Telefocal 2008

Telecoms Project Management

Course Duration
5-day instructor-led training with GSM Project Exercise, 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, attendees will be able to: Understand basic project management terminology Understand four P’s of Projects Understand the causes of successful and failed projects Understand project Planning Concepts Apply S.M.A.R.T. (and S.M.A.R.T.E.R) scope definition methodology Understand PMI-BOK vs PRINCE2 Understand PMI Nine-Knowledge Areas of Project Management Be familiarised with the basics of defining the project, planning the project, implementing the plan, and completing the project, as it applies to a Cellular roll-out project Analyse and apply using a modelled Cellular Roll-out project
Course Overview
Telecommunications Project Management is a 5-day course focusing on the basic concepts and terminologies of Project Management with a focus on GSM Roll-out Project. The course delves deeply into what makes projects successful and what causes them to fail, focusing in on the roles and responsibilities of the Project Managers and Project Management Team members. This course also delves into ‘Management by Projects’, which is the common methodologies for operating companies to run projects within their corporate operational structure. Additionally, this course reviews the Project Management Institute's “Nine Knowledge Areas” identified in the PMI Project Management Book of Knowledge (“PMBOK”), as it applies to telecommunications projects. This course will include class exercises on Cellular Roll-Out project, focusing on defining the project scope and high-level milestones.
Key Benefits
Attendees will benefit from this course because it will enhance their project management skills with a focus on the concepts of project planning in telecommunications cellular roll-out management.
Pre-requistes for Participants
Beneficial if attendees have studied the PMI-BOK and has worked at some level in project management previously.
Who Should Attend?
Attendees who have general project management skills who are now working in the telecommunications industry and wants to improve and refine their project management skills focusing in on telecommunications projects.
Recommended Follow-on Courses
Advanced Telecommunications Project Management 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 1: Basics of Project Management Project Management Terminology Four P’s of Project Management Module 2: Keys to Successful Projects Define the Project Create the Project Plan Stakeholders Project Teams Risk Management Stick to the Plan Deliver on the Plan Communications Change Management Measuring Success Module 3: Why Projects Fail Context Principle Entropy Principle Society Principle Module 4: Project Management Processes (Principles) Dependencies Initiation Planning Executing Controlling Closing Flow of Activities Module 5: Scope Definition Methodologies SMART SMARTER Module 6: PMI-BOK vs PRINCE2 PRINCE2 PRINCE2 Components Model Techniques PMI-BOK – PRINCE2 Contrasts Module 7: PMI-BOK Nine Knowledge Areas Integration Scope Time Cost Quality Communications Risk Human Resources Procurement Course Exercise: Using a modelled Cellular Roll-Out Project, in an interactive session, develop scoping, forecasting, milestones, and reporting for controlling the project.