Project Management Essentials for Planners
Welcome to Project Management Essentials for Planners, a comprehensive course designed for planning professionals working in industrial, construction, and maintenance environments. Throughout this course, you will develop essential project management knowledge that enhances your effectiveness as a planner and strengthens your ability to contribute to project success.
This course comprises six lessons that progressively build your project management knowledge as it relates to planning:
Project Management Framework for Industrial Planning: This lesson provides an overview of essential project management fundamentals and highlights the critical role of planning within industrial contexts. You will examine the five Process Groups and their interrelationship with various industrial project phases, as well as how to effectively map industrial work processes to the PMI framework. Additionally, the lesson will address planning's position within different organizational structures.
Initiating Process Group: This section explores how initiating processes manifest in industrial project phases, emphasizing the development of the project charter and its implications for planning. It also covers stakeholder identification and management, the definition of project responsibilities and their impact on planning, as well as the initial deliverable definition and the associated planning requirements.
Planning Process Group: This lesson will explore planning processes across industrial phases. You will learn how to develop integrated project management plans that encompass scope, schedule, cost, and risk planning approaches. This lesson will also cover the creation of work breakdown structures that are appropriate for industrial projects, along with resource and constraint planning in industrial environments.
Executing Process Group: This lesson explores how the Executing Processes are distributed across the project phases and focuses on the critical aspects of directing and managing project work. You will learn about the implementation of quality assurance throughout projects, as well as the importance of effective team and communication management. In addition, the lesson will address procurement execution and its planning implications, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of how these elements contribute to successful project execution.
Monitoring and Controlling Process Group: This lesson will focus on performance tracking and variance management, as well as the implementation of integrated change control. You will learn about various techniques for controlling scope, schedule, and cost, alongside the application of earned value management in industrial projects. This lesson will also cover approaches for monitoring quality and risk, ensuring that all aspects of project performance are effectively managed throughout the project lifecycle.
Closing Process Group: This lesson emphasizes the essential procedures for project and phase closure, detailing the requirements for administrative and contract closure. It also highlights the importance of capturing lessons learned to foster continuous improvement and ensuring operational readiness during the handover process. Additionally, the module addresses the significance of project integration management in the wrap-up phase, ensuring all elements are effectively concluded and documented.
Each lesson includes practical examples, case studies, exercises, and knowledge checks to reinforce key concepts and build applicable skills.
This course represents a journey from specialized planning knowledge to integrated project management understanding. By connecting proven industrial planning approaches with standardized project management concepts, you will develop enhanced capabilities that serve you throughout your planning career.
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