Project Planning and Execution aims to equip Learners with an understanding of the methods adopted for management of complex projects at planning and executing stages.
Main Topics of Study:
Project Costing, Planning, Scheduling and Resource Allocation
- Initial project coordination
- Systems integration
- Work breakdown structure
- Linear responsibility chart
- Estimating project budgets
- Improving the process of cost estimation
- Network techniques: PERT and CPM
- Resource
- ~Allocation
- ~Loading
- ~Levelling
- ~Crashing
Monitoring and Information Systems
- The planning-monitoring-controlling cycle
- Information needs and the reporting process
- Earned value analysis
- Computerised project management information systems
Project Control and Auditing
- The fundamental purpose of control
- Three types of control process
- Design of control system
- Control as a function of management
- Balance in a control system
- Control of creative activities, change and scope creep
- Auditing the project
- ~The audit report
- ~The project audit and life-cycle
- ~Purpose of evaluation
Project Termination
- The varieties of project termination
- When to terminate a project
- The termination process
- The final report and project history
Example Candidate Response Booklet
Example Candidate Response (ECR) Booklets are a source of crucial information for Centres and Candidates as they use real candidate responses. We ask Senior Examiners to comment on five or more responses in terms of why the mark was awarded with commentary about how to improve the answer (if necessary).
