Advanced Project Management
Manage complex, high-risk projects with advanced planning, earned value, integrated risk and stakeholder leadership.
- 5 days
- Classroom · Live virtual · In-house
- Afriskora Certificate of Completion
Course overview
Experienced project managers eventually face projects with many dependencies, contractors, stakeholders and uncertainties. This course builds advanced capabilities: integrated planning and scheduling, earned value management, quantitative risk analysis, contract and supplier management, hybrid delivery and leadership of large project teams. A complex infrastructure case runs through the week.
Who should attend
- Experienced project managers
- Programme and portfolio managers
- PMO leads
- Engineers and consultants leading major projects
What you will be able to do
- Plan and schedule complex projects with critical path and resource levelling
- Control cost and schedule with earned value management
- Quantify and manage risk with Monte Carlo analysis
- Manage contractors, claims and change control
- Lead diverse teams and senior stakeholders through difficult phases
Course outline
Day 1Complex project environments
- • Complexity and project success
- • Governance and sponsorship
- • Predictive, agile and hybrid choices
- • Integrated project management plan
Day 2Advanced planning and scheduling
- • Work breakdown and integrated schedules
- • Critical path and critical chain
- • Resource levelling
- • Schedule compression
Day 3Cost control and earned value
- • Cost baselines
- • Earned value metrics
- • Forecasting at completion
- • Recovery strategies
Day 4Risk and contracts
- • Quantitative risk analysis
- • Monte Carlo simulation
- • FIDIC and NEC contracts
- • Change control and claims
Day 5Leadership
- • Leading large project teams
- • Senior stakeholder management
- • Troubled project recovery
- • Case study presentations
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Advanced Project Management course?
The course runs for 5 days. Daily start and finish times are confirmed in your joining instructions. Live virtual sessions cover the same programme.
Do I receive a certificate?
Yes. Every participant who completes the course receives an Afriskora Certificate of Completion with a unique code that employers can verify online.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. We can run it at your premises or online for your team, on dates that suit you, and adapt examples and case studies to your sector.
How do I book and pay?
Request dates and we'll send available sessions and a quote. Bookings are confirmed by invoice and paid by EFT. South African clients can include the course in their Workplace Skills Plan.
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