Applying Project Control Project Monitoring, Reporting & Control

Applying Project Control: Project Monitoring, Reporting & Control

OBJECTIVES

• Establish clear project governance structures that support the involvement of senior management and enable effective reporting and control of “the big picture”
• Engage effectively with stakeholders in order to manage expectations around project objectives
• Develop key baseline plans that can be used to control project progress
• Control project execution by using standard monitoring and change management practices
• Propose the emergent adaptive project lifecycle in volatile environments where effective control is difficult to achieve using the traditional predictive lifecycle approach

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Associate Project Managers
• Project Management Professionals
• IT Project Managers
• Project Coordinators
• Project Analysts
• Project Leaders
• Senior Project Managers
• Team Leaders
• Product Managers
• Program Managers
• Project Sponsors
• Project Team Members

COURSE OUTLINE

DAY 1

Project Fundamentals – Controlling Project Startup

• Characteristics of Projects
• Fundamentals of Project Management
• Project Governance – Controlling Project Selection
• Project Governance – Controlling Project Commencement using the Charter
• Controlling Understanding – Effective Kickoff with the Project Team

DAY 2

Controlling the Timeline

• Controlling the Project Outputs – requirements collection practices
• Controlling the Project Deliverables – requirements specifications
• Controlling the Project Work – work breakdown structures
• Controlling the Timeline – apply dependencies
• Controlling the Timeline – critical path management

DAY 3

Controlling Budget Overruns

• Developing the Project Budget
• Understanding Uncertainty – Risk Planning
• Managing Project Risks
• Budget Reserve Management

DAY 4

Monitoring and Reporting Project Progress

• Controlling Project Communications
• Variance Analysis using Earned Value Management
• Forecasting Overruns
• Variance Management through Baselines and Change Management
• Effective Progress Reporting

DAY 5

Appropriate Controlling Mechanisms

• Controlling Project Close-out
• Concerns of Traditional Project Management
• Adaptive Project Lifecycle – SCRUM
• The SCRUM Roles and Responsibilities
• Core SCRUM Practices