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Project Planning and Control

Course Cost £325 +VAT
Duration 1 DAY
  • Project Planning and Control Training.
  • Introduction to project control principles.
  • Work breakdown structures for project scope.
  • Planning and scheduling methods and techniques.
  • Re-emphasis on project management characteristics.

Overview

The Project Planning and Control Training course focuses on equipping participants with the principles and techniques necessary for effective project management. Key topics covered include project control principles, work breakdown structures, planning and scheduling methods, and resource management. The course aims to enhance participants' understanding of project management fundamentals and improve their ability to monitor and control project scope, schedule, cost, quality, and resources.

Who should attend

Project Managers

Course Content

 1.         INTRODUCTION

THE PROJECT MODEL                                                                                             

2.         PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT CONTROL                (LECTURE & DISCUSSION)

             –     Key decisions in setting up the project model; “What”, “Who” and “How” the work should be performed.

            –      The control cycle.

            –     The importance of monitoring Scope, Schedule, Cost, Quality and Resources.

 3.         WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES (LECTURE AND GROUP EXERCISES)

             –     To demonstrate the use of this technique to describe the scope of the project and develop the basic controls.

 4.         PLANNING AND SCHEDULING                          (LECTURE AND EXERCISES)

To familiarise the participants with various methods of scheduling including the fundamentals of network planning with examples of the different methods :

            –           Gantt and bar charts

            –           Basic elements of networks

            –           precedence diagrams 

            –           Early/late start. Early/late finish.

            –           The three types of float.

            –            Finding the key sequence that limits the overall duration of the project.

            –           Choosing the economic solution to shorten the duration.

            –           Using the network plan to assess the project status and identify solutions to   problems.

            –           Resource management.

 5.         THE PROJECT                                                                                              (VIDEO)

Re-emphasis of the basic project management characteristics.

Duration:1 Day

Cost:£325 + VAT

Who Should Attend

Project Managers
Course Cost £325 +VAT
Duration 1 DAY

Experts in Construction and Infrastructure Training

1000+

Training courses available

250000+

Course hours completed

50+

Expert trainers

CITB, APS, IEMA

Accreditation training centres

12

Accreditations

Testimonials

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The course was exceptional, well run in terms of delivery of information, IT online course but seamless. Very interesting examples of temporary works failures applicable to the businesses we worked in. Break out activities / group examples worked very well and were again well managed by the trainer. Fantastic course, I will recommend to others! Best course I have attended in years!

CITB Temporary Works Co-Ordinator

Black & Veatch

The trainers knowledge was excellent and I liked his examples and how he could relate them to every day relatable examples that we could all understand. Coming from different industries and sectors his examples were a common ground. It was handled very well virtually and the engagement worked with his questioning and answering

Contract Management

The Pension Regulator

The training was very interactive and the tutor was excellent in engaging every course attendee and ensuring that the course content was tailored to each attendees Organisation and Company requirements

CITB Temporary Works Awareness

Kone – H &S Advisor

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