1 © The Delos Partnership 2004 Project Management The Foundation Course in Managing projects on time to budget.

2 © The Delos Partnership 2004 Agenda Day 1 1.Introduction –What is a project –Project vs Programme 2.Project Initiation 3.Project Planning –PERT/CPM –Work Breakdown Structure –Procurement and Costs Management –Risk Management Day 2 4.Project Execution 5.Project Control –Earned Value management –Quality Management –Stage Gate Process 6.Project Closure 7.Project Framework and Organisation

3 © The Delos Partnership 2004 Mike Stradling has 20 years experience in supply chain strategy, planning and operations, working with leading Blue Chip Companies as well as Small Medium Enterprises. Mike has worked in a mixture of consultancy and well as line of business roles within a variety of supply chain functions including, Production, Purchasing, Logistics and IT. Prior to joing the Delos Partnership, Mike ran his own independent consultancy providing guidance in the areas of supply chain management, programme management and organisational change management. Prior to this he held positions with Rank Hovis McDougal, Specialised Laboratory Equipment, GlaxoSmithkline and CapGemini Ernst and Young. During the 80’s, Mike built up operations management experience in both FMCG and Pharmaceutical production management positions, implementing JIT and continuous improvement techniques. He also starting project managing several major TQM and BS5750 part 1 /ISO900 initiatives. In the 1990s, as a Supply Chain Manager, Mike led a variety of supply chain improvement projects, achieving lead time and inventory reductions of up to 60% while securing improved levels of service and supply flexibility. In addition, Mike took an MBA at the Cardiff Business School and specialiased in supply chain management with the Lean Enterprise Research Unit. Recent work has included working with a leading pharmaceutical company to manage the organisational change of a global supply chain re-engineering project leading the business from the current to the future state and applying appropriate change management tools and techniques to accelerate and secure achievement of benefits. MIKE STRADLING