Key details
Mode of delivery: Online Course
Course code: PM13BO
Duration: 3 days
Fee: £2,204.00 + VAT
CPD Hours: 18
Course Overview
This course equips participants with essential skills in financial and strategic project control. It covers estimation techniques, forecasting accuracy, and budgeting methods to enhance cost management and decision-making. Learners will also explore stakeholder management by understanding influence, resolving conflicts, and fostering collaboration. Additionally, the course dives into risk strategy, guiding participants through structured planning, risk analysis, and the implementation of control measures — ensuring a proactive and resilient approach to managing project uncertainty.
Agenda
Day — 1 Project Estimation & Budgeting
- Forecasting Methods
- Forecasts vs Actual Results
- Budgeting methods
Day — 2 Project Stakeholder Management
- Stakeholder Influence
- Stakeholder Conflict
- Stakeholder Management
Day — 3 Project Risk Management
- Risk Strategy and Planning
- Risk Analysis
- Risk Controls
Course Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Target Audience
- Project managers
- Aspiring project professionals
- Team leaders and supervisors
- Programme and portfolio managers
- Business analysts
- Change managers
- Executives and decision-makers
- Entrepreneurs and startup founders
- Engineers and IT professionals
- NGO and public sector staff
Learning Outcomes
- Understand various forecasting techniques used to predict project costs and timelines.
- analyse discrepancies between projected and actual outcomes to improve future estimates.
- Learn different budgeting approaches to effectively allocate and manage financial resources.
- Evaluate the level of stakeholder influence and its impact on project decisions.
- Identify potential stakeholder conflicts and apply resolution strategies.
- Apply effective stakeholder engagement techniques to ensure project alignment and support.
- Develop comprehensive strategies to identify, assess, and respond to project risks.
- analyse potential project risks and determine their likelihood and impact.
- Implement appropriate risk control measures to minimize the effect of identified risks.
