Objectives:

 To form a knowledge system based on the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee's statute

• To introduce the principal terms used in project management and review the existing international standards
• To develop practical skills for drafting project plans and reports based on the methodology of the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee
  • Practical skills in rationalising the need for launching projects, making decisions on projects and controlling project activities
  • Practical skills in managing a project's key parameters, i.e. costs, deadlines, quality, evaluating risk and making informed decisions, and practical skills in evaluating the level of a project's readiness
• To develop practical skills in managing a project's objectives, results, quality, communications, evaluating risks and making decisions

• Uniform understanding of the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee's modern project management approaches, methods, and methodology
• Analysis of project documents and evaluation of their relevance to current projects
• Preparations for internal certification

•         Modern project management approaches, methods and tools
  •         Project management standards and models; the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee's regulatory documents
• The strategic planning of projects; the formalisation of a project's objectives and results, and how to control them
• Project roles: owner, leader, manager, and others
• Decision making: project committee, management committee, working group
• Factors affecting project success at each stage of project management
• Role of project management in an organisation's development

        Project management processes and scope

•         Management of objectives and scope
•         Timeline management
•         Cost management
•         Risk management
•         Resource management
•         Change management throughout the project
•         Integrated project management

        Tools and how to use them correctly

•         How to meet project objectives
•         Project management documentation
•         Standard tools for breaking down project operations
•         Scheduling and budgeting methods
•         Risk and quality management methods
•         Incentives and team building
•         PLOT planning and reporting information systems in project management

        Development of project documents

•         Project request
•         Project schedule
•         Project budget
•         Risk management plan
•         Quality management plan
•         Project communications plan
•         Reports on the project