Planning Course Content

Below is the high level overview of the content covered by the course, as you can see the content is considerable, so you are guaranteed value for money, we are sure you will not be dissappointed.


CHAPTER 1 - WHAT IS PLANNING and WHY SHOULD YOU PLAN
PLANNING WITHIN A PROEJCT
  Plan Structure
  Detailed Tasks
  Milestones
  Dependencies
  Critical Path
  Teams
  Skills
  Resource Pools
  Holidays
  Training
  Infrastructure
  Hardware
  Software
  Contingency
  3rd Parties
  Expenses
WHAT IS PLANNING
  What Has To Be Done
  Who Will Do It
  When It Will Happen
  The Order It Will Happen
  The Time It Will Happen
  Important Milestone Dates
  The Cost
  Critical Activity
  Dependencies
WHY PLAN
  Documentation
  Communication
  Governance
  Organisation
  Management
  Control
  Keep It Simple



CHAPTER 2 – WHAT MAKES UP A PLAN
THE COMPONENTS OF A PLAN
  Plan Structure
  Task Details
  Milestones
  Dependencies
  Contingency
  Teams and Resources
  Recruitment
  Training
  Resource Pool



CHAPTER 3 – HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT CREATING A PLAN
SO WHERE DO YOU START
  Understanding Your Project
  Its Not That Daunting
  Where to Start
CREATING A PLAN FROM SCRATCH
  Setting Up The Plan
  Creating High Level Headings
  Creating Sub Level Headings
  Creating Detailed Tasks
  Setting Durations
  Linking Tasks
  Creating LAG
  Creating Resources
  Applying Resources
  Identify The Critical Path
  Setting the Baseline
  Entering Actual Effort Worked
  12 Flash Video Guides
TEAMS AND RESORUCES
  Teams and Resource in Details
  Resource Allocation
  Flash Vidoe Gudies
PLANNING CALENDARS
  Standard Planning Calendar
  Creating A Planning Calendar
  Amending A Resource Calendar
WHEN PLANNING AVOID WHAT
  Using Fixed Dates
  Multiple Calendars
  Task Naming Issues
  Resource Naming Issues
  Resource Allocation Issues.



CHAPTER 4 - HOW TO MANAGE AND TRACK A PLAN
RECORDING ACTUALS SHOWING PROGRESS
  Percentage Complete
  Percentage Remaining
  Progress Lines
SPLITTING TASKS
  Why Split A Task
  How to Split A Task
BUDGETS
  Budgets Scope
  Sizing The Budget
  Infrastructure
  Hardware
  Software
  Internal Resources
  3rd Party Suppliers
  Training
  Contractors
CONTINGENCY
  What is Contingency
  Not Using Contingency
  Authorised Contingency
MONITORING
  Team Reports
  Accurate Status
  Progress Made Work Remaining
  Monitoring Progress
  Re-Baselings A Last Resort
REPORTING A RECOVERING MILESTONES
  Reporting Progress
  RAG Status
  Review Resources
  Risks and Impact
  Mitigating Action.



CHAPTER 5 – PLANNING GOVERNANCE
PLAN SIGN OFF
  Plan Sign Off
  Planning Reivew
  Planning Approval
  Key Planning Assumptions
ROLL UP PLANS AND SUB PLANS
  Benefits
  Programme Level View
  Resource Full View.