Services Transport, Operations and Logistics

Project Plan Implementation And Management Skills Training

SAQA US 113831 | NQF 4 | Credits 9 | Duration 6 Days
From $1,382 per delegate

Description

This course equips learners with the practical skills to implement and manage project plans effectively within South African organisational contexts. It covers the full lifecycle of project execution, from resource allocation and scheduling to monitoring progress and managing stakeholder expectations. By the end of the programme, participants will be able to drive project deliverables to completion while maintaining alignment with strategic objectives.

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply project plan components to allocate resources, define tasks, and set timelines for implementation.
  • Monitor and control project progress using appropriate tools and techniques to ensure adherence to scope, budget, and schedule.
  • Identify and manage project risks and issues through proactive mitigation strategies.
  • Evaluate project performance against baseline plans and recommend corrective actions when deviations occur.
  • Communicate project status effectively to stakeholders, including progress reports and change requests.
  • Demonstrate the ability to close out a project by conducting final reviews, capturing lessons learned, and handing over deliverables.

Target Audience

This course is designed for project coordinators, team leaders, supervisors, and aspiring project managers who are responsible for implementing project plans and ensuring their successful execution. It is also suitable for professionals seeking to formalise their project management skills in line with SAQA unit standards.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners should have basic reading, writing, and numeracy skills at NQF Level 4 or equivalent.

Course Outline

Day 1: Foundations of Project Planning

Objectives:
• Understand the project life cycle and key phases
• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables
• Identify stakeholders and their influence on planning
• Differentiate between planning, scheduling, and control
• Recognise the role of the project manager in implementation

Topics:
• Introduction to project management principles
• Project life cycle models
• Defining scope and objectives
• Stakeholder identification and analysis
• Key documents: project charter, scope statement
• Overview of planning tools and techniques

Day 2: Developing the Project Plan

Objectives:
• Construct a work breakdown structure (WBS)
• Sequence activities and estimate durations
• Allocate resources and develop a budget
• Identify risks and plan responses
• Create a baseline project schedule

Topics:
• Work breakdown structure creation
• Activity sequencing and network diagrams
• Duration estimating techniques
• Resource allocation and levelling
• Cost estimation and budgeting
• Risk identification, assessment, and response planning
• Developing a project schedule

Day 3: Implementing the Project Plan

Objectives:
• Execute the project plan according to schedule
• Manage team communication and coordination
• Monitor progress against baselines
• Implement quality assurance activities
• Manage changes and updates to the plan

Topics:
• Project execution processes
• Communication management
• Progress monitoring and tracking
• Quality assurance and control
• Change management procedures
• Issue and conflict resolution

Day 4: Monitoring and Controlling

Objectives:
• Use performance metrics to track progress
• Apply earned value management techniques
• Conduct status reviews and report progress
• Manage variances and corrective actions
• Update project documentation

Topics:
• Performance measurement and KPIs
• Earned value management (EVM)
• Status reporting and dashboards
• Variance analysis and corrective actions
• Document control and versioning
• Stakeholder reporting

Day 5: Risk and Issue Management

Objectives:
• Implement risk response strategies
• Track and manage issues effectively
• Use decision-making tools to resolve problems
• Maintain risk and issue registers
• Communicate risks to stakeholders

Topics:
• Risk response implementation
• Issue management process
• Decision-making techniques
• Risk and issue register maintenance
• Escalation procedures
• Communication of risks and issues

Day 6: Project Closure and Review

Objectives:
• Complete project closure activities
• Conduct post-implementation review
• Document lessons learned
• Hand over deliverables and close contracts
• Evaluate project success against objectives

Topics:
• Project closure process
• Post-implementation review
• Lessons learned documentation
• Deliverable handover and acceptance
• Contract closure
• Performance evaluation and reporting

Practicals

No practicals for this training.

This course is made up of exercises and case studies delivered alongside the theory — no separate practical sessions are required to complete it.

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course and a final summative test at the end.

Daily Exercises — 30%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 30% to the final total.

Final Test — 70%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 70% to the overall mark.

Final Total
Component Out of Weight
Daily Average (multiple choice) 100% 30%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice) 100% 70%
Final Total 100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Awarded to delegates who achieve an overall mark of 50% or higher on the Final Total (Daily Average 30% + Final Test 70%).

How it works
  • Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
  • Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
  • You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
  • If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.
Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates Discount
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10 6% off
15 9% off
20 12% off
25 15% off
30 18% off
50 30% off
75 35% off
100 40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.

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