Training on Project Management for Logistics and Supply Chain

Module 1: Project Management Fundamentals in Supply Chain

• Defining a project vs. operations.

• The project lifecycle: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control, Closure.

• Key roles: project sponsor, project manager, and core team.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Review a failed logistics project (e.g., a botched WMS implementation) and identify the key project management failures that contributed to the outcome.

Module 2: Project Initiation and Planning

• Developing a project charter: business case, scope, objectives, and stakeholders.

• Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

• Estimating resources, time, and costs.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Develop a project charter and a high-level WBS for a project to implement a new Transportation Management System (TMS).

Module 3: Scheduling, Budgeting, and Risk Management

• Building a project schedule using Gantt charts and critical path analysis.

• Creating and managing a project budget.

• Identifying, analyzing, and mitigating project risks (qualitative and quantitative).

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Create a project schedule for a warehouse automation project, identifying the critical path and key milestones. Then, conduct a risk assessment and develop a risk response plan for the top 3 risks.

Module 4: Project Execution, Monitoring, and Control

• Leading and motivating project teams.

• Managing scope creep and change control processes.

• Using dashboards and reports to track progress against plan.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Role-play a project status meeting where a key milestone has been delayed. Present options for recovery (e.g., adding resources, compressing schedule) and manage stakeholder expectations.

Module 5: Project Closure and Continuous Improvement

• Formal project closure: deliverables acceptance, lessons learned.

• Transitioning the project to operations.

• Applying Agile methodologies to supply chain projects.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Facilitate a lessons-learned workshop for a recently completed project (based on a case study), documenting what went well, what could be improved, and creating actionable recommendations for future projects.