Technical Project Management

Project Management software has become an essential tool for today’s project manager. The use of Microsoft Project has become widespread for the general project practitioner. To use the software intelligently, the project manager must know the basics of project planning and scheduling. 

This workshop intends to introduce the basic concepts of project planning and scheduling, including: 

1. Scope Planning
2. Time Scheduling
3. Resource Planning

This will first be applied through manual techniques to master the background, and then the same concepts and techniques will be learned through Microsoft Project (or Primavera P3).

1. Long term motivation and drive to succeed
2. Inspiration to step out of the "comfort zone" and take well calculated risks to accomplish higher earnings
3. Skills required to sell with confidence
4. Action plan designed to save time and streamline sales activities

Introduction to Project Management: 

• The Evolution of Project Management
• Project Management Fundamentals
• An Introduction to the Basic Concepts of The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)

Scope Planning: 

• The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• WBS Pro Software (an MS Project add-on)

Introduction to the Critical Path Method (CPM): 

• The Introduction to the Evolution of Project Planning and Scheduling
• Project Scheduling Using The Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Practical Examples Using the CPM
• Group Exercises Using CPM
• Using MS Project for project scheduling

Introduction to the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT): 

• Project Scheduling Using the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
• PERT Calculations
• Group Exercises Using PERT
• Using MS Project for PERT project scheduling

Introduction to Project Resources & Resource Planning & Scheduling: 

• Characteristics of Resources
• Resource Planning Using CPM
• Resource scheduling using MS Project
• Resource leveling using MS Project

• The Training lectures.
• The Group discussions.
• The Training Workshops.