What is a project?

• Defining a project
• What makes project management different from other management?
• Typical different project phases and their deliverables
• The role of the project manager
• The skills of the project manager

Project strategy

• What we mean by project strategy
• Strategic alternatives
• The importance of setting clear project objectives
• How to prepare a project strategy
• Project economic appraisal
• The secrets of getting your project approved

The role of procurement and contracts in projects

• Developing a project contracts strategy

Managing project human resources

• How to develop a project organisation structure
• How to become a project leader
• How to create highly effective project teams
• How to motivate your project team

Project planning

• The role and purpose of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• How to develop a project WBS
• The role and purpose of network diagrams
• How to draw a project network diagram
• How to identify the project Critical Path (CP)
• How to calculate project float or slack
• Using project float to eliminate resource over-allocation
• How to prepare the project Gantt chart

Project cost estimating

• Different classes of cost estimates
• The "bottom up" approach
• The "top down" approach
• The parametric method

Managing project risks

• How to identify project risks
• The project risk plan

Implementing the project

• Measuring and forecasting project progress
• Managing project contracts
• Controlling and forecasting project cost
• The "accounting" cost control and forecasting method
• Forecasting project cost at completion using Earned Value Analysis (EVA)

Post-project appraisal

• How to judge and measure the success of the project
• Using learning outcomes for future benefit