Project planning and control.

Training schedule and registration

Become a sharper project manager with better planning. This course provides powerful tools to lead the project toward success.

After the course you will:

Know the key principles for project planning and project steering
Understand the reason for, and be able to develop effective planning strategies
Be able to manage risks in projects
Be able to use Earned Value Management on a basic level
Have applied project planning and project steering on an exercise project

Description

As a project manager you will face increasing demands to keep the project within budget and to deliver within the time schedule. In this course we explore how you can work in a structured way by systematic planning and control of the project. The course offers great room for discussions and practical exercises of the activities in the planning phase.

Content

Definition of the project
Why we plan
Determining framework for planning
Structuring and documentation of work packages
Estimation techniques
Sequencing activities
Resource planning
Developing a time schedule
Budgeting
Risk and buffer planning
Project steering with Earned Value Management
Project steering with milestone monitoring
Change management

Target group

Project managers and other roles involved in project planning or project steering

Prerequisites

None

Language

SWE/ENG

Length

2 days

PDU (Professional Development Units)

16 PDU