Summary
A two-day workshop covering production of a project plan from first principles to performance measurement baseline, for delivery as a practical workshop covering a live project, or as a case-study based workshop.
Who's it for?
This workshop is designed for project managers, planners and project staff who are currently or about to be engaged in the planning of a project, and who require a proven, consistent and repeatable planning process.
Objectives and Outline
Using a teach-then-do approach, the project team will learn how to apply a structured and consistent approach to planning. The workshop will cover:
Project Scope Definition and production of a deliverable-oriented Work Breakdown Structure
Development of an Activity Network, and analysis of the network to identify the Critical Path and inherent risks
Three-point estimating to facilitate schedule risk analysis
Monte-Carlo simulation and PERT analysis of the network
Development and resourcing of the Project Schedule
Development of the performance baseline
(Optionally for teams using MS Project) Translation from theory into practice - use of MS Project to support the planning process.
On completion of the workshop, delegates will be able to produce a project plan in which
Scope is adequately defined
Critical activities are identified
Schedule risk is quantified and understood
This workshop is designed for in-house delivery. The basic two-day workshop includes practical work using a fictional case study, which allows for delivery in two days.
Alternatively, the same planning processes can be taught in a facilitated workshop using a live project which has a current planning need. Please contact us to discuss your particular requirement.
