Project Planning

Duration: Half Day (Morning/Afternoon Sessions)

Prices From: TBA per delegate (excluding VAT)

Course Overview:

This PRINCE2® workshop will examine how to apply the planning process to prepare a plan within a project. It will focus on planning tools and their use, estimating, identifying resources, and scheduling. During the workshop delegates will design and create a draft plan.

Course Content:

• Introduction
  • Principles and Best Practice
  • Setting Project Objectives
  • Documentation and Controls

• Plans
  • Tools and their Use
  • Defining Products
  • Identifying Dependencies
  • Activities and Dependencies
  • Critical Path Analysis
  • Milestones

• Estimating
  • Techniques
  • Allocating Roles and Responsibilities

• Resourcing
  • Identifying Resources
  • Level Resource Usage

• Scheduling
  • Work versus Duration
  • Gantt Charts

• Measuring Progress
  • Updating Actuals
  • Assessing against Tolerance

• Handling Problems
  • Exception Planning
  • Contingency Plans

• Case Study
  • Introduction
  • Exercises and Discussions
  • Designing a Plan

Course Objectives:

This course will enable participants to:

• Set clear realistic and measurable objectives
• Understand planning tools, techniques and their use
• Carry out Product-Based Planning
• Identify key activities, dependencies and Critical Paths
• Prepare project schedules, milestone and contingency plans
• Plan and allocate resources
• Document project plans in the most appropriate format

Who Will Benefit?

This workshop would benefit anyone managing projects, or involved in the productions of plans. Ideally, delegates should have completed a PRINCE2 Foundation course, as this workshop delves deeper into the planning process. As a minimum, participants should have relevant project planning experience and have attended a FGI Project Management overview.

Pre-Requisites:

None.

Courseware:

Delegates will receive FGI Project Planning Workshop courseware including a relevant case study.

Private On-Site Training:

This course can also be taught privately at your workplace by our accredited trainers, for more information read about our on-site training.

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