Project Planning & Management

  • Project Foundations: Introduce basic concepts, the project lifecycle (initiation to closure), organizational structures, and the role of the project manager.
  • Project Initiation: Cover project selection criteria, feasibility studies (economic and sustainability), project charters, and identifying key stakeholders.
  • Scope Management: Teach requirements gathering, scope definition, and the creation of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
  • Schedule Management: Instruct on activity sequencing, duration estimation, the Critical Path Method (CPM), PERT analysis, and schedule optimization.
  • Cost and Financial Management: Detail budget development, cash flow management, capital budgeting techniques, and financial sustainability.
  • Resource and Quality Management: Discuss human resource allocation, Responsibility Assignment Matrices (RAM), and quality planning standards.
  • Risk and Procurement Management: Explore risk identification, analysis, mitigation strategies, and the procurement process (bidding and contracts).
  • Communication and Stakeholder Management: Focus on communication models, reporting tools, and managing stakeholder expectations.
  • Integration and Change Management: Address how to ensure all project parts work together and how to manage project changes effectively.
  • Methodologies and Trends: Introduce diverse approaches such as Agile, Kanban, and the role of emerging technologies like Generative AI in modern project management.