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Simplifying Project Management

Guide to Predictive Project Management

1. Basic Definitions

  1. What is a project?
  2. What is an operation?
  3. What is a program?
  4. What is portfolio?
  5. Project Management Office,PMO).
  6. Project stakeholders.
  7. Enterprise environmental factors (EEF).
  8. Organizational process assets (OPA).
  9. Project success criteria.
  10. Roles and responsibilities of Project Managers.
  11. 12 Project Management Principles
  12. Assessment.

2. Project Initiation

  1. Predictive Project Management.
  2. Project management lifecycle.
  3. Stage gates / Phase gates / Kill points 
    Project Initiation & Project Charter.
  4. Project selection ratios.
  5. Assessment.

3. Project Planning

  1. Planning Overview-1
  2. Collecting detailed requirements.
  3. Product Breakdown Structure (PBS).
  4. Work breakdown structure (WBS).
  5. Bill Of Quantities (BOQ)
  6. Cost estimation & budgeting.
  7. Projects Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS).
  8. Control accounts.
  9. Assessment.

4. Subsidiary Plans

  1. Plan quality management
  2. Plan resource management
  3. Plan communications management
  4. Plan risk management
  5. Plan procurement management
  6. Plan health, safety and environmental aspects
  7. Plan stakeholder engagement
  8. Assessment

5. Project Scheduling

  1. Plan schedule management.
  2. Define activities.
  3. Sequence activities.
  4. Estimate activity durations.
  5. Developing & Optimizing the project schedule
  6. Assessment

6. Project Execution

  1. Direct and manage project work
  2. Manage changes
  3. Manage project knowledge
  4. Manage quality
  5. Acquire resources
  6. Developing & Managing teams
  7. Manage communications
  8. Implement risk responses
  9. Conduct procurements
  10. Manage HSE
  11. Assessment

7. Monitoring & Controlling

  1. Introduction to Monitoring & Controlling Project Work
  2. Project Management Information Systems
  3. Earned Value Management (EVM)
  4. Control Scope
  5. Control Schedule
  6. Control Costs
  7. Control Quality
  8. Control Resources
  9. Monitor Communications
  10. Risk monitoring and control
  11. Control Procurements
  12. Monitor and control stakeholder engagement 
  13. Earned Schedule Management
  14. Assessment

8. Project Closure

  1. Formal closure
  2. Handover takeover
  3. Assessment

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