Module 1: Feasibility Studies: Preparation, Analysis & Evaluation
Day One: Introduction to Feasibility Studies
- What are feasibility studies and why are they important?
- Feasibility studies: definitions, principles and concepts
- Feasibility Study Components and Process
- Technical Feasibility
- Commercial Feasibility
- Organizational Feasibility – people, competence and resources
Day Two: Financial Feasibility
- Financial Feasibility – costs, return on investment
- Cost classification and estimation
- Non-Discounting Methods and Discounting Methods
- Prepare Your Capital Spending Plan
- Prepare Your Cash Flow Forecast
- Required Investment for Your Business
Day Three: Project Options and Risk Assessment
- Project requirements
- Performing an Options Analysis
- Option Generation and Selection
- Risk Management process and application
- Estimating Risk and Quantitative Risk Analysis
- Risk Response Planning
Day Four: Gaining Buy-In to Project Planning
- Components of a Feasibility Report
- Developing the Feasibility Report
- Project Planning
- Critical Path Analysis
- Tips to preparing an impactful Business Plan
- Preparing to pitch your business idea - facing ‘The Dragon’s Den’
- Case studies
Day Five: Presenting a Business Idea
- The characteristics of engaging communication
- Multiple Intelligences
- The Learning Cycle
- Lessons Learned and Personal Action Plan
- Pitching a Business Idea
- Simulation and role play
Module 2 - Project Formulation: Preparing Projects to Maximise Sustainable Value
Day Six: Project Management Overview and Project Initiation
- Project Management Principles
- Project Management Performance Domains
- Project Management Life Cycles
- Identifying Stakeholders
- Prioritising Stakeholders
- Developing a Project Charter
Day Seven: Integration, Scope and Quality Management Planning Processes
- Developing the Project Management Plan
- Planning Scope Management
- Collecting Requirements
- Defining Scope
- Creating Work Breakdown Structures
- Planning Quality Management
Day Eight: Risk Management Planning Processes
- Planning Risk Management
- Identifying Risks
- Creative Thinking Techniques
- Qualitative Risk Analysis
- Quantitative Risk Analysis
- Planning Risk Response
Day Nine: Schedule and Cost Management Planning Processes
- Planning Schedule Management
- Defining and Sequencing Activities
- Estimating Activity Durations and Developing the Project Schedule
- Planning Cost Management
- Estimating Costs
- Determining the Budget
Day Ten: Resource, Communication, Stakeholder and Procurement Management Planning Processes
- Planning Resource Management
- Estimating Project Resources
- Planning Communications Management
- Planning Stakeholder Engagement
- Planning Procurement Management
- Preparing the project for Execution