The British Academy for Training and Development offers this training program in Project Control and Management, designed to provide professionals with a comprehensive understanding of organized project planning methods, tools, and techniques for monitoring project performance.

This program equips participants with practical methodologies to develop detailed project plans, define scopes, schedules, and budgets, and implement monitoring and control mechanisms to track progress, manage risks, and ensure successful delivery.

The program relies on internationally recognized practices and provides insights into planning logic, performance metrics, and corrective strategies that enhance project efficiency and alignment with organizational goals.

Who Should Attend?

• Project Managers and Project Coordinators responsible for planning and execution.

• Planning Engineers and Project Monitoring Specialists.

• Team Leaders and Department Heads involved in multi-functional projects.

• Individuals preparing to take roles in Project Management or Project Management Offices (PMO).

Knowledge and Benefits:

After completing the program, participants will be able to master the following:

• Understand the principles and processes of effective project planning.

• Develop organized schedules, budgets, and resource plans.

• Apply project monitoring techniques to track performance and deviations.

• Identify risks early and implement corrective and preventive actions.

• Use integrated planning and monitoring to support project delivery on time and within budget.

• Introduction to Project Planning

  • Role of planning in the project lifecycle.

  • Differences between planning, scheduling, and monitoring.

  • Key documents in the planning phase.

• Defining Project Scope and Objectives

  • Developing a clear and agreed project scope.

  • Setting SMART objectives for clarity in planning.

  • Defining scope boundaries and deliverables.

• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

  • Creating a WBS to organize project activities.

  • Breaking work into manageable components.

  • Aligning WBS with time and cost estimates.

• Scheduling Techniques and Logic

  • Understanding activity sequencing and dependencies.

  • Basics of Critical Path Method (CPM).

  • Milestone planning and managing float.

• Resource Planning

  • Identifying resources needed for each activity.

  • Allocating and leveling project resources.

  • Managing constraints on resource availability.

• Project Budgeting

  • Estimating labor, material, and equipment costs.

  • Establishing baseline budgets for monitoring.

  • Integrating schedule and costs for a unified baseline.

• Project Monitoring Fundamentals

  • The role of monitoring in project success.

  • Types of monitoring: scope, schedule, cost, quality.

  • Setting up systems to track performance.

• Progress Measurement and Reporting

  • Tracking actual performance vs. planned.

  • Defining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

  • Preparing progress reports for stakeholders.

• Earned Value Management (EVM)

  • Concepts: Earned Value (EV), Planned Value (PV), and Actual Cost (AC).

  • Calculating schedule and cost variances.

  • Using EVM indicators to assess project health.

• Risk Planning and Monitoring

  • Identifying planning-related risks.

  • Integrating risk responses into project plans.

  • Monitoring and controlling risks during project execution.

• Schedule Monitoring and Forecasting

  • Analyzing schedule delays and their causes.

  • Forecasting project completion dates.

  • Adjusting schedules based on current performance.

• Cost Monitoring and Forecasting

  • Controlling project expenditures within budget.

  • Predicting financial performance and analyzing trends.

  • Managing the impact of changes on project costs.

• Change Control Processes

  • Understanding the change management framework.

  • Assessing the impact of changes on scope, cost, and time.

  • Implementing approved changes through plan adjustments.

• Project Integration and Communication

  • Aligning planning and monitoring functions.

  • Ensuring coordination among all stakeholders.

  • Maintaining effective documentation and reporting.

• Closure and Lessons Learned

  • Completing monitoring activities and closing work packages.

  • Documenting lessons learned to improve future planning.

  • Archiving planning and monitoring records for audit purposes.