Improving

Project
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Development
Projects are at the heart of everything we do. Nothing new
is created nor change delivered without projects taking place;
they are central at every level in every business. How these are
designed, managed and executed is a fundamental of business
success and requires both technique and skill.

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all-important transition from manager to leader.

Approach
This is a demanding, intensive, rewarding but enjoyable course with never a dull moment!
It is delivered through a combination of theory, discussion and practical sessions, at every
stage, you will have the opportunity to put what you have learned into practice. Much of your
work on this course will take place in teams and these are regularly changed to give you as
much experience as possible of working with different people in pressured and collaborative
situations. These include, amongst others, managing a complex construction project, an
investigative team interview in a TV studio and a presentation to an industry board. All of
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What your organisation will What you will gain from this
gain: programme

Organisations that invest in developing • Learning what it takes to build and work
project management and people skills in a team.
together are much more likely to develop • Understanding others and how they see
the culture of success which is essential you.
for survival in the developing economic
• Discover the anatomy of projects.
climate.
• A comprehensive understanding of how
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• Gaining and keeping control of the work.
Who is the programme for?
• Knowledge of contract styles.
All executives involved in projects • Greater self-awareness.
of any type across a wide range • How to respond in challenging
of industries. This programme is situations.
appropriate regardless of your role in the
• Developed communication and
organisation.
presentation skills.
• Understanding why collaboration is a
key business skill.

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Programme structure
This programme is highly interactive and you will be expected
to contribute ideas, knowledge and experience at every stage.
Team work features throughout to give you the experience of working with different groups
of people in changing scenarios. To reinforce your learning by doing we use a variety of
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can have the opportunity to try, do and say things which you might hesitate to do in your
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Day one • Project simulation preparation.

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• An overview of projects and programs. • Presenting your business case.
• Can you run a simple project? A simulation • The project simulation.
team work exercise. • Preparing your post-project review.
• Stakeholders: who is involved in your • Presenting your post-project review to
project and why you should take care. your sponsor.
• Case study preparation.
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• The way you and those around you learn. relevance to project managers.
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relevant today. • Learning to be collaborative.
• A practical collaborative exercise. • The importance of research capability to
• Case study preparation. project managers.
• Case study research and preparation.
Day three
• Why we need to do projects. Day seven
• Learning from failure. • Improving your presentation skills.
• Developing project scope. • Case study rehearsal and feedback
• Project planning and scheduling. • Dealing with a crisis.
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estimating. • Dealing with the media, live in a TV studio.
• Project simulation preparation. • Case study preparation and rehearsal.

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Programme details Fees
This course is open to anyone interested
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both in its content and delivery style. The core intensive and will involve some evening
content includes: work, therefore the fees include full
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Project structure - why and how projects
are conceived, planned, built, controlled and Management Development Centre. In
delivered. addition, this course is sponsored by the
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Project control - from the basics through
earned value to new innovative techniques. Tailored in-company option
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with one of the programme directors.
Relationships - learn how to build trust and
effective collaborative relationships.

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Stephen Carver
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Management Innovation and Process Management
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concepts and being able to distil them into highly informative
and fun lectures – often using storytelling techniques.

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John Algar
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Senior Lecturer in P3M and Complex Risk
John specialises in the area of international project
management and dispute resolution issues on medium
large contracts, with an emphasis on contracts, proposals
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Whatever your executive development requirement, we will have a specialist who can help. We
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