FØS8125 Planning of projects in the supplier industry

Contents and structure

Our society faces major challenges that require adaptation and change, and which make it important to master projects as a form of work.

The O&G companies must adjust thier operations towards the renewable market. The prosjects in this marker are smaller than the traditional oil and gas prosjects, contain new technologirs and the organizations are smaller. This means that the roles in the prosjects also changes. Planners in such prosjects must understand the technomogy, the implementation metthodology and cover several disciplines.

In this course you gain relevant knowledge and skills within project planning, project management and establishment and how a project is carried out to succeed.

The course provides a modern theoretical foundation for the subject area of ​​estimation and planning and focuses on selected areas of application that are considered central to the supplier industry.

The course is divided into 3 main modules.

Module 1: Project understanding

• Introduction - Why projects and project management?
• The management loop: Goal formulation, Planning and Follow-upGoal setting - project framework - life phase
• In general about the early phase
• Project organisation/Teamwork/Development of teams
• Communication in a project team - towards customers. Different models
• Participant analysis (Project stakeholders)
• Alternative contract models
• The contract's objectives and framework
• Contract strategy and commercial contract type
• Organization, management, and implementation of contract strategy
• Use of subcontractors
• Insight into new technologies

Module 2: The planning process

• Planning methods
• Establishment of plans/level of plans
• Total Planning
• Detailed Planning
• Scheduling
• Resource planning
• Estimation of quantity/hours
• Environmental management in the planning process
• Reporting/visualization/digitalization/plan implementation

Module 3: Risk understanding, planning under uncertainty

• What characterizes a successful project - success criteria
• Project implementation models
• Risk management- risk follow-up in projects - risk matrix
• Planning under uncertainty
• Planning of additional and modification work
• Optimization of plans

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

After completing the course, students should have acquired in-depth knowledge of:

• The conceptual apparatus of the project subject
• The project work process from start to finished result
• Methods of estimation
• Methods of planning
• Methods for monitoring time, resource use and cost use
• Risk understanding
• Alternative contract models
• Project organization and teamwork

Skills

After completing the course, students should have the following skills:

• Able to specify project goals
• Able to plan and follow up project work
• Be able to assess resource needs and time for completion of a project
• Be able to process additional and change work in project contracts
• Able to follow up time, resource and cost use
• Able to organize and lead a project team
• Be able to evaluate and select projects
• Know methods and techniques related to risk management and network planning
• Be able to establish implementation models for renewable projects

General competence

After completing the course, the student should have developed a professional attitude where one is able to relate to professional questions in principle, have humble attitudes to the complexity of the practice of the subject, and demonstrate an ethical awareness in relation to the use of knowledge in the subject.

Entry requirements

None

Recommended previous knowledge

Experience from the supplier industry is an advantage.

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work, as well as reflections in plenary

Examination support material

All supporting materials allowed.

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