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Introduction
Developing reliable schedule estimates is one of the critical project management skills and is addressed in this GLOMACS Project Planning & Scheduling Workshop.
Every project needs confident estimates during the initiation and planning stages of a proposed project, and if they are not delivered, it is one of the reasons for project failure. The decision to proceed with a project is based upon a comprehensive project management plan.
This GLOMACS workshop will feature:
- Project Initiation
- Project Scope Management
- Project Schedule Management
- Project Resource Management
- Project Cost Management
- Project Risk Management
Objectives
By the end of this GLOMACS workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand how projects start
- Recognise roles and responsibilities
- Participate in planning workshops
- Use tools to plan projects
- Compile a project management plan
Training Methodology
This GLOMACS Planning & Scheduling Workshop will combine presentations with interactive practical exercises supported by video materials, activities and case studies. Delegates will be encouraged to participate actively and relate the principles to their particular workplace needs.
Organisational Impact
By sending employees to attend the Planning and Scheduling Workshop, the organisation will gain employees returning to the workplace with:
- Confidence of a planning process
- Understanding of project management terminology
- Presentation tools and techniques to illustrate project plans
- An appreciation of risks and risk management
- Leadership and team development skills
- Higher impact in communicating project management plans
Personal Impact
Participants attending the Planning and scheduling workshop will develop the following competencies:
- Understand the language of project management
- Learn how to estimate and to confidently and progressively estimate project costs and schedule
- Be confident in developing an integrated approach to scope, schedule, resources and cost management, as a dynamic and manageable model
- Identify risks to make plans realistic, and be able to analyse them quantitively and then plan to manage their impact and probability
- Understand how to lead and motivate team members to participate in planning workshops
- Increase confidence in communicating project plans to senior management
Who should Attend?
This GLOMACS training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Project managers responsible for delivering cross-functional projects
- Personnel or managers assigned to projects, who want to learn a structured method for planning
- Project Team Members supporting project managers
- Cost estimators and subject matter experts working in projects
- Personnel who are responsible for supporting the project management process across an organisation and want a solid understanding of project planning
- Purpose & benefit of projects and project management
- Initiation
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Scope Management
- Estimating
- Schedule Management
- Resource Management
- Cost Management
- Risk and Issues Management
- Working in teams
- Leading Team Development
- Project Health Check
- Planning Documentation Sign-off
- Upon successful completion of the classroom-based training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates. Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
- Upon successful completion of the online training course, a GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to all delegates. Guided Learning Hours – In accordance with ISO 9001:2015–certified quality management standards, one Guided Learning Hour is awarded for every 60 minutes of attendance.
- The certificate will also have a PMI Course Identifier, which will enable the learners to claim Professional Development Units (PDUs) / Contact Hours from Project Management Institute (PMI) towards certification or recertification of PMI credentials.
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