A two-day workshop
The aim of this course is to provide project managers, project engineers and project support staff with a toolkit they can use on their projects. The tools range from the simple that can be used on all projects to the advanced that can be used where appropriate.
The scope of the programme includes tools and techniques for:
Stakeholder management
Requirements management
Scope management
Estimating
Scheduling
People management
Monitoring and control
- Identify and engage with stakeholders
- Use tools for requirements gathering and scope management
- Produce better estimates using a range of techniques
- Develop more reliable schedules
- Effectively manage delivery
Expert trainer
Steve is a highly experienced and qualified consultant. He started as a computer programmer, working for a subsidiary of Nat West, before taking on a role in pre-sales consultancy and client training both in the UK and internationally. He became involved in Project Management in the 1980s while working for a services company. Two spells as a company director saw him take an interest in formal methods.
Session outline
DAY ONE
1. Introduction
- Overview of the programme
- Review of participants’ needs and objectives
2. Stakeholder management
- Using PESTLE to aid stakeholder identification
- Stakeholder mapping
- The Salience model
- Stakeholder engagement grid
3. Requirements management
- Using prototypes and models to elucidate requirements
- Prioritising techniques
- Roadmaps
- Requirements traceability
4. Scope management
- Work breakdown structures
- Responsibility assignment matrix
5. Delivery approaches
- Sequential
- Agile
6. Estimating
- Comparative estimating
- Parametric
- Bottom-up
- Three-point estimating
- Delphi and Planning Poker
- Creating realistic budgets
DAY TWO
7. Scheduling
- Critical path analysis
- Smoothing and levelling
- Timeboxing
- Team boards
- Monte Carlo simulations
- Probability of completion
8. People management
- Situational Leadership
- The Tuckman model
- Negotiation
- Conflict management
- Belbin
9. Monitoring and control
- Earned value management
10. Course review and action planning
- Identify actions to be implemented individually
- Conclusion
