Project Management Fundamentals

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Take charge of all aspects of challenging projects with confidence. Improve productivity by managing scope, time, cost, risk, quality, human resources and stakeholders better.

Recommended for anyone managing complex, risky projects. Diploma option available.

Fill any gaps in your professional knowledge
Ensure you’re applying best practice methods to your real-world projects
Maximise your project margins with way less stress
And much, much more…

Receive industry recognised training

All topics map to the management processes outlined in the Global Standard PMBOK® Guide.

Contact hours/PDUs: 40

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Perfectly suited to people in the following roles:

Project Managers
Project Engineers
Construction Managers
Senior Supervisors

Superintendents
Quantity Surveyors
Senior Schedulers
Senior Cost Accountants

Architects
Anyone managing construction projects

What will I learn?

Through interactive discussions, construction case studies and a diagram-rich workbook, our experienced trainers with help you learn:

Get tips and tricks on:

Reconciling contractual obligations to “reality”
Managing scope creep
Being more assertive
Motivating your teams
Communicating bad news
Getting projects back-on-track

How to set your projects up for success

Measuring project success
Defining projects in the context of risk
Defining the role of the project manager
Applying the PMBOK® framework
Juggling constraints and trade-offs
Optimising productivity

How to initiate construction projects

Formalising a project charter
Developing a hand-over checklist
Engaging the right people from the start
Clarifying the contract scope
Identifying key commercial risks
Prioritising long lead-time items

How construction project life cycles work

Developing a project lifecycle
Initiating processes
Planning processes
Executing processes
Monitoring and controlling processes
Closing processes

How to manage scope

Developing a scope management plan
Collecting requirements and traceability
Defining the scope
Creating the WBS and baselining the scope
Managing variations
Gaining acceptance and completion

How to engage stakeholders

Developing a stakeholder management plan
Identifying stakeholders and their needs
Analysing stakeholders
Developing a project organisation structure
Developing engagement strategies
Maintaining stakeholder engagement

How to manage the schedule

Developing a schedule management plan
Defining and sequencing activities
Estimating durations and PERT
Determining the critical path and float
Building and baselining the schedule
Managing EOTs and utilising float

How to manage costs

Developing a cost management plan
Estimating costs accurately
Baselining the cost using s-curves
Recognising revenue and margin
Using earned value to control costs
Tracking WIP and forecasting costs

How to manage risk

Developing a risk management plan
Identifying and prioritising risks
Quantifying risks
Developing a contingency budget
Determining and implementing risk controls
Monitoring risks continually

How to manage procurement

Developing a procurement management plan
Identifying contractors and suppliers
Managing the tendering process
Selecting sellers and negotiating the contract
Expediting and materials management
Administrating the contract

How to ensure good governance

Understanding management plans
Setting up a project board structure
Integrating the management processes
Managing change control
Managing project knowledge
Capturing and sharing lessons learnt

How to control construction projects

Developing a start-up checklist
Tracking productivity metrics
Driving the management processes
Utilising daily, weekly, and monthly check lists
Being proactive rather than reactive
Reporting progress and forecasting

How to manage quality

Developing a quality management plan
Defining standards and specifications
Managing NCRs and quality assurance
Getting things right the first time
Managing ITPs and quality control
Driving continuous improvement

How to manage communications

Developing a communications management plan
Choosing appropriate forms of communication
Managing meetings and documents
Using active listening techniques
Developing assertiveness skills
Having difficult conversations

How to lead and manage human resources

Developing a HR management plan
Allocating roles and responsibilities
Managing team competencies
Building and maintaining team performance
Providing praise and criticism
Coaching and mentoring your team

How to close-out construction projects

Developing a close-out checklist
Preventing cost leakage during the DLP
Maintaining momentum during close-out
Closing out the final report and lessons learned
Processing the final payment claim
Celebrating success!

How to set your projects up for success

Get tips and tricks on:

How to initiate construction projects

How construction project life cycles work

How to manage scope

How to engage stakeholders

How to manage the schedule

How to manage costs

How to manage risk

How to manage procurement

How to ensure good governance

How to control construction projects

How to manage quality

How to manage communications

How to lead and manage human resources

How to close-out construction projects

About your trainer, Robin Millner

Robin learnt project management the hard way. Starting out "in the trenches" as a Project Engineer, then working his way up to Project Director on some of the largest and toughest projects around.

His hands-on experience, in everything from modest projects to major initiatives worth hundreds of millions of dollars, underpins his practical, no-nonsense approach.

As an educator, Robin has a talent for explaining complex subjects in a simple way. This, combined with a Bachelor of Engineering degree and significant industry experience, sets him apart from other trainers.

He has designed content and personally trained over 2,500 project professionals from organisations across Australia, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Robin also holds a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

Having worked on both the contractor and client side of the fence, Robin is well placed to provide his students with unique perspectives from both points of view.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Engineering, graduating with Honours (UNSW)
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (AIM)
Project Management Professional (PMP, PMI)
Diploma of Project Management (GILD)
Certified Practicing Project Practitioner (CPPP RegPM, AIPM)
Practitioner in Programme Management (MSP, Axelos)
Practitioner in Agile Project Management (AgilePM, APMG)

“You have both construction experience and facilitation skills, a combination hard to find.”

Michael Hawke

Project Manager at WSP Australia

“Very insightful training and value add for the team. Great to build confidence and skill set.”

Geoff Carlton

Projects & Engineering Superintendent at Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM)

“The training helped us quickly communicate key commercial messages to the entire organisation.”

Lindsay Killin

Remediation Manager NSW/ACT at Enviropacific

"A great opportunity for our PMs to refresh their skills, learn as a group, and gain confidence in applying the tools."

Neil Moriarty

Head of PM Services, Transport Asia Pacific at SNC-Lavalin

“The training has given our teams confidence to ask for help – before it’s too late!”

Ryan Woodhall

Commercial Director at Bachy Soletanche

“We’ve enhanced our competitive advantage by tendering with a team of qualified PMs.”

Paulo Soares

Projects Manager at Austral Precast

“This course offers much in the way of good risk management.”

Philip Bird

Operations Manager at Marine & Civil Maintenance

“The team found the course to be specific and relevant to what they do daily.”

Eric Sun

Project Director at Whitehorse City Council

“My team now has the confidence to better manage those difficult conversations.”

Ben Lockyer

Project Manager at St Hilliers Property

“Having industry-recognised qualifications helps us win work in a competitive market.”

Matthew Owen

Project Director at Proceed Group

“I recommend this course to all PMs and Sustainability Managers – it’s never too late to learn.”

Paul Davies

General Manager, Market Capability at Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA)

“You’ve helped us manage our projects even better, and retain our tendered margins.”

Bec Hammet

General Manager at SH Build

“Ram Education delivers tailored project management courses to the construction industry”

Eugenia Postoenko

National Manager, Professional Development at Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM)

About Ram Education

Ram Education is a group of construction project management veterans with a passion for helping you get your projects to the finish line on time, without tearing your hair out or blowing your budget.

Since 2002, we've provided project management training to the construction industry in organisations large and small, throughout Australia, and around the world.

Ram Education brings a practical, no-nonsense approach. Our trainers have experience in the real-world of construction projects and are qualified Engineers.