School Course – SCE | School of Consulting Engineering (2024)

Overview

Most projects that fail, are due to these projects not being taken correctly through the project life cycle. Let us show you how to do this correctly every time on your projects.

Why Should an Individual Attend?

Attend two-day course and learn how to take your project through the Six Stages of the Project Life Cycle, to ensure the success of your project.

Outcomes

• By attending this course, you will learn from a recognised expert with cross industry experience.
• The course will cover each stage in detail, including the scope, deliverables, services and knowledge areas critical for success.

Program Outline

INTRODUCTION

• What makes a good project manager?
• The 10 000-hour rule!
• An overview of the project life cycle
• The project management knowledge areas
• An audit of projects that have gone wrong, and why these went wrong
• Review of the SACPCMP ‘deliverables’ for the project life cycle.

THE PILLARS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Quality
• Safety
• Budget
• Programme
• Risk
• Stakeholder Management
• Communication Management
• Scope Management
• Contract Management
• Human Resource Management
• Procurement Management
• Project Integration

THE SIX WORK STAGES OF THEPROJECT MANAGEMENT LIFE CYCLE

• Stage 1 – Inception / Initiation and Briefing
• Stage 2 – Concept and Viability
• Stage 3 – Design Development
• Stage 4 – Documentation and Procurement
• Stage 5 – Construction
• Stage 6 – Close out

• The role players
• Project challenges
• Knowledge areas
• SACPCMP gazette review
• Contracts – the ‘rules of engagement’
• Contractor vs employer’s perspective
• Qualitative vs quantitative approach
• Contractor’s management tool
• Case studies and discussions

Who Should Attend?

• Project Managers
• Construction Project Managers
• Construction Managers
• Engineers, Technicians and Technologists

R 5 440.00excl. VAT
R 6 256.00incl. VAT