Objective
To provide you with the practical, fundamental knowledge of project management that can be put into practice immediately to increase chances of project success. To help you become a project leader. To give you the project management basics so learning on the job is easier.
Topics discussed will include the following:
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General project guidelines & definitions
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Project manager behaviors
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Budgeting
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The Project Life Cycle
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Project authorization
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Scope of work
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Project control
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Change control
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Procurement
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Construction management
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Contract administration
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Earned value analysis
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Commissioning procedures
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Training
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Commissioning & startup
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Completion
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for those involved in planning and implementation of design and construction projects. Besides new engineers and those with a few years experience this course is also for technologists and technicians; tradesmen; maintenance personnel; and other personnel from industries, utilities, municipalities, educational institutions, commercial facilities, consulting engineering firms and manufacturers. Topics covered in this course are also of great value to managers and other non-technical project personnel.
Day 1
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Module 1 - Introduction
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Module 2 - Project Life Cycle
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Module 3 - Budgets
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Module 4 - Work Breakdown Structure
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Module 5 - Project Authorization Documentation & Scope Issues
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Module 6 - Stakeholders & Risk Analysis
Day 2
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Module 7 - Estimating
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Module 8 - Engineering Issues, Project Cost Control, Managing Changes & Reporting
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Module 9 - Procurement
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Module 10 - Types of Contracts
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Module 11 - Bidding Procedures - Evaluation (Works, Goods and Consultants)
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Module 12 - Purchase Orders & Contracts
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Module 13 - Construction Management
Day 3
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Module 14 - Case Study
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Module 15 - Tender Documents
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Module 16 - Contract Administration - Managing Contracts
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Module 17 - Earned Value Analysis
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Module 18 - Commissioning, Training, Startup & Completion
Workshop Summary
After participating in this course you will be able to:
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Maintain project control through an understanding of the Project Life Cycle and the critical project relationship of scope, schedule, budget and resource.
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Build a work breakdown structure for project planning and scoping purposes.
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Quickly develop your project scope for more complete estimates and better cost control.
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Use the estimate matrix to determine what the deliverables for the different classes of estimates are.
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Evaluate your project risk issues and how risk affects your project costs.
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Develop more accurate and complete project authorization documentation, saving you time, effort and better progress monitoring.
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Analyze your project status using earned value analysis.
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Apply the concepts learned to manage changes to the project scope, schedule and budget.
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Provide project leadership by accessing project control problems and determine the best course of action for the project.
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Control your project by understanding and acquiring the information needed for performance monitoring.
Presenter
Morley Selver, P.Eng., IPMA B – MHS Engineering Services Inc.
Morley H. Selver, P. Eng, earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1973 from the University of Manitoba. He has over 35 years' of experience in industrial plant project engineering. He has worked in industry, with and for consultants, and has had his own consulting business. His industrial experience includes operations and maintenance, research and development, management of small to medium size plant projects, construction management of large industrial projects, mechanical installation of heavy industrial equipment, commissioning and startup of industrial plants, and plant management.
He has worked in operating pulp and paper mills, oil refineries, on North Slope oil projects, board plants, and the recycling industry in various locations across Canada and the USA. He is currently working in the consulting business.