overview of training workshops

   

 

We currently offer two types of workshops, those which are publicly offered by third party companies which our experienced facilitators deliver, and highly specialised workshops which are specifically tailored to suit your existing environment.

In order to advise you on which form of education would best suit your specific requirements, we would like to dicsuss your needs and through a structured assessment process, identify the most appropriate course of action.

Please contact us for the latest in the development of our workshops and how we can possibly tailor a workshop or curriculum to suit your specific environment.

program management (pgm)

This workshop has a distinctive strategic focus and should not be merged nor confused as project management. This workshop highlights the distinct differences between Program management and Project management. We will discuss the industry jargon used in the subject matter and focus on the specific roles and responsibilities of the program manager. This workshop is focused towards the Project Management Institutes Guide on this subject. more........

business benefits realisation (bbr)

This workshop is an absolute must in the business process. The workshop provides participants with theoretical knowledge and practical application in regards to identifying the benefits for a potential initiative that can be sold up to the executive decision makers and then map how these benefits can be measured and realised once the initiative has been completed. more........

making the business case (mbc)

The Making the Business Case workshop provides participants with theoretical knowledge and practical application in regards to writing a business case that can be sold up to the executive decision makers. The workshop covers the essential processes and includes case studies and interactive exercises to ensure that participants learn the practical application of the tools which are required to make a commercially sound business case. more........

project management fundamentals (fpm)

This workshop is an absolute must in project management education. The workshop sets the foundation for which all other forms of education build upon. Prior to attending this workshop, it could be said that your project managers think they know best practice project management, this workshop will provide them with the neccessary knowledge and tools to ensure they do. This workshop is focused towards the Project Management Institutes Guide on this subject. more........

advanced project management (apm)

This workshop is an absolute must in project management education. The workshop builds on the foundation learnt in the fundamentals workshop. This workshop will provide the delegates with pragmatic tools and techniques to ensure they master the nuances of effective project management. more........

business skills for projects (bfp)

This workshop is designed to enhance your project management education at an advanced level. The workshop builds on the foundation learnt in the fundamentals workshop. This workshop will provide senior managers and skilled project managers with pragmatic tools and techniques to ensure the business aspects, such as strategic benefit and ROI are being tracked and met. more........

project management for technical experts (tpm)

This workshop is not designed to turn a technical expert into a project manager. The workshop is designed to bridge the communication gap between the subject matter expert and the project manager. This workshop will provide the delegates with pragmatic tools and techniques to understand their specific roles and responsibilities within any project and to grasp the concepts of what it is the project manager requires of them. more........

scope management (scp)

This workshop is an absolute must in project management education. The workshop builds on the foundation learnt in the fundamentals workshop. This workshop will provide the delegates with pragmatic tools and techniques to identify and articulate the scope of the project, from the business case through to the WBS. more........

requirements, scheduling and risk management (rsr)

This is an advanced workshop which focuses on what are arguably the three most important facets of successful project management. Once the basic concepts of project management have been grasped, this workshop will delve into tools and techniques to ensure accurate requirements gathering which leads into appropriate scheduling including detailed risk management. This workshop will offer your organisation the quick wins it is looking for in workplace efficiency improvements. more........

requirements management (rit)

This workshop deals with an advanced subject which will certainly improve your project efficiencies. If you capture the requirements incorrectly, you can not satisfy the clients business needs. This workshop provides tools and techniques to ensure the clients requirements are correctly captured and managed. more........

scheduling and cost management (snc)

The scheduling and cost managment workshop is one of the absolute musts in project management education. Initially, this workshop focuses on one of the tougher and most widely misunderstood subjects, cost and time estimation. We then delve into the heart of the project management process itself, the scheduling tools and techniques used to identify the critical activities in your project. This workshop is focused towards the Project Management Institutes Guide on this subject. more........

risk management (rsk)

This workshop is one of the absolute musts in project management education. Understanding and implementing sound risk management process is the turning point where your projects go from being eternally reactive to completely proactive. Everybody talks risk management, this workshop will change the way your project managers think and deal with risk forever. more........

change management (cmg)

This workshop is one of the absolute musts in project management education. Understanding and implementing sound risk management process is the turning point where your projects go from being eternally reactive to completely proactive. Everybody talks risk management, this workshop will change the way your project managers think and deal with risk forever. more........

stakeholder management (smg)

This workshop is one of the absolute musts in project management education. Understanding and implementing sound risk management process is the turning point where your projects go from being eternally reactive to completely proactive. Everybody talks risk management, this workshop will change the way your project managers think and deal with risk forever. more........

project simulation (pms)

This workshop is not a regular training course. It is a week long case study that brings all the knowledge areas, skills, tools and techniques into play to ensure the delegates are proficient and competent. This is the best test of project management competence you can get, it has often been said that this learning experience is more stressful than the real world. In a pressure cooker environment, people make mistakes, this course identifies those mistakes and corrects them in a real world environement. more........

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Our experience has taught us we had to devise different workshops for varying levels of seniority within the organisation. Our professional development workshops are longer in duration and offer more detail with a focus on best practice application than our shorter more focused workshops for executives, which are tailored to be concise and accentuate the business benefits to the organisation.

               

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