The Complete Project Management Package - Key Content

Definitions

  • what is a project and Project Management?

  • what is a Project Management system?

  • human, culture, planning...

General Project Structure

  • project visualization

  • start and end

  • size, costs, time...

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Breaking down a project

  • milestones, management

  • costs and budgets...

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Phases of a project

  • concept, feasibility

  • specification, design

  • installation...

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The Project notebook

  • what it is

  • assumptions, problem statements, mission statements

  • strategy, scope, objectives

  • customer analysis, deliverables

  • exit criteria...

  • product specification, work break down structure (WBS)

  • schedules, resources, control system

  • authority, roles and responsibilities

  • risk areas and benefits...

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Planning overview

  • why plan?

  • work breakdown structures

  • task characteristics

  • information and milestones...

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Detailed planning

  • overview

  • procurement

  • estimation

    • initial

    • overview

    • too long

    • too short

    • budgets...

  • dependencies

  • PERT analysis

  • slack or float, elapsed time

  • roles and responsibilities

  • resources

  • Gantt charts

  • constraints

  • critical paths and how to manage them...

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Control

  • why?

  • monitoring, general, what...

  • time, cost (terms, overspend, cash flow), quality

  • Progress reporting...

  • general, committees, data

  • taking action

  • assessing the situation

  • impact analysis

  • resolving issues and problems...

  • review

  • contingency

  • change

  • documents and procedures

  • project completion...

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Quality

  • plan

  • statistical control...

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Risk

  • overview

  • impact analysis

  • risk versus impact

  • automated planning tools

  • consideration of time...

  • responsibilities

  • documentation

  • general approach

  • identification and costing...

  • assess chances and impact

  • measures

  • contingencies

  • records and review

  • Health and safety...

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Reviews

  • project audits...

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Human factors

  • the role of the Project Manager

  • overview

  • project teams

  • recruitment...

  • communication

  • user expectations

  • systematic approach

  • empowerment

  • appointment of a Project Manager...

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Project organization

  • Project office and documentation...

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"The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it."
Brendan Francis

Problem solving

  • what is a problem?

  • A.P.I.M.A.

  • (assess)

    • problem definition

    • analysis of data

    • objective definition

  • (plan)

    • identify causes

    • select the most likely cause

    • devise potential solutions

    • selection of the most appropriate solution

    • plan for implementation

  • (implement, monitor and act)

  • problem solving techniques

    • problem identification

    • prioritization

    • analysis of problem causes

    • identifying key causes

    • data gathering

    • evaluation and finalizing options

  • brainstorming

    • method and system

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  • Pareto analysis

    • what is it?

    • method and system

  • data collection

    • fact and opinion

    • documentation

    • method and system

    • interviews

  • cause and effect diagrams

    • effect vs. cause

    • identification and selection of cause

    • taking action

    • method and system

  • process analysis

    • examine the steps in the work process

    • method and system

  • six word system

    • what, why, when, how, where and who?

    • method and system

  • presentation

    • histogram, bar chart and pie chart

    • scatter diagram

    • organization charts

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