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PROGRAM 1 · MASTER PLANNING

Master Planning for Mega Projects

Become the master planner who can build, validate and govern the Integrated Master Schedule a mega project is run on — from board-grade charter to a board-ready scenario pack.

Program 112 courses · Foundation to ExpertPi System v2.0 aligned
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Governance & Master levels
Scope & Schedule domains
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The program

Set the project up to succeed before the first cost is committed.

Most mega projects fail before construction starts — the charter is vague, the strategy is assumed, and the governance contract is implicit. This program closes that gap at the source. It develops planners who can build, validate and govern an Integrated Master Schedule, anchored to a Pi v2.0 charter and structured through a controlled work breakdown.

It owns the front-end planning surface — strategic framing, scope structuring and schedule design — and hands an endorsed baseline to estimating and integrated controls.

Program codeP1
Pi levelsGovernance, Master
Primary domainsScope, Schedule
Tier mix1 Foundation · 5 Intermediate · 5 Advanced · 1 Expert
CapstoneMaster Plan Validation (Course 12)
Hands off toEstimating (P2) · Integrated Controls (P5)
Audience

Built for the people who own the master plan.

Senior planning, controls and delivery professionals on mega projects — the roles that commission, structure, build and validate the master plan, listed verbatim from the Pi v2.0 Roles Register.

The senior team that sets a mega project up to succeed on Day 1.
Project Director
Owns the governance contract and the master plan's intent.
Project Control Manager
The integrator across scope, schedule and controls.
Planning Manager
Owns delivery strategy, phasing and the master schedule.
Planning Engineer
Builds and matures the integrated master schedule.
Planner / Scheduler
Operates schedule logic, critical path and float.
Construction Manager
Anchors strategy and packages in constructability.
Project Control Engineer
Structures scope through the IWBS and code sets.
Quantity Surveyor / QS Manager
Connects scope and packages to commercial baselines.
Engineering Lead
Defines scope key items and acceptance criteria.
Risk Manager
Brings risk analysis into master-plan validation.
What you'll be able to do

Six capabilities a graduate walks away with.

Every outcome is a thing you'll be able to do on a real mega project — not a topic you'll have heard about.

Author a Project Brief, Objectives & Charter (G-100) and a Governance Framework & Decision Rights document (G-720) that withstand board-level scrutiny.
Decompose a mega project's scope into a controlled IWBS (M-130) and Integrated IWBS–CBS–OBS Dictionary (M-140), with a Scope Key Items Register (M-110) and Design & Work Package Register (M-150).
Develop a Master Delivery Strategy & Phasing Plan (M-210) and an Integrated Master Schedule (M-220) with multi-discipline logic, constraints and a documented schedule basis (M-230).
Operate critical path and float management on the master schedule and run the MC02 forecast review to produce M-240.
Run Master Plan Validation & Scenario Analysis to produce a board-ready Scenario & What-If Analysis Pack (M-630).
Lead stakeholder perspective alignment to win governance approval of the master plan.
The curriculum

Twelve courses, foundations to validation.

The sequence runs the master-planning lifecycle: strategic framing, then structural decomposition, then schedule build, then validation. Course 1 unlocks everything that follows.

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01P1.C01Strategic Master Planning FoundationsFoundationScope · Schedule

Establishes the program's language, charter and governance foundations — and unlocks every Master-level course that follows. You learn to commission, read, challenge and govern the two anchor deliverables of any mega project.

Deliverables built
G-100 · Project Brief, Objectives & CharterM-120 · Project Delivery Strategy
Pi level — Governance & Master
02P1.C02Project Lifecycle & Phasing StrategyIntermediateSchedule

Defines the delivery lifecycle stages and phasing logic that feed the master phasing plan and the integrated master schedule.

Deliverables built
M-210 · Master Delivery Strategy & Phasing Plan
Pi level — Master
03P1.C03IWBS & Integrated Code Sets MasterclassIntermediateScope · Int. Controls

Builds the Integrated Work Breakdown Structure and the IWBS–CBS–OBS dictionary — the single source for scope decomposition that every Master deliverable depends on.

Deliverables built
M-130 · IWBS & Scope DictionaryM-140 · Integrated IWBS–CBS–OBS Dictionary
Pi level — Master
04P1.C04Scope Key Items Register & Acceptance CriteriaIntermediateScope

Builds the Scope Key Items Register and its acceptance criteria — the scope baseline anchor that feeds package definition and downstream estimating.

Deliverables built
M-110 · Scope Key Items Register
Pi level — Master
05P1.C05Design & Work Package DefinitionIntermediateScope

Defines the design and work packages that feed estimating, commercial and the integrated master schedule's work breakdown.

Deliverables built
M-150 · Design & Work Package Register
Pi level — Master
06P1.C06Master Delivery Strategy & Phasing PlanIntermediateSchedule

Develops the master delivery strategy and phasing plan — the required pre-baseline input to the integrated master schedule.

