Project Controls

This course is targeted at those who are employed as:

• Project controllers
• Project team members
• Project administrators
• Project risk managers
• Project coordinators, officers or assistants
• Project schedulers and estimators

• Understand the concept of project control
• Identify the four main areas of project control (scheduling, cost, risk, and communications)
• Provide definitions for each of the areas of project control
• Understand the purpose and function of each of the areas of project control
• Understand the meaning and use of common project control terminology including baselines, actuals, and variances for each of the four areas of project control
• Explain the relationship and integration between the four areas of project control
• Identify the project life cycle
• Identify and explain the remaining knowledge areas in project management, along with their links to project controls
• Describe how project controls adds value to the success of a project
• Provide a high-level understanding of the project procurement process and different types of contracts.

• Face-to-face OR online trainer led course delivered over three days.
• Group activities to support practical application.
• Includes a case study, which may be provided by the organisation

• Introduction to Project Controls
  • What are Project Controls?
  • Project Controls and the Project Life cycle
  • Meaning of Baselines, Actuals and Variances for each of the four areas of project control with examples
  • Integration and alignment of each area of Project Controls
  • Value provided by Project Controls
  • Tools used to monitor and control the project.
• Managing project time
  • Client or customer requirements
  • Understanding the project scope statement
  • Developing the WBS
  • Determining milestones and activities
  • Scheduling activities
  • Activity resource estimating – tools and techniques
  • Duration estimating – tools and techniques
  • Schedule development (using MS Excel unless otherwise agreed)
  • Creating a baseline
  • Schedule Monitoring and Control
• Managing project costs
  • Cost Planning and Funding
  • Understanding the WBS and Code of Accounts
  • Estimating Costs
  • Determining the Budget
  • Controlling Costs
  • Forecasting, Trend Analysis and Earned Value Management
  • Cost Reporting
• Managing project risks
  • Risk background and context
  • Identifying risks
  • Qualitative risk analysis
  • Quantitative risk analysis
  • Documenting risk information
  • Risk controls
  • Risk treatments
  • Monitoring and controlling risks
  • Review risk outcomes
  • Updating risk processes for continuous improvement.
• Managing project information and communications’
  • Project documentation and information
  • Establishment of the PMIS
  • Identification of stakeholders
  • Stakeholders and the communication plan
  • Security and auditing of information
  • Validation and verification of data
  • Project reporting
  • Management of project records
• Project Procurement (additional)
  • What is project procurement
  • Planning project procurement
  • Types of contracts
  • Procurement documentation
  • Selection criteria for tenders and proposals
  • Evaluating tenders and proposals
  • Working with suppliers
  • Managing issues and conflict with suppliers
  • Reviewing supplier performance.