Strategic Project Management

5 DAY COURSE

Title:Strategic Project Management
Duration:5 day Course
PDU's:35

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Overview

This highly intensive 5-day course deals with all aspects of Project Management in greenfield and brownfield environments. It combines theory and practice of key skills in a programme to develop and improve the delegate's performance in a Project Management team where the work scope may include Capital, Operations and Maintenance Projects.

Personnel working in the engineering contracting industry will in many cases be called upon to construct a Project Execution Plan and make a bid for funds to conduct a project. This course provides delegates with the necessary knowledge and skills to achieve this by following the key stages of a simulated large-scale project. In addition, the course format enables them to consider and solve the strategic issues relevant to projects and their performance for organisations.

Objectives

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand the main strategic aspects of Project Management in a combination of theory and practice by simulated management of a project case study.
• Develop and use the project execution plan to win, measure and control a project for a company.
• Improve Leadership Skills and their contribution to Project Management performance.
• Appreciate how Risk and Sensitivity Analysis is developed and used in the improved planning and management of a project.
• Develop and use contract and procurement strategy to improve the performance of the project and business.
• Prepare a Project Execution Plan (aka Project Management Plan).
• Focus on the relevant issues relating to gaining project approval and funding.
• Understand how Value Management & Value Engineering can be used to improve the project.
• Use Constructability practices to improve efficiency and improve their project management performance in a variety of client or contractor situations. 

Duration

The course is five days and begins at 9:00 AM. Please note that delegates should expect to continue working on the course during the evenings, and earlier starts may be required on subsequent mornings.

Attendees

The course is aimed at delegates who have previously attended the Operational, and Principles courses, and also at Project Managers with experience in managing projects who wish to gain exposure to more advanced and strategic methods and approaches.

Sessions

The sessions cover all aspects of Project Management. The principles are reviewed and reinforced through a combination of structured and interactive exercises linked to the development of a major case study. Delegates apply what they learn in this realistic preparation of a project execution plan, performing roles within the project team. At the end of the course, delegates are required, as part of a team to present their project execution plan to a panel of industry experts. The panel then questions the teams.