PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE FOR ARCHITECTS

OBJECTIVES

• Understand the importance of Good and timely delivery of documents
• Ensure that they understand their roles in project management
• Understand the types of the project life cycle and the different processes involved in the project
• Acquire the knowledge areas related to a project and their integration
• Work on the different challenges to make sure that the project has a balance between the triple constrains and is completed in time and within budget
• Use the Best way of communication to be carried out by the project team
• Exploring the different ways of identifying Risk and analysing them and managing the same

Course Content

 Introduction

• Importance of Project Management for Architects
• Difference between Operations and Projects
• Architectures involvement in a project

Project Management Concepts

• What is a Project?
• Project Life Cycle
• Triple Constrains in a Project

The 5 Processes

• Initiation
• Planning
• Execution
• Monitoring and Control
• Closeout

Understanding Scope of a Project

• Definition of the project scope
• Project Charter and other documents
• Work Breakdown Structure

How does a Schedule Work?

• Creating Activities and Sequencing Activities
• Calculating Duration for the Activities
• Developing Schedules
• Baselining and Updating Schedules

Resource Requirement of a Project

• Understand the resource requirements for the projects
• Estimate resources and acquiring them
• Managing and Controlling resources

Cost Calculation for a Project

• Estimating Cost
• Preparing Budget
• Controlling Cost
• Earned Value Analysis

Stakeholders

• Who are Stakeholders?
• Identifying Stakeholders
• Understanding Stakeholder requirements
• Managing Stakeholders

Importance of Communication

• Why communication is important in a project?
• Managing Communication

Procurement

• Planning Procurement
• Monitoring Procurement

How are Project Risks Handled?

• Risk Management Concepts
• Identifying Risks
• Risk Analysis – qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Mitigating Risk
• Managing Reserves
• Monitoring Risks