Advanced Telecoms Project Management
Course Duration  
5-day instructor-led training with case studies, 0900-1700

Course Instructor		  
The trainer has 30 years of solid track record in Telco environment, both in consulting as well as management capacity. He was the CEO of Ganesa Telecommunications. At Ganesa, he started up the Rural CLEC focusing on placement of fibre-to-the-premise and the "Triple Play" product offerings in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Apart from P/L responsibilities, he has oversight of the design, installation, site acquisitions, procurement, commissioning and operations of FTTP network offering voice, CATV, and IP services via FTTP network.

Prior to Ganesa, he was the Program Director of Winstar Hong Kong. At Winstar, he was responsible for the design, installation, site acquisitions, procurement, commissioning and operations of LMDS network offering voice and IP services via LMDS network.

Before Winstar, he was a Technical Consultant with Teleglobe, and was responsible for the redesign of telephony networks, including their Interconnects and SS7 networks.

During his career, he has built five international Greenfield telecommunications companies,.

Other positions he had previously held were, namely, Program Director of Fibrenet Telecom Group (where he was responsible for turnkey design, installation and commissioning of a SONET-based transmission network that encompassed (8) strands of fibre in downtown Manhattan), Technical Consultant for XO Communications, Global Telesystems Inc, Program Director for Saudi Aramco etc.

Course Objectives
After successfully completing this course the attendees will:
  • Be provided the knowledge of developing critical tool sets to originate a complex telecommunications project
  • Understand telecommunications project life cycle
  • Understand the skills needed by Telecommunications Project Manager
  • Understand the difference between Program Management and Project Management
  • Understand the key elements of projects and how to manage them

Course Overview		  
The goal of this course is to build upon the concepts and terminology obtained from Telecommunications Project Management course. This course will delve into the intricacies of starting a major telecommunications project.

Key Benefits 		 
Attendees will obtain the basic knowledge for creating and managing a complex telecommunications project.

Pre-Requisites for Participants
It is recommended that attendees should have attended the Telecoms Project Management course and should have an understanding of the PMI PM-BoK.

Who Should Attend?
This program has been developed for Project Management professionals in the telecommunications industry. It will benefit Project Managers, Project Team Leaders, Construction Managers, Lead Technicians, Communications Managers, and others seeking career enhancement in the telecommunications field.

Recommended Follow-on Courses
  • Telecommunications Project Management: Outside Plant Project Focus
    • Fibre Planning
    • Fibre Network Operations – Metro/Long Haul
    • Introduction to Optical Access networks and FTTx
    • Outside Plant Design: Overview and Fundamentals
  • Telecommunications Project Management: GSM Roll-out Project Focus
    • Introduction to GSM and Cell Planning
    • Specialised Site Acquisition and Design
  • Telecommunications Project Management: 3G/UMTS Roll-out Project Focus
    • Introduction to UMTS
    • Introduction to CDMA and CDMA Systems Engineering
    • Specialised Site Acquisition and Design
  • Telecommunications Project Management: RF Optimisation Project Focus
    • Optimising GSM Networks
    • GSM Cell Planning and Network Optimisation
    • UMTS Optimisation
    • UMTS System Engineering, Indoor Design, and Optimisation
    • WCDMA/HSDPA Systems Engineering and Network Optimisation
  • Telecommunications Project Management: Transmission Project Focus
    • ABCs of Telecommunications
    • SDH Transmission Systems
    • SDH and DWDM Fundamentals
    • DWDM and optical Networking
  • Telecommunications Project Management: Access Network Project Focus
    • Understanding IP Telecom: IP, VoIP, and MPLS for Non-Engineers
    • Understanding IP-based systems: TCP/IP and Mobile IP
    • Deploying High Speed Broadband Technologies
    • WiMAX Technical Overview
    • WiMAX Technology and Application
    • WiMAX for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)

Course Outline
Module One
  • Overview of Project Management
    • Program Management vs Project Management
  • Types of Telecommunications Projects
    • Outside Plant
    • Wireless
    • Transmission
    • Information Technology
    • Data
    • Switching
    • Access
  • What causes a project to succeed and fail
    • Organization
    • Funding
    • Scope
    • Time table
    • Mismanagement
    • Controlling authority
    • Change control (Change Control Board)
    • Governing body (Program/Project Control Board)
    • Risk Management

Module Two
Review of PMI BoK core elements
  • Core Processes
    • Initiating processes
    • Planning processess
    • Executing processes
    • Controlling processes
    • Closing processes
  • Integration Management
  • Scope Management
  • Time Management
  • Cost Management
  • Quality Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Communications Management
  • Risk Management
  • Procurement Management

Module Three
  • Overview of the key controlling program/project documents
    • Statement of Operational Need (SON)
    • Program/Project Management Plan (PMP)
    • Communications Management Plan (CMP)
    • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
    • Configuration Management Plan (CMP)
    • Quality Control Plan (QTP)
    • Acceptance Criteria
    • Network Design(s)
    • Network Management System Plan
    • Overall Test Plan (OTP)
    • Detailed Test Plan (DTP)
  • Program/Project Management Plan
  • Communications Management Plan
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • Configuration Management Plan
  • Acceptance Criteria
  • Outsourcing in telecommunications projects

Modular Four
Group practical exercise based upon a GSM Expansion Roll-out case study, with target of developing a basic PMP, CMP, and WBS for a telecommunications project.