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The tables below set out learning plans for project leaders and project team members. Contact us if you would like details of in house training or coaching support programmes in any of these areas. A guide to further project management resources can be found in our article on delivering better projects faster.
The first table covers training topics to develop capabilities to coordinate manufacturing projects from concept through to beneficial operation. That includes the development of both personal project management and project team capabilities. This is an important leadership role as typically more than 50% of project team members will not have formal project management training. Hence the title of Project Leader rather than the more traditional Project Manager.
Table 1 Learning Plan for Project Leaders
|
Title |
Topic |
Content |
Level |
Training Module |
|
Developing project plans |
Milestone planning, setting exit criteria to define project quality plans. |
Quality plan timing and completion of internal documentation e.g. capex process |
Core |
Project Road Map |
|
Using project quality plans |
Carrying out witnessed inspection |
Test criteria |
Core |
Develop the right approach |
|
Project links with other business processes |
Capex, PMS, QA, Documentation, Risk management, Legislation |
Capital project underpinning systems and interfaces. |
Core |
Refine the new operation |
|
Developing collaborative plans |
Action mapping for project scope definition and vendor induction |
Facilitating cross company events to agree a consolidated project strategy and supporting work streams |
Intermediate |
Detailed Design |
|
Project governance |
How to design, mobilise and support outstanding capital project teams |
Project Roles, setting targets. RACI Steps and stage gates |
Specialist |
Concept |
The second learning plan covers topics for project team members. This initially refers to a core project team involved in the concept and high level design steps. This team will expand in the project progresses through the project delivery steps when more detail is added to design and deliver factory readiness plans.
Table 2 Learning Plans for Project Team Members
|
Title |
Topic |
Content |
Level |
Training Module |
|
Making choices, refining design |
Defining modules/functions, Generating and evaluating options, selecting and refining the preferred option |
Value engineering, Objective testing, LCC models |
Core |
Design a robust solution |
|
Selecting and working with vendors |
How to assess offerings, identify a short list and select a preferred vendor in a way that builds collaboration and shared goals |
ITT review, vendor induction, detailed design workshops and project planning. |
Core |
Develop superior specifications |
|
Developing a URS |
Confirming the brief, thinking through the URS/ITT content |
Aim principles ways of working, systems, procedures |
Intermediate |
High Level Design |
|
Developing a site Technology Master Plan |
Defining Commercial, Operations and Technology challenges linked to site strategic goals to guide capital investment priorities and individual project scope. |
Defining commercial, operations and technology changes and challenges. Site investment scope, tactics/sequence and equipment management goals. |
Specialist |
Concept |
