Project controls facilitator guiding a professional team around an integrated project plan

Accredited professional development · 20 CPDs

Bring scope, schedule and cost together.

Practical Integrated Project Controls training that helps project teams establish reliable baselines, measure earned value and report the true status of the work.

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Training Levels and Costs

The Program is structured by role, experience and required competence. This makes it easier to place senior decision-makers, experienced practitioners and developing staff in the appropriate learning pathway.

Level 1

Master Training

Best suited to: Executives and senior management
Duration: 60-minute Master Class
Included: Complimentary eBook
Primary outcome: Strategic understanding of integrated controls, governance and reliable reporting

What the Master Class covers

Why fragmented scope, schedule and cost structures weaken management information.
The governance value of an Integrated WBS and Control Accounts.
How Earned Value measures and dashboards support executive decisions.
What leaders should require from project setup, baselines and month-end reporting.

R 2 360 per participant, excluding VAT

Level 2

Professional Training

Best suited to: Managers and staff requiring comprehensive professional competence in a project environment
Duration: 20 hours: normally five 4-hour sessions; scheduling is negotiable
Included: Complimentary eBook, case study and electronic assessment
Certification: Certificate of Competency for successful candidates

Applied focus

Project-control setup and the Integrated WBS.
Progress assessment and objective measurement methods.
Earned Value performance measures and forecasts.
Thresholds, exception management and dashboard reporting.
Applied case study and competency questionnaire.

R 15 060 per participant, excluding VAT

Level 3

Beginner Training

Best suited to: Less-experienced staff and practitioners requiring a structured introduction
Duration: 8 hours: normally two 4-hour sessions; scheduling is negotiable
Included: Complimentary eBook and electronic learning material
Primary outcome: A clear, structured introduction to integrated project controls

Why this pathway

The Beginner course provides an accessible foundation in project setup, Earned Value principles and dashboard reporting. Participants can progress to the Professional course when they require full practical competence and certification.

R 5 020 per participant, excluding VAT

Fees are stated per participant and exclude VAT.

Exclusions: For classroom delivery, venue, catering, travel and accommodation are excluded. Flexible hours may be negotiated.

Quick placement guide

Choose Level 1 when the requirement is executive alignment and informed oversight.
Choose Level 2 when managers and staff require comprehensive professional competence and certification.
Choose Level 3 when less-experienced staff need a structured introduction before progressing to professional training.

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Did you know?

Reliable reporting starts with integrated project data.

If scope, schedule and budgets are not integrated at control-account levels, the risk of schedule and cost overruns increases.

Earned Value Management (EVM) is a continuous quality-improvement process for project data.

Month-end reports need to demonstrate clearly:

The monetary value of the work planned.
The monetary value of the work earned.
The actual cost of the work accomplished.

Why does this matter?

All EVM calculations concerning the progress, performance and status of the work depend on these three fundamentals: Planned, Earned and Actuals.

AI-assisted Project Status at a Glance dashboard showing planned, earned and spent values, schedule and cost performance, productivity and forecast indicators — Figure 44: Example of an AI-assisted Project Status at a Glance dashboard for management reporting.

Artificial Intelligence in Project Controls

Faster, repeatable analysis and reporting

When a project is correctly structured for Integrated Project Controls, verified against the latest reporting and control requirements, and supported by properly maintained data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) can enable faster analysis of progress, performance and status information.

AI cannot be held accountable or responsible. Its value depends on an integrated scope, schedule, budget and control-account structure that provides reliable source data.

Key requirements for successful AI-assisted Project Controls

The existing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) must be integrated with the Organisational Breakdown Structure (OBS) to establish an Integrated Work Breakdown Structure (IWBS).
All project data must be correctly structured, coded and maintained within the approved IWBS framework.
Each control account must have a clearly defined scope of work, integrated schedule, approved budget and designated responsible person.
The project scope must be divided into clearly defined, discipline-based work packages. The budgets assigned to these work packages must reconcile with the authorised total budget for the relevant project phase or scope of work.

