Category: Project Management

Managing Multiple Tasks, Priorities and Deadlines within the business environment requires proper planning and decision-making within the boundaries and constraints of the organization’s managerial structures. This calls for an integrated systems approach to managing tasks, priorities and deadlines. Decisions to prioritize tasks or set deadlines are therefore always taken within a particular business context which is integrated with the broader organizational environment, managerial structures, strategic objectives and corporate goals.

PROCLAD Academy’s Managing Multiple Tasks, Priorities and Deadlines training course will help delegates to understand the structures and demands of the organizational environment and will introduce them to various critical managerial concepts and critical decision-making and prioritization tools to help staff at all levels of the organization to plan tasks and set appropriate priorities and deadlines.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Managing Multiple Tasks, Priorities and Deadlines training course are:

• Understanding the corporate decision-making and strategic planning environment
• The process of operationalizing organizational objectives, goals and deadlines
• Identifying the relationships, dependencies and constraints between tasks, activities and functions
• Using network diagramming techniques to plot work flow, dependencies, milestones and deadlines and identify potential risks
• Identifying the task context that determines priorities or deadlines
• Managing and coordinating tasks, priorities and deadlines within the existing organizational structures
• Using the the various critical prioritization and decision-making tools and skills to assist in managing tasks, priorities and deadlines

The decision to invest in new capital projects starts with critical decisions during the conceptual phase of new projects or the expansion of existing operations. The decision-making tools used to analyse project risk under conditions of uncertainty will help companies to determine the probability of success or loss, and will drive the decision to invest in the new venture. Of paramount importance is the systematic and comprehensive evaluation of potential investments, and the development of detailed cash-flow analyses to determine as accurately as possible, the expected returns to the organization under varying conditions of uncertainty over the expected productive life of the project.

This PROCLAD Academy training course on Project Analysis will significantly enhance the skills and knowledge of participants. It will improve their ability to quantify risks in order to ensure a more consistent decision-making process, thereby producing vastly better results in economic projections. No prior knowledge of the topics covered in the course is required. New concepts and tools are introduced gradually to enable participants to progress from the fundamental to the advanced concepts.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Project Analysis training course are:

• Apply sound project appraisal and quantification techniques to forecast and control potential future risk conditions that might jeopardize project success
• Focus on achieving the organization’s overall strategic objectives by applying the techniques of decision analysis and economic evaluation
• Understand the techniques used for advanced risk quantification and the development of risk mitigation strategies that will ensure or improve the financial feasibility of the project
• Understand the implications of the time value of money on the financial projections of the project
• Understand and apply the fundamental principles of financial engineering, such as Net Present Value, Cost of Capital and Internal Rate of Return
• Evaluate and compare alternative project solutions with different time horizons
• Determine and continuously monitor project success and feasibility

The oil & gas industry is notorious for being unsettled and subject to sharp fluctuations in the price. Huge flexibility and resilience coupled with effective risk management are required to plan and deliver projects in the volatile oil & gas industry. While Exploration & Production (E&P) are a critical part of the oil & gas industry, in the absence of an effectively implemented project management methodology, oil & gas projects hit snags, delays and incur extra expenditure.

PROCLAD Academy’s Oil & Gas Project Management Skills training course will equip delegates with the tools and techniques needed to deliver successful oil & gas projects. The training course will demonstrate how the use of project management to accomplish unique outcomes under the constraints of resources, and effective implementation of project management techniques are essential means of achieving an oil & gas organisation’s strategy.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Oil & Gas Project Management Skills training course are:

• Characteristics of oil & gas project management
• Oil & gas project initiation and project planning
• Oil & gas project organisation & implementation
• Tracing, control, termination and post-evaluation of oil & gas projects

Project professionals continue to face mounting challenges in the successful delivery of projects. Limited resources and budgets place even stricter demands on project delivery time, cost and quality. Knowledgeable project professionals recognise that a major ingredient of project success is the development of a well-designed and dynamic project plan based on solid estimates of resource requirements and work durations, along with the ability to monitor and control the project effectively.

