Modern Project Management (PPM)

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This course is for Business Management and/or Information Technology (IT) Staff. 

It is presented in two segments:

- Project Planning and Control (PPC) Days 1-3
- Interpersonal Skills (IPS) Days 4-5.

These can be taken separately if desired.  

PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT FROM PLANNING TO COMPLETION

Managing projects which meet corporate objectives, fit specifications, and meet time and expenditure budgets is vital to success in today’s competitive environment.  Managers and those aspiring to be managers must prepare themselves fully for the challenges of initiating, planning and managing projects which result in significant changes in the way in which the organisation functions.  This intense workshop provides the essential preparation for practical and professional project management. This course rates 30 PCP accreditation points with the Australian Computer Society. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To enable those involved in controlling projects to learn and practice techniques and skills vital to success.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Those controlling, or likely to be controlling, projects.  Analysts, Programmers and Business staff about to assume supervisory responsibility for development teams.  Non-technical users who have, or will have, charge or co-responsibility for development projects. 

WHAT SKILLS WILL EACH DELEGATE GAIN?

This course will enable delegates to:

  1. Prepare project plans and staff allocation schedules.

  2. Prepare estimates of effort required within a project.

  3. Manage a project through all the stages of development.

  4. Set up procedures to collect the right project performance data from technical staff.

  5. Set up procedures to provide senior management with the right project performance data.

  6. Take a sufficiently business orientated view to establish meaningful financial controls.

  7. Set tight project schedules and meet them with mixed project teams.

  8. Adjust personal management styles to meet the needs of staff and the environment.

WHAT METHODS ARE USED TO IMPART THESE SKILLS?

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Course presentation supported by full colour OHP material.

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Class examples with student involvement.

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Syndicate case study work.

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Small group experiments, with analysis.

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Presentation of syndicate findings, with critique.

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1/3 page reproductions of all OHP transparencies used.

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A large amount of additional handout documentation.

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Comprehensive student manual.

Course Content and Structure

   | Day1 | Day2 | Day3 | Day4 | Day5 | 

Project Planning and Control (PPC)

PPC COURSE STRUCTURE  

Day 1      Planning the Project:

bulletThe importance and content of a typical Project Plan.
bullet Nine Development strategies compared & contrasted (Royce Waterfall, Sequential Version, Concurrent Version, Boehm Incremental, Evolutionary, Boeing Evolutionary, Evolutionary Hybrid, Fast Track, Prototyping).
bulletWhen to choose which strategy.
bullet Three types of breakdown tree.  
bulletEstimating techniques (Sensitivity analysis, Kahn-Delphi analysis, Parametric based, Function Points).
bulletWhen to use which estimating method.
bulletMeasuring the quality of the Estimation process.

Day 2      Controlling the Project:

bulletHow quality control affects the project plan.
bulletTypical quality metrics.
bulletHow the project plan affects quality.
bulletFagan inspections and their differences from walkthroughs.  
bulletPrecedence Diagramming.  
bulletManaging the Critical Path.  
bulletResource levelling methods.  
bulletProject Management Software Support Tools.
bulletRisk management (Boehm method; Variance and the Central Limit theorem).

 Day 3    Managing the Project:

bulletThe need for a control tracking System.
bulletA typical control system.
bulletCost Benefit Analysis.
bulletDiscounted cash flow (DCF), Net Present Value (NPV) and Rate of Return.  
bulletHow to quantify intangible costs/benefits (Bayesian Analysis).  
bulletProject success factors.
bullet Critical success factors.  
bullet Project organisation.  
bullet Organisational methods (Functional, Project, Matrix).  
bullet When to use which organisational method.  
bullet Delegation guidelines.
bulletTeam cohesion and how to achieve it.
bulletThe value of team cohesion and its contributors.
bulletFactors which contribute to productivity.  
bulletHow to manage the productivity options.  

Interpersonal Skills (IPS)

Day 4      Communicating with the team:

bulletWhy communication demands are so critical.
bulletIdentifying the manager’s communicational style.
bulletUsing the right communication methods for the right situation.  
bulletProducing documents with a good readability index.  
bulletModern document indexing requirements.
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Types of meetings and their requirements.
bulletPractical listening skills.  
bulletTransactional analysis as a tool to assist with communications.  

Day 5    Preserving the Productive Environment: 

bulletMotivating Staff.
bulletIdentifying the Manager's Management Style.
bulletStaff Development.
bulletThe importance of goals.
bulletDealing with Poor Morale.  
bulletJob Dimension Survey.  
bulletEffective Leadership Styles.  
bulletTeams and Team Roles.
bulletCourse Summary and Conclusion.

 

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