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Learn the secrets that professionals use to deliver their projects on time, to budget ….over and over and over again.
Deliver on time and to budget with our tried and tested and practical courses.
Develop your skills from our extensive range of pragmatic courses – all designed to help you deliver.
We provide a wide range of courses - only a small sections are shown below. Please get in touch with us to discuss any needs you have - we regularly customize programmes to meet specific needs. You can contact us: |
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by telephone - +44(0) 20 8446 7766 |
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We develop and introduce project management systems to organisation, audit projects and project management processes as well as facilitate project and programme start ups. For further information please call + 44(0) 20 8446 7766 or click here |
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The Perfect Project
Over a 10 year period Project Agency has run hundreds of courses, briefings and workshops based on a highly practical project management framework. We estimate that some 6,500 plus people have benefited from this training.
This 2 day event, The Perfect Project, will focus on helping participants deliver those key organisational projects. Details are given below.
Designed for:
This two day event will benefit any person engaged in a project. It is also relevant to project managers, project team members, staff who will soon be working on a project, those with little project experience and those who want a "refresher" .Project sponsors may also benefit from attending this event though we suggest that a more specific programme may be more appropriate to their needs.
What you will learn:
You will learn to use a number of project management tools and techniques including:
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how to use a standardised project management framework
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how to define, plan and control projects
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the roles you and others play in effective project delivery
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managing and reducing risks in all projects
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using tools with application beyond formal projects
Objectives:
By the end of the training participants will be able to:
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use a standardised framework for defining, planning and controlling projects
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recognise the role(s) you play and define other people’s contribution to Project Management process
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recognise and reduce risks within all types of project work
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use a range of tools with wide application
Outline content
Set up- initiation:
Set up- definition:
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identifying relevant roles in Project Management process
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stakeholder analysis
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having clear success criteria
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identifying the tensions [quality, cost or time]
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having clear objectives
Delivery Planning:
Delivery:
Close down and review:
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project review - how did we do?
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did we achieve our objective and meet our success criteria?
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what did we learn and what lessons can be shared with others in the organisation
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formally closing the project
Methods
This will be a highly practical training programme and will involve:
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pre course activity to be brought to the event
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brief presentations from the tutor
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application of a practical project management methodology
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work on a case study [developed in house or developed by Project Agency]
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discussions on current project management issues - what works and what does not
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individual action planning
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work to do in the evening between sessions
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Look what people have said about this course
| "The training was really useful. PID's and inception meeting completed on both projects with Project plans well underway. I can go off on holiday knowing my team have a plan for what they will be doing while I'm away" Carol Candler, One North East |
"Very pleased with content of course, exactly what I had hoped for – particularly the planning aspects. Good mix of individuals and group tasks." AA |
"Fabulous - best training I've attended. Great tutor and excellent study materials." AJ |
“An appreciation of the wider application of project management. An easy to understand set of tools for project management that should regularly be available to all who could benefit from this experience.” SW |
“It has taken me to another level of professionalism – I plan to use tools learnt. The Trainer was very confident and competent in his role” JB |
"The pace and content of the course was great - something difficult to get right when there is a range of abilities and knowledge within the group." Carol Addison, CPCR |
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Benefits of attending The Perfect Project
Those who have attended the course have benefited in a number of ways:
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using a tried and tested methodology that really works
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very practical hints and tips to use in both project work and business as usual
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excellent support material
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the ability to go from the training room back to your place of work ready to start a project
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excellent project templates to help you manage your project effectively
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the ability to benchmark your project against current best practice
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establishing what is current practice from your course colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds
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post course support through challenge and support groups alongside Project Agency HELPDESK facility
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the ability to see how project management fits into the organisational strategy
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the link between hard skills of project management and the need for excellent people skills (soft skills)
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networking with fellow course colleagues
To book a course for your organisation please call +44(0) 208 446 7766 or
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for further information.
Developing Effective Business Cases - a 1 day workshop
More and more people are being asked to produce a business case and obtain approval of the business case before it actually starts.
Project Agency research has found there has been little formal training of staff in this important area. The attached one day programme will benefit many staff in a number of different ways:
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providing them with a structure to follow to develop their own business case
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providing extra guidance for staff through tutorials during the workshop
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identifying project benefits and using these benefits to help manage the overall project management process
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using a number of statistical tools to support the business case including investment appraisal, discounted cash flow and cost benefit analysis
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identification of project options
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identification of project risks and developing plans to meet them linked into the overall business case
Designed for:
Project board members, project managers and staff working on projects that are required to write, assist with the creation of or assess project business cases.
Course Objectives:
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By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
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Create a Benefits Profile and Benefits Realisation Plan
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Identify and assess project options
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Identify, assess and plan responses to project risks
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Carry-out an investment analysis using discounted cash flow and cost-benefit analysis
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Create a project plan to estimate project costs and timescales
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Overview |
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Benefits Management |
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Identifying, modelling and quantifying project benefits
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Benefits Profile
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Benefits Realisation Planning
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The Benefits Review process
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Option
Identification and
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Project Approaches
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Option Comparison
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Option Selection
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Risk Assessment |
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Investment
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Plans, Costs and
Timescales
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Workshop closure |
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To book on a course for your organization please call +44(0) 208 446 7766 or click here further information.
To book on a course for your organization please call +44(0) 208 446 7766 or click here for further information.
All courses can be customized to meet your specific needs
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