08:30 - 09:00Registration and coffee

09:00 - 10:30Introduction and expectations

● Overview of project management
● Introduction to typical rail project lifecycle and stage gate reviews
● Links to external funding bodies
● Roles and responsibilities

10:30 - 11:00Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30Output definition

● Value Management
● Stakeholders/Stakeholder Analysis
● RACI Matrix
● Success Criteria
● Project Environment
● Order of Magnitude Estimating
● Sponsors Remit & High Level Business Case

12:30 - 14:00Lunch break

14:00 - 15:30Pre-feasibility

● Functional Specification
● Option Identification/High Level Assessment
● Budget Estimating
● Project Safety Strategy
● Strategic Risks

15:30 - 16:00Afternoon break

16:00 - 17:00Option selection

● Project Strategy
● Feasibility Estimate
● Option Selection Report

09:00 - 10:30Single option development

● Project and Option Investment Appraisal
● Consents
● Approvals and Possessions Strategy
● Outline Business Case

10:30 - 11:00Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30Detailed design

● Estimating, Work Breakdown Structure, Schedule Planning, Resource Planning, Cost Planning, Cash Flow Forecasts
● Project Risk Management
● Procurement Management
● Project Planning Summary
● Complete Detailed Implementation Plan, Quality Plan, Safety Requirements, Possession planning, Acceptance Planning

12:30 - 14:00Lunch break

14:00 - 15:30Construction test and Commissioning

● Method Statements
● Monitoring
● Control and Reporting
● Earned Value Analysis
● Change Control
● Configuration Management

15:30 - 16:00Afternoon break

16:00 - 17:00Scheme hand back & Project close-out

● Acceptance, Hand Back and Acceptance Certificates
● Completions Certificates, As Built Drawings, Maintenance Documentation, Review and Audit, Critical Success Factors