Work breakdown
Map a current situation involving work breakdown; separate facts from assumptions and identify questions that need clarification.
All programmesProject & Programme Management / PM-PRO-002
Project Plans, Schedules and Progress
A practical programme in project plans, schedules and progress, connecting working concepts with team decisions and relevant workplace examples.
About the Course
This programme develops a working approach to project plans, schedules and progress in the context of project scope, delivery and uncertainty. Participants move from understanding the main concepts to examining a case, testing alternatives and explaining a practical recommendation. The three modules focus on work breakdown, dependencies and progress reporting. Examples are selected after the training brief so that they reflect the responsibilities and experience of the participant group.
Course Objectives
- Explain the role of work breakdown and identify the information required for a reliable assessment.
- Use a structured worksheet to examine dependencies and compare reasonable alternatives.
- Identify assumptions, missing evidence and implementation concerns related to progress reporting.
- Prepare a delivery recommendation with milestones and risk responses for discussion with a project delivery team.
- Translate the exercise into a workplace action plan with owners, review points and measurable progress.
Who Can Benefit
- Project managers and coordinators: apply work breakdown to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
- Planning and project-control teams: apply dependencies to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
- Project sponsors and delivery leads: apply progress reporting to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
Participant experience and learning needs are reviewed before the programme is confirmed.
Curriculum & Practical Work
Dependencies
Compare two approaches to dependencies; explain the expected benefits, limitations and information gaps.
Progress reporting
Develop an action plan for progress reporting; assign responsibilities and agree how results should be reviewed.
Learning Method
Short concept discussions, guided worksheets, group comparisons and instructor feedback, followed by a workplace action plan.
Educational programme. No professional accreditation is implied; specialist legal, engineering or tax advice requires qualified professionals.