1
Introduction to project management
- The notion of project and project management.
- Project players.
- Product and project. Project life cycle.
- Project process groups.
- The PMI (Project Management Institute) best practice guidelines and knowledge areas.
2
Project content management
- Planning and defining content: product analysis, identifying alternatives.
- Stakeholder analysis.
- Models (waterfall, W, iterative). Project types: development, integration, deployment.
- Create the project breakdown structure: WBS.
Hands-on work
Breakdown of a project by component and definition of the life cycle.
3
Deadline management
- Effort estimation
- Techniques: expert judgment (Delphi), analogy, analytical evaluation, probabilistic evaluation, function points...
- Sequencing of activities: antecedent method, determination of dependencies, shifting (advance/delay).
- Schedule development and compression: contingency analysis, resource leveling, critical chain...
Hands-on work
Evaluation of loads using different methods. Drawing up and analyzing a diagram. Drawing up and compressing a schedule.
4
Cost management
- Financial cost estimation: techniques and methods.
- Budgeting: controlling costs; monitoring: building and analyzing budget indicators.
Hands-on work
Build a budget and cost-control dashboard.
5
Risk management
- Introduction to project risks. Risk management planning.
- Risk identification (brainstorming, cause-effect diagram, checklist analysis).
- Qualitative (probability, impact, etc.) and quantitative (expected monetary value, decision tree) analyses.
- Risk response planning.
- Risk monitoring and control. Audit: risk factors.
Hands-on work
Identification de risques projet, évaluation du risque.
Repérage de réponses adaptées au risque.
6
Subcontracting management
- Plan contracts. Solicit bids. Contract administration and closing.
- Project players: project owner, project manager. Roles and responsibilities.
- Project integration management: the management plan, directing and steering project execution.
- Project management indicators.
Hands-on work
Buy or make decision tree.
7
Project human resources management
- Teamwork. Motivation. Management style.
- Resource planning. Train, develop and manage the project team.
- The project information system: individual and project tracking.
Hands-on work
Leadership style, individual assessment, project progress.
8
Project communications management
- Human communication. Communication planning.
- Dissemination of information. Preparation of progress reports.
- Stakeholder management.
Hands-on work
Project communication plan.
9
Calculating project profitability
- Typology of profit objectives. ROI. Investment decision.
Hands-on work
ROI, payback period.
10
Project quality management
- Quality benchmarks. Quality and projects. Quality planning. Implementing quality assurance.
- Implement quality control.
Hands-on work
Metric search.