Name of Course: Effective Project Control Techniques
Course Number: 2169-JTC710
Description:
This course is a practical approach to project control with a focus on earned value management using examples, activities and discussion. It covers effective techniques to control a project consistent with PMI standard practices. Participants will be able to assess the overall status of a project, both with subjective approaches and earned value. The importance of the baseline as a foundation for control will be explored.
Target Audience:
Project managers and project participants who need project control skills.
Pre-Requisities:
A basic project management course (such as Managing Projects and Leading People), or equivalent knowledge.
Duration: One day
PDUs: 8 PDUs
Objectives:
- Identify control processes as defined by PMI
- Use a set of tools and techniques designed to support these processes
- Build a baseline to support project control
- Understand subjective control techniques
- Review and learn earned value terminology
- Perform earned value analysis
Instructional Methods:
Lecture, group discussions, individual practices and group activities to teach and reinforce project control techniques.
Topics Covered:
Introduction
- Review course objectives and agenda
- Definitions of terms
- PMI’s Control processes
Project control
- Review different ways to report project status
- Review subjective approach
- Review earned value approach
Establishing baseline
- Components of a plan
- Budgeting and scheduling
- Create a baseline
Earned value terminology
- Definitions
- Formulas
- Practices
Reporting
- Spreadsheets
- Graphs
- Management status updates
Activity
- Set the baseline
- Evaluate status
- Report to management
Summary
- Lessons learned
- How to implement in real life
- Evaluations