Deliverables built
M-210 · Master Delivery Strategy & Phasing Plan
Pi level — Master
07P1.C07Integrated Master Schedule DesignAdvancedSchedule

Builds the Integrated Master Schedule — the central program deliverable — with multi-discipline logic and a defensible structure.

Deliverables built
M-220 · Integrated Master Schedule
Pi level — Master
08P1.C08Multi-Discipline Logic & Constraint ManagementAdvancedSchedule

Matures the schedule's logic and constraints across disciplines so the IMS holds up under interrogation.

Deliverables built
M-220 · Integrated Master Schedule
Pi level — Master
09P1.C09Critical Path & Float ManagementAdvancedSchedule

Operates critical path and float management and runs the MC02 forecast review to produce the progress-updated master schedule.

Deliverables built
M-220 · Integrated Master ScheduleM-240 · Progress Updated Master Schedule & Forecast
Pi level — Master
10P1.C10Schedule Basis & Planning AssumptionsAdvancedSchedule

Documents the schedule basis and planning assumptions — the audit trail that makes the master schedule defensible.

Deliverables built
M-230 · Schedule Basis & Planning Assumptions
Pi level — Master
11P1.C11Stakeholder Perspective Alignment & EngagementAdvancedPMC Governance

Builds the governance framework and decision rights, and the stakeholder alignment needed to carry the master plan to board approval.

Deliverables built
G-720 · Governance Framework & Decision Rights
Pi level — Governance
12P1.C12Master Plan Validation & Scenario AnalysisExpertSchedule · Int. Controls

The capstone. Closes the validation loop with scenario and what-if analysis, producing a board-ready pack and handing the validated baseline to integrated controls.

Deliverables built
M-630 · Scenario & What-If Analysis Pack
Pi level — Master
What you produce

You leave with twelve governed Pi v2.0 deliverables.

Real artefacts that progress from concept to endorsed governance baseline — the working portfolio of a master planner.

G-100Concept
Project Brief, Objectives & Charter
M-120Concept
Project Delivery Strategy
M-110Definition
Scope Key Items Register
M-130Definition
IWBS & Scope Dictionary
M-140Definition
Integrated IWBS–CBS–OBS Dictionary
M-150Definition
Design & Work Package Register
M-210Sequencing
Master Delivery Strategy & Phasing Plan
M-220Schedule build
Integrated Master Schedule
M-230Schedule basis
Schedule Basis & Planning Assumptions
M-240Forecast
Progress Updated Master Schedule & Forecast
G-720Governance
Governance Framework & Decision Rights
M-630Validation
Scenario & What-If Analysis Pack
How it's structured

A progression of depth, tier by tier.

Tier governs depth; every course is delivered as a workshop with a structured coaching follow-up so capability sticks on the job.

Four maturity tiers
Foundation1 course
Read & challenge a master plan
Working knowledge of charter, governance and lifecycle.
Intermediate5 courses
Own the structural deliverables
Independent ownership of the scope and phasing artefacts.
Advanced5 courses
Architect the schedule
Complex judgement on IMS logic, critical path, basis and stakeholders.
Expert1 course
Validate & coach
Cross-domain validation; produce the board scenario pack.
How it's delivered
Half-day workshop≈ 4 effective hours — the default delivery format for each course.
On-the-job coachingA structured 12-week follow-up that embeds the capability in live work.
Virtual / hybridSupported for distributed senior cohorts.
Capstone-linkedEach course feeds the Course 12 master-plan validation capstone.
12
Courses across four tiers, Foundation to Expert
4
Maturity tiers of capability progression
12
Governed Pi v2.0 deliverables you produce
G + M
Pi levels covered — Governance and Master
Questions

What aspiring planners ask first.

Who is this program for?
Senior planning, controls and delivery professionals on mega projects — Project Directors, Project Control Managers, Planning Managers and Engineers, Schedulers, and the construction, commercial, engineering and risk leads who work alongside them.
Do I need to take the courses in order?
Yes. The sequence runs from foundations to validation, and Course 1 unlocks all Master-level work. There are no external prerequisites beyond working familiarity with mega-project delivery.
How is the program delivered?
Each course is a half-day workshop of around four effective hours, backed by a structured 12-week on-the-job coaching follow-up. Virtual and hybrid delivery is supported for distributed senior cohorts.
What will I actually produce?
Twelve governed Pi System v2.0 deliverables — from the Project Brief & Charter (G-100) through the Integrated Master Schedule (M-220) to a board-ready Scenario & What-If Analysis Pack (M-630).
Is the program aligned to a standard?
Every course inherits its scope, processes and deliverables verbatim from Pi System v2.0 — its Process List, Deliverables Register, RASCQIE Matrix and Roles Register.
What happens after I graduate?
You hand a validated master-plan baseline to estimating (P2) and integrated controls (P5), and join the master-planners community of practice.
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