| Seminar Components |
Handbook Chapter |
Module Objective |
| Module 1 |
1 |
Course Introduction. Course objective – to take participants through the project management process, from defined mineral resource to operating property. Class Tools - Project Management for Mining book; Notebook of Information. |
| Module 2 |
2, 3, 5, 14, 15 |
Building the Foundation. starts with a comparison of the differing work efforts for the separate project studies, leading to a rationale for each study, from scoping evaluation to feasibility, emphasizing the real function of each study. |
| Module 3 |
13, 4, 6, 7 |
Studies and their Purposes. starts with a comparison of the differing work efforts for the separate project studies, leading to a rationale for each study, from scoping evaluation to feasibility, emphasizing the real function of each study. |
| Module 4 |
8 |
Societal Acceptance. stresses the need for community and regulatory approval and the identification. |
| Module 5 |
9 |
Risk Management. management and mitigation of risk. |
| Module 6 |
10, 11, 12 |
Scope Definition Drivers. clarifies usage of the various levels of schedule and the differing classifications of budget. This module also covers how to derive contingency and why the project focus should always be construction driven. |
| Module 7 |
16 |
Project Execution Plan (PEP). discusses the important role of the PEP and how it needs to be developed in conjunction with the studies. |
| Module 8 |
17, 18, 19, 20 |
Project Setup. presents the organization of the project and the project team along with selection of the project delivery entity and the service provider(s). |
| Module 9 |
26, 27, 28, 29 (part 1) |
Execution. introduces the kickoff process (and its relevance to other project stages), followed by a discourse of the key project facets that need to be handled in each of the engineering, procurement and construction phases. |
| Module 10 |
21, 22, 23, 24 |
Controls. highlights the absolute necessity for project controls, including reports, progress reviews, QA/QC protocols, and document handling. |
| Module 11 |
33 |
Operations Readiness. depicts the activities that need to timely happen during project execution for development of operational capability by turnover point. |
| Module 12 |
29 (part 2) 30, 31 |
Project Completion. explains the components of precommissioning, commissioning, start-up and ramp-up that allow the project to smoothly handover the constructed facilities to Operations. Clarifies the “completion” definition. |
| Module 13 |
32, 35 |
Project Closeout. sets out the turnover & closeout activities (including lessons learned) that permit project team demobilization. Discussion of project pitfalls. |
| Module 14 |
34 |
Seminar Wrap-up. closes out the seminar. Utilizes an open discussion of case studies, seminar reflection. |
