Electricity Supply Industry engineers and managers who are, or are likely to be in the near future, directly involved in the management of significant Projects.

To provide a thorough practical introduction to the principles of sound Electrical Power Project Management, and provide guidance on how to progress to the APMP status of the Association for Project Management.

1. Need for Project Management
2. Types of Project
3. How is Management achieved
4. Concept of Quality, Time & Cost

• Contracts

1. Types of Contract
2. Contract Conditions
3. Currency Considerations
4. Specification Tendering
5. Time Scales
6. Selection of Tenderers
7. Assessment of bids
8. Letting the contract

• Safety

1. Safety Rules
2. Safety systems during construction
3. Design to minimise life cycle risks

• Risk

1. Recognition & Management of Risk
2. Facing up to risks
3. Reality versus euphoria

• Payments

1. Payment models
2. Stage payments, milestones, etc

1. Programming tools
2. Work Breakdown Structure
3. Progress Meetings
4. Monitoring of sub-contractors
5. Quality Assurance
6. Cost control vehicles

• Changes in Requirements

1. Variations
2. Variation instructions
3. Extensions of time
4. Agreement to cost increases

• Disagreements

1. Claims
2. Negotiation strategies
3. Disruption
4. Force majeure
5. Arbitration
6. Retentions

• Completion

1. Testing
2. Commissioning
3. Handover
4. Defects: Liability Period
5. Latent defects
6. Training

The course delivery will be a combination of lectures and exercises in an interactive environment. The use of Project Management Software will be demonstrated as facilities allow.