Fundamental Contract and Project Management
Fundamental Contract and Project Management
Course Details
This session will discuss the techniques to manage contract delivery, budget, staffing, risk, and quality while fostering the client relationship; being responsive to needs of project staff; meeting company financial and project goals, creating third party relationships to add value or fill gaps, and understanding differences between risks and threats and how to manage risk and avoid threats. We will review contract types, differences and challenges associated with each type as well as identifying the stakeholders associated with your project and dealing with their expectations.
Course Objectives
The participant will learn how to manage a contract using project management principles.
Learn how to:
- Develop Project Charter
- Develop Stakeholder Register
- Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Develop Scope of Work
- Develop a Schedule
- Manage a Contract
- Track Project Progress
- Manage Project Cost
- Manage Project Risk
- Use Earned Value Method
- Manage a Team
- Close Contract Project
Credits
Participants earn 6 PDUs through the Project Managment Institute for the class.
Course Outline
1.0 Introduction
- Seminar member introduction and overview of course material
2.0 Project Initiating
- Define Project Charter
- Define Project Stakeholders
3.0 Planning Project
- Define: Scope
- Group exercise create scope
- The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Group exercise on developing a work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Schedule
- Group exercise create schedule
- Budget
- Group exercise create budget
- Risk
- Group exercise create risk
- Contract types
- Baseline project management plan
- Kick off meeting
4.0 Monitoring and Controlling the Project
Learn how to:
- Monitor and control time, scope, budget, using EVM
- Use cost control methods and Measure and forecast project progress by using EVM
- Group Exercise on EVM
- Monitor & Control Team & Communications
5.0 Closeout of the Project Contract
Learn how to:
- Communicate project results
- Celebrate project results
- Produce the project closeout report
- Group Exercise on Closeout Exercise
Who Should Attend
Program and Project Managers, HR Managers, Staffing Coordinators, Business Developers, Technical Managers, Business Owners, Company Management Officials, Chief of Finance
Date: February 5, 2014
Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm
Cost: $995
Credits: Participants earn 6 PDUs through the Project Managment Institute
Location:
bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park,
5520 Research Park Drive Suite 100
Baltimore, MD 21228
Breakfast, snacks and lunch will be provided. Please alert us to any dietary needs in the comments section upon registration.
The Institute is located conveniently of I-95, just minutes from BWI.
Contact us at GovernmentContractingInstitute@targetgov.com for travel
and hotel information.