Program Management Basics Simplified – Learn Program Planning, Tracking, & Control Processes
Using a simplistic example of ‘Re-Modeling a Bathroom’ you can access an easy to learn and made simple Tutorial. Click this Tutorial now or read on and wait until the end. This Tutorial will illustrate key program management processes. These practices are scalable and are applicable to much larger projects that you will encounter as Engineers. The Tutorial is presented in power point format for simplicity and compactness of narration. As such it has been made sufficiently clear for self-teaching to learn program management basics simplified.
Keeping it Simple
There are many textbooks, papers and the like that address Program Management. Often Program Management is treated as a subset of Management Science and can be very comprehensive as part of a college course in the subject. Oftentimes the material discussed elsewhere is analytical inclusive of linear programming and from my perspective is treated in detail that is more than is needed to actually manage most technical projects encountered in the real world. Nonetheless, Engineers, it is important to 1st learn program management basics as prerequisite to a more comprehensive treatment you’ll be exposed to during your career. The Tutorial makes learning these core principles simple.
The Essentials of Program Management
There are 5 core practices that a program manager in charge of a program must be skilled in as well as Engineers contributing to the work being performed. They include the following:
1 – Breaking down the scope of the work to be performed into manageable tasks producing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of the program
2 – Developing and tracking an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) that is formatted into a ‘Waterfall’ / Gantt view (developed by Henry Gantt in 1910) that time phases and resource loads the tasks to be performed on the project and provides insight into the critical path(s) of the project
3 – Producing a Network Flow Diagram / PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) view that is key to visualize the Work Flow and the Interactions & Interdependencies on the project.
4 – Evaluating Cost and Schedule performance and variances to plan utilizing the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) technique
5 – Applying Risk Management to quantify and Mitigate / Burn-Down risks associated with a project
So get started and learn program management basics simplified. The Tutorial will teach you more about these 5 core practices and how to apply them when engaged in the management of a program. Link now to this Tutorial and its Synoptic Overview. See the benefit that this Tutorial will provide you with. Learning these practices sooner rather than later will help you gain a competitive career advantage.