PM05 - Managing Small Projects

Summary

This 1 day course is designed for individuals who are or will be assigned to manage small projects.  The focus is on the importance of good scope definition, schedule planning and project control.  This course will be particularly valuable to individuals who manage small projects in addition to their day-to-day work responsibilities. The format of the course includes a workshop, lecture and group discussion.

Duration: 1 day
PDUs: 7

What you will learn

• The key steps to planning a small project
• Direct answers to real world planning issues
• How to estimate project deliverables
• How to administer the project once in execution
• How to track and update the project schedule
• How to closeout the project

Seminar take-aways

• Seminar manual with all teaching materials plus workshop handouts
• CD-ROM with templates used in the seminar
• On-line and phone support for past seminar participants
• Certificate of completion with 7 Professional Development Units (PDU’s)

Seminar Outline

Introduction

• Key concepts and definitions
• Benefits of project management
• Project life cycle
• Project selection process
• Project planning and control model
• Project Management Organization and People Issues

The basic project team structure

• Project manager as a communicator
• Managing project conflicts

Project Planning Processes

Scope planning:

• Project charter
• Work breakdown structure
• Workshops 

Work package planning:

• Defining work elements
• Resource estimating
• Planning external costs
• Workshops 

Schedule planning:

• Schedule planning considerations
• Steps in developing a schedule
• A scheduling technique
• Schedule and external budget plan
• example – workshops

 Completing the plan:

• Compare plan with constraints/objectives
• Updating the project charter
• Implementing the project

 Project Control Issues

• Administering the Project:
•  Kick off meetings
  Issues management
• Assumptions management
• Change control  

Monitoring and Updating Process

• Project Closeout
• Schedule and Cost Control