Project Management

It’s about getting it done right - on time.

Teams, tasks, deadlines and budgets are difficult things to keep under control in a high pressure project environment. Drawing from the “Body of Knowledge” put forth by the Project Management Institute (PMI), the Bristall Morgan Project Management Seminar works to build awareness and practical ability in the management of projects, large and small.

We take the time to ensure the course fits in with your business. We offer half-day (three hour) summary lectures, as well as interactive workshops of one or two days. The two-day seminars can be delivered with up to one week between class days.

The Bristall Morgan Project Management workshop will help you and your project team achieve the following:

• Develop a workable, editable plan
• Integrate and understand the 5 phases of Project Management
• Use PERT estimation techniques
• Understand Critical Path
• Use Gantt charts
• Understand where projects can fail
• Understand risk and scope
• Deal with emergencies and contingencies
• Demonstrate leadership and encourage productive participation
• Understand budget and resource allocation
• Learn how to estimate time and cost
• Maintain control of your project plan through the use of Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project.
• Use online collaborative tools to ensure clear communication and leadership

Our system creates a custom curriculum from stakeholder interviews and on-line assessment forms and follows up with a year of personalized support with each participant, as well as “ROI reviews” with the stakeholders. This helps to develop true buy-in and performance improvement within a department or organization. We use our own course material, entitled The Bristall Method of Project Management, and we employ sound principles of Adult Education to ensure that new skills are learned, practiced and understood.

Outline
The course generally comprises the following, and is customized according to client needs:

• Introduction to Project Management Concepts / What is Project Management
• Introduction to the PMBOK (The Project Management Instiute Body of Knowledge)
• The Five Phases of Project Management
• Why Projects Sometimes Fail
• 12 Rules for Project Management Success
• The Key Players In A Project
• The Project Team

Initiation Phase

• Defining the project
• Assessing viability
• Defining a goal
• Understanding scope
• Team selection
• Funding
• Deliverables
• Risk

The Planning Phase

• Feasibility
• Planning
• The Business Case
• Cost/Benefit Analysis
• Risk Analysis
• Impact Analysis
• Project Plan Summary
• The Project Charter
• Budgeting
• 5 Steps toward the Successful Project Plan
• Defining Tasks
• Defining Milestones
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Critical Path Method
• PERT Analysis
• Gantt Charts
• Project-Cost Analysis

The Execution Phase

• Understanding Leadership
• Team Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Operational Project Management
• Diarizing

The Control Phase

• Communication Tools
• Hints & Tips for Successful Project Control
• Conflict Resolution
• Cost Analysis
• Closure Phase
• Delivery
• Disbanding
• Post Review Report

The Closure Phase

• Project Termination
• Project History
• Project Handoff
• Evaluation

Tools: We discuss and/or demonstrate useful Project Management tools including:

• Microsoft Project
• PDA-based project management applications
• Web-based project management applications
• Traditional pen, paper and whiteboard