Working within the Oil & Gas industry provides a complex project environment that throws up its particular project management challenges. This detailed and integrated training course will assist anyone in the industry to make better decisions on projects, whether they are involved in project selection, management, or leading aspects of projects. This course provides the opportunity for hands-on experience using industry project case studies – and follows one current offshore project example from the cradle to the grave.
This interactive training course provides participants with the skills required to deliver projects effectively, from decision-making concepts used by business development and commercial departments, through to FEED and into planning & delivery.
This course focuses on industry best practice Project Management examples merged into practical instruction. Digging deep into tried and tested processes and tools, to best support the likelihood of future projects achieving their desired results and benefits delivered by the project.
This course has been designed as a roadmap to ensure that the reasoning behind project selection is understood. When we combine that with the development of skills in detailed planning, organizing, and execution delivery, and closing out the project successfully, we are looking to progress our project management career with confidence
Cover the management techniques for mitigating projects with compressed schedules
Identify project success factors and characteristics
Apply advanced applications of Lead/Lag scheduling in construction
Discuss the unique problems related to schedule updating, cost control, and cash flow
Gain negotiation skills that can diffuse conflicts and resolve disputes thus saving time and money
Explain important warranty and contractual issues
Recognize the challenges of integrating state-of-the-art management methods and technologies for construction projects
Project Managers
Senior related Project Support Managers
Senior management decision-makers
Commercial Management Personnel
Project Lead Engineers
Project Control and business services professionals who have the responsibility for planning and controlling project schedules and costs in client and contracting companies
Projects and Programs
Project Life Cycles and Stage Gates
Project Sanctioning and Approval Process. (PSAP) for the Oil & Gas Industry
Development of the Strategic Project Business Case
Project Identification–Awareness of accountability of Project Ideas
Exploratory decision-analysis.
Appreciation of macro-environment about project choice
Understand who stakeholders are and how they may impact upon the project
The regulatory framework, institutional factors, and infrastructure
Project Feasibility Decision-makers
Project Preparation & Planning responsibilities
Project Financial Modelling and Project Leadership Skills:
Structuring project finance deals
Financing/ credit risk considerations for the Oil & Gas project
The time value of money – how it applies to project finance
Yields and rate of return - Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis
Build an executive leadership style that guides the project toward greater performance and profit
Understand the Project Organisation in a typical Oil & Gas project
Project Manager–Unique Requirements
Understand why some projects fail
Gain an understanding of successful projects and analyze reasons for the success
Development of the Project Charter
Define success criteria and KPI’s of an example Oil & Gas project
Capture Project Requirements
Understand the need for a project team approach
Importance of communication in an Oil & Gas project
Working Collaboratively
Identify and plan to engage with the project’s key stakeholders
Creating project dashboards
Presenting decisions to the project board
Recognizing the need for Project Recovery
Control Decision-making
Understand who the key stakeholders are and how they may impact the project
Consider the implications of unclear needs and expectations
Understand the project success criteria and how the project will be measured as successful
Define the project requirements
Develop the scope – using product and work breakdown structures
Utilize relevant techniques for project estimating
This course focuses on the leader’s role in developing and motivating excellent teams. Rather than trying to define one ‘right’ way to lead, it will introduce a range of complementary approaches that delegates will have the opportunity to practice, combine and adapt to suit their personal preferences and organizational needs.
By exploring the leadership role from a number of different perspectives, the seminar allows delegates to experiment with innovative ways to empower and enthuse their team and influence positively their organizational climate and culture. The benefits to the organization will be leaders better able to focus on organizational goals and better equipped to develop their team towards sustainable performance improvement.
The Senior Secretary holds a key position of influence and a powerful partnership with the senior management team. Success in this role has a direct effect on the success of executive operations. The Senior Secretary who understands the role and pressures of management and even thinks like the team will achieve improved performance, outstanding results, and respect from superiors and the executive team.
To excel as an Office Manager, Administrator, or Secretary you need to perfect your interpersonal and behavioral skills, to ensure you stay in control and on top of every one of your responsibilities.
We often hear record-breaking athletes say; I owe it to my coach; That’s because however talented they are, athletes need a coach to improve their performance and competitiveness. Likewise, Companies and Organizations need to create a culture where coaching and feedback occur as a routine part of each day. Towards this strategic end. This innovative and motivating course, explains a structured approach to coaching which is effective whether a professional is working with a recruit or seeking improvement from an experienced player. Being less of a boss and more of a coach is fundamental to modern management. Urging people to do better won’t work unless they know how to do it better. Good coaching builds trust and a collaborative climate between professionals and teams.
Business process analysis and modeling is an essential component of Business Process Redesign (BPR) as well as other business process improvement initiatives such as reengineering, systems development, quality management, and continuous process improvement. In this course, the participants will acquire the knowledge and skills to analyze and accurately model business processes at the enterprise level as well as the detailed workflow level.
Participants will learn the Integration Definition for Process Modeling (IDEF0) method and the Business Process Diagram notation. These are open modeling standards that are used by many leading business process modeling tools. They are easy to understand and can be applied to all aspects of business process innovation. These methods facilitate rigorous analysis, creative thinking, and the development of information technology systems.
Soft skills training is training that focuses on developing skills such as communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. Other soft skills include emotional intelligence, a positive attitude, and taking the initiative