Foundation Programme in Project Management for Non-Project Managers

Course Introduction

This course focuses on one question: how do teams in capital projects and programme portfolios apply Project Management for Non-Project Managers consistently and safely under real constraints? Five days of discussion, exercises and case work provide practical answers you can adapt to your own organisation.

Training Objectives

• 01Build a shared vocabulary and framework for Project Management for Non-Project Managers that your whole team can use
• 02Apply proven methods for Project Management for Non-Project Managers to realistic scenarios drawn from capital projects and programme portfolios
• 03Anticipate the failure points and compliance issues that most often affect Project Management for Non-Project Managers
• 04Communicate Project Management for Non-Project Managers decisions clearly to colleagues, clients and management
• 05Prepare a personal action plan to apply Project Management for Non-Project Managers in your own organisation

What You Will Take Away

• A personal development action plan
• A 30-60-90 day implementation plan for your own workplace
• Templates for planning, tracking and reporting

Who Should Attend

• Project Managers & Coordinators
• Team Leaders on Project Teams
• PMO Staff
• Engineers Moving into Project Roles

Prerequisites: No prior specialist knowledge is required.

Training Methodology

Sessions are paced for newcomers — plain-language explanations, worked examples and small-group practice — with time each day for questions. Case material and examples are drawn from capital projects and programme portfolios.

Day-by-Day Programme (5 Days)

• Day 1
  Where Project Management for Non-Project Managers fits

  How Project Management for Non-Project Managers connects to wider operations in capital projects and programme portfolios, plus the essential vocabulary.

• Day 2
  Working with the standards

  Interpreting and applying the codes and good-practice guidance that govern Project Management for Non-Project Managers.

• Day 3
  Tools and techniques lab

  Guided practice with the tools, checklists and templates used for Project Management for Non-Project Managers.

• Day 4
  Risk, compliance and case review

  Analysis of incidents and cases to see where Project Management for Non-Project Managers succeeds or breaks down.

• Day 5
  Consolidate and plan

  Capstone discussion, action planning and a closing assessment.

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