The effectiveness of AI-assisted Project Controls depends on complete, accurate, consistent and fully integrated project data.

Core methodology

The IWBS integrates project scope, schedule, budgets, and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) risks at control-account level.

The start and finish dates of all work packages form the Integrated Master Plan, detailed schedules, Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), and reporting processes. This ensures that the same project logic flows through the entire control cycle.

Obtaining AI assistance with Integrated Project Controls

The project team member requesting AI assistance must clearly define the required analysis or report and direct the AI tool to the location where the relevant project data is maintained.

Example month-end request

The dashboard below illustrates the desired format for an AI-assisted month-end project status report.

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The workshop book

Keep the methodology close at hand.

This is the foundational reference for the accredited workshop. It supports the course exercises and provides a practical guide to setting up and maintaining Integrated Project Controls.

Available as an eBook and paperback
Aligned with the workshop methodology
Useful during and after the course

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Workshop enquiries

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Tell us how many people need training and whether you prefer a virtual or classroom workshop. We will contact you to confirm the most suitable arrangement.

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Professional support

Beyond the workshop

Project setup

Integrated WBS, control accounts, master plans and performance measurement baselines.

Controls consulting

Integrated scheduling, budgets, earned value, forecasts, thresholds and executive dashboards.

Beyond the Workshop

Candidates who pass the course receive 90 days of free mobile and email support.

Workshop reviews

What attendees say

Feedback from professionals who attended Simplified Project Controls training workshops.

★★★★★

“This is probably one of the best courses I’ve ever attended. I’ve learned so much, even with approximately 18 years of Quantity Surveying, Estimating and Planning experience. This course is for everyone—from Project Managers to Planners and Quantity Surveyors. Willie is truly an expert in his field.”

★★★★★

“The course content and the entire process have been very insightful. Your expertise and support have been instrumental in helping me gain a deeper understanding of project controls, and I am confident that the knowledge and skills I have acquired will have a significant impact on my professional growth and future projects.”

★★★★★

“It is definitely going to improve my career objectives. Integration of planning and cost control is key to successful tracking in a project control system.”

“I attended my first free 60-minute masterclass on Integrated Project Controls, presented by Willem Jacobus Viljoen, and it was an insightful learning experience for anyone interested in project management. The session highlighted how successful projects require more than just managing schedules and budgets separately. Integrated Project Controls bring together cost, schedule, risk and performance data into a single system. This integrated approach supports better decision-making. We also discussed the BOQ in project planning and execution.”

“The four-day Integrated Project Controls course provided a comprehensive and structured approach to project controls, covering fundamental principles that are valuable even for professionals with prior experience in EPC and EPCM projects. Facilitated by Willie Viljoen, the course was meticulously delivered, ensuring participants fully grasped each concept before progressing. The Integrated Work Breakdown Structure and real-world examples made the learning experience highly practical and insightful.”

“I recently attended the Project Controls Based on EVM course and found it an excellent experience. The methodologies, knowledge and skills cover everything needed before applying planning and cost-control software. I particularly valued the non-specific software approach, Integrated WBS setup, emphasis on teamwork and the ability to report EVM progress, performance and status from the first reporting cycle.”

“We confirm that the training material and training received during 2019 on ‘Simplified Integrated Project Controls based on Earned Value Management Principles’ is Project Management related and aimed at improving project outcomes.”

“I attended the course, Project Controls Based on Earned Value Management. Regardless of project size, I highly recommend this course and textbooks to all project staff. This course provides excellent and essential knowledge transfer, and I can confirm that the training is of the highest quality and standards. It provides the tools and knowledge necessary to improve project controls significantly.”

“COENG Consulting and Construction Engineers confirms that the training and training material for the ‘Project Controls Based on Earned Value Management Principles’ course, provided in December 2018, is Project Management related and aimed at improving project outcomes.”

“We confirm that the training material and training received during 2019 on ‘Simplified Integrated Project Controls based on Earned Value Management Principles’ is Project Management related and aimed at improving project outcomes.”

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