Graham McEwan Associates Ltd

The project management course consists of a 2 day workshop, which is structured as follows:

Programme structure

Each day will comprise four sessions of 2 hours each separated by refreshment breaks creating a working day of 9½ hours between 8.30am and 6pm.

Programme — Day One

Introduction to Project Management (Session 1 - 2 hours)

· Define Project Management

· Define the Types of Project

· List Typical Areas of Failure

· Address Avoiding Problems

· Detail the Roles of the Project Manager

Project Initiation (Session 2 - 2 hours)

· Investigate the requirements for successful project initiation.

· Scope

· Brief

· Risk Assessment

· Risk Management

Project Planning – Task Breakdown (Session 3 - 2 hours)

· Give an overview of the project planning cycle.

· Give some key definitions.

· Introduce the concept of a Work Breakdown Structure.

Project Planning – Network Analysis (Session 4 - 2 hours)

· To produce a logic diagram

· To define relationships between tasks.

· To develop the logic diagram into a network diagram.

· To generate the overall project time scale.

· To introduce the Gantt Chart.

Programme — Day Two

Project Planning – Adding Resources (Session 5 - 2 hours)

· Identify the Types of Resources

· Look at how to allocate them

· Look at the tasks most likely to be forgotten

· Identify how to scope the Project Budget

· Look at the make-up of the Overall Project Plan

Project Control (Session 6 - 2 hours)

· Look at the importance of communication

· Introduce Progress Reports

· Introduce Project Meetings

Software in Project Management (Session 7 - 2 hours)

· To look at the role of the computer in Project Management

Review and Action Planning (Session 8 - 2 hours)

· Role of the Project Manager (revisited)

· Review of course content

· Requirements for further personal development

· Action plans

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