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Managing Projects: A Pragmatic Approach
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PROGRAM OUTLINE for this 2 day course in English

Having made the investment decision, sharpen your core project management capabilities by gaining the planning, communication, and leadership skills crucial to projects. Discover tools and practices for managing projects of all sizes and complexities with the latest industry principles and methods.

This course integrates with and builds on our sister offering “Project Appraisals”.  Having made the investment decision, this course will help you develop the essential skills and pragmatically apply them to bring your project to a successful conclusion by answering the following questions:

 

  • What is success and who is defining it?
  • What do you need to do and when?
  • Who and what do you have to help you?
  • How will you measure and evaluate progress?
  • Who do you need to inform and when?
  • What could go wrong and what will you do if (and when) it does?
  • When will you know you have achieved success?
  • What has been learned?

Recommend Background

This course is suitable for anyone starting in project management, irrespective of industry sector or organizational context, as well as practitioners who are moving on to manage projects of increasing complexity. 

What you will learn

Project management is a process and a set of generic skills and techniques, now practiced in many different sectors and organizations. Therefore you’ll learn how to use the process and pragmatically apply these, tailored to your context, using a mix of theory, examples from case studies (of both successful and not-so-successful projects) as well as the real-life practical experience of the course facilitator.

Course format

  • Practice-based learning and critical engagement is a key theme through all our courses allowing delegates to apply their newly acquired knowledge and skills immediately in their working environments.
  • A comprehensive set of materials will be provided on the day including all presentation materials used by the course facilitator.

Syllabus

Day 1:    

 

  • Defining the project context: analysing the major characteristics of your project and understanding the impact on your management approach.
  • Understanding the business case and developing a robust project charter.
  • Stakeholder analysis: identifying and analysing stakeholders. Who are your project’s advocates and adversaries? Separating the players and context setters from the subjects and crowd. Stakeholder management strategies. 
  • Work breakdown structure: different methods for breaking your project down into manageable chunks.
  • The logic network: visualizing project implementation. Critical path and critical chain analysis. 

 

Day 2:

 

  • Estimating, resources and scheduling: understanding and applying the basic principles.
  • Configuration management: how to deal with change within the project boundary. 
  • Managing risk: identifying and assessing risks and proactively defining risk management strategies.
  • Project control: how much and when? Measuring, evaluating and reporting progress.
  • Project closure and analysis:   what went well and why, what could have been improved and why, what will you do next time? 

 

 

Participant feedback

  • A course with 10 participants is very good to favour interactivity. Thanks for the perfect course content and lecture.
  • Very good course, teacher, and approach. Material available online prior the course + request to the participants about their expectations from the course.
  • I strongly recommended this training to my colleagues as I found it very useful.
  • I think this was one of the best courses I've ever attended. The trainer, Mrs Maureen, was extremely pedagogic and the structure of the course was very well planned with just the right mixture of theory versus practical examples and exercises.
  • It was a very enjoyable course. The group was small which made it easier to be 100% involved.  The exercises and case study were great and necessary to put the theory into practice. A very knowledgeable teacher.

Learn the way that suits you most!



MEETING ROOM



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1.  Small group sizes to ensure quality, debate & interaction (Max 15 People)
2.  Prime hotel locations
3.  Interact with the speakers & members
4.  Teamwork
5.  Access to our Online learning platform
6.  Use of whiteboard
7.  Share professional experience with other participants
8.  Network with participants
1.  Small group sizes to ensure quality, debate & interaction (Max 12 People)
2.  Via Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Cisco WebEx
3.  Interact with the speaker & members
4.  Virtual teamwork through breakout rooms
5.  Access to our Online learning platform
6.  Use of electronic whiteboard
7.  Share professional experience with other participants
8.  Network with participants
9.  Greater convenience at your office or home
10. Geographic flexibility - No travel needed

Course Lecturers



Stan Snowball

Stan Snowball is PhD (Life Sciences) and MBA qualified with over 25 years project and programme management experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry having held regional management positions in clinical R&D, strategic marketing and management information systems. Currently working in the central Technology Transfer Office of a major Belgian university, Stan also has 12 years experience as an Associate Lecturer on the MBA programme of a triple accredited global business school covering “Strategy” and “Managing Knowledge” as well as the final, evidence-based management module “Making a Difference”.  


Kris Blommaert, MBA

Kris Blommaert has over 20 years of international experience in both finance and general management for local and European based organisations and businesses. He has been an associate lecturer at a triple accredited global business school for 10 years at MBA level. He has lectured "Managing Performance and Change" and "Management Perspectives and Practice" in Belgium, Switzerland and France.  


Kris De Clercq, MBA

Kris has lectured finance to managers for more than 25 years in Europe and Eastern Europe. His teaching as an associate for a UK based global business school included “Issues in International Finance and Investments”,” Corporate Finance” and “Issues in IFRS”. His industry experience is over 20 years working for asset managers, investment banks, global custodians in the UK, Luxembourg and Belgium. He received a universities award for innovation in finance teaching and learning.  


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Companies who attended our courses


AG Insurance, Allianz Benelux, Argenta NV, AXA Belgium, Baloise Insurance, Banca Monte Paschi Belgio S.A., Bank De