PROCLAD Academy’s Professional Project Management training course will significantly enhance the skills and knowledge of delegates and improve their ability to plan, manage, and control projects. Additionally, the course deals with the systematic identification and quantification of project risks, as well as the development of detailed risk treatment strategies to mitigate all relevant risks that may threaten the intended outcomes of the project.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Professional Project Management training course are:

• Integrating scope, time, resources and cost management into a dynamic, manageable plan
• Developing project network diagrams for CPM and advanced PERT calculations to identify schedule and cost risks
• Measuring, forecasting and controlling project performance by employing earned value techniques
• Using qualitative and quantitative methods to assess the exposure of the project to particular risks in real and measurable terms
• Managing and mitigating schedule, cost, scope, and resource risks associated with the project
• Identifying the most appropriate contract arrangement for the work to be performed on the project

Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, and technologies to a broad range of activities in order to meet the requirements of the particular project. This intensive Project Management Masterclass training course deliver the “best-in-class” balance of the triple constraints to achieve the Project Excellence.

Participants on PROCLAD Academy’s Project Management Masterclass will take an in-depth view of project management based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK^®)) of the Project Management Institute (PMI^®).

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Project Management Masterclass training course are:

• Identify your project management strengths and weaknesses
• Learn to identify and select the relevant management approach for various types of projects
• Gain skills in initiating (framing), planning, executing (implementing), monitoring & controlling (evaluating) and closing the projects

Project Risk Management lies at the very core of successful project delivery. Project failure results in the failure to achieve the organisation’s financial and strategic objectives, often with sizable increases in project cost and with substantial financial losses to the organisation. Accordingly, the systematic identification and quantification of project risks, as well as the development of detailed risk treatment strategies to mitigate all relevant risks that threaten the intended outcomes of the project, are essential to the achievement of project success.

PROCLAD Academy’s 5-day training course on Advanced Project Risk Management will enable delegates to apply the tools and techniques of modern project risk management effectively in order to deal with a wide variety of risks and uncertainties related to the project. The training course does not assume any prior knowledge of the topics covered. New concepts and tools are introduced gradually to enable participants to progress from the fundamental to the advanced concepts of project risk management.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Advanced Project Risk Management training course are:

• Identifying risk categories related to your organisation’s operations and projects
• Identifying project-specific risks and uncertainties related to design, planning, operation and maintenance
• Using a proven set of skills and techniques for the quantification, analysis and mitigation of identified risks
• Developing a systematic and dynamic Risk Management Plan

Project management knowledge and skills are required to successfully manage all types of projects. In this Project Planning, Scheduling & Control training course, the practical application of standard project management methodology will be enhanced with a workshop style approach, the use of participant case studies for practical exercises, and a project simulation.

This PROCLAD Academy training course – based on the guidelines established by the Project Management Institute (PMI^®) and their Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK Guide^®) – will provide delegates with the ability to apply project management best practices in initiating, planning, executing, and closing a project.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Project Planning, Scheduling & Control training course are:

• Develop a project charter
• Perform a stakeholder analysis and use it in developing a communication plan
• Develop a work breakdown structure, conduct a risk analysis, and create a risk register
• Learn effective techniques for monitoring and controlling a project, as well as how to capture lessons learned

In organisational culture, progressive and proactive project management is essential. Every project team member must be committed to do what they will do, yet only a few are well prepared to participate in quality efforts. Team members should have awareness of the project management concepts, terminology and tools for improved project performance.

PROCLAD Academy’s Project Management for Non-Project Professionals training course provides team members experience with basic project management techniques needed to succeed in projects. The training course covers the fundamental tools and techniques needed by non-project professionals.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Project Management for Non-Project Professionals training course are:

• Practical and effective guide to learn what project professionals and their teams are doing
• Acquire the project management skills to be an active, value-adding participant to the project team
• Firm foundation for further development of project management knowledge
• Exposure to methods through “hands-on” experience