed plan;
• Operational control: progress metrics, earned value and individual review;
• Tactical control: projects committee, change requests, progress reports;
• Strategic control: executive committee;
• Data entry method;
• Interpreting results;
• Filter analysis;
• Graphic presentation and report production;
• Using GANTT charts and PERT diagrams;
• Change management;
• The communication plan with management and the committees involved;
• Choosing monitoring tools.

Objectives

• Know the various project phases and the tools that lead to success;
• Be able to achieve project objectives with minimal effort;
• Understand what must be done from the first and reduce the risk of error;
• Know how to assess project complexity in order to avoid heavy-handed management that hinders efficiency and/or slack management that can lead to failure;
• Master smooth implementation of simple or complex projects;
• Identify methods to clarify the objectives and specifications, plan the activities and meet the deadlines. Be able to design, plan, monitor and control all management aspects of a project. Reduce timelines and costs through better planning and risk management;
• Enable managers or projects leaders to manage autonomously (for acquisitions, R&D, engineering, installation, etc.).

Duration

2 days

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