Project Management Techniques - 3GMC0525

Goal(s)

At the end of this course, the students are introduced to the main techniques of project management and planning according to the PMI and AFITEP standards. They will be able to:

• Structure a project using tools such as OBS, PBS and WBS.
• Plan the different tasks of a project (in terms of time and resources) using tools such as PERT and GANTT
• Analyze the risks associated to a project using the probability / impact matrix
• Monitor a project according to several indicators (workload, costs, etc.)
• Plan and monitor a project with MS Project software

Content(s)

Lectures (6 h):
Introduction, concepts and definition of project and project management
Structuring of a project: OBS, PBS and WBS
Project planning in terms of time: PERT and GANTT
Project planning in terms of ressources: concept of workload, allocation of resources, management of overloads (leveling and smoothing)
Project risk analysis: probability / impact matrix
Project monitoring and management, reporting and dashboard
Project quality and cost control

Tutorials (4,5 h):
Structuring of a project: OBS, PBS and WBS
Project planning in terms of time: PERT and GANTT
Project planning in terms of workload: concept of workload, allocation of resources, costs calculation

Practical works with MS Project (6 h):
Project planning in terms of time: the GANTT chart
Project planning in terms of workload: resource allocation, overload management (leveling and smoothing)
Project monitoring and management, reporting and dashboard
Monitoring and controlling costs

Practical works with Microsoft Excel (3h):
Project risks idenfication
Project risks assessment
Mitigation strategies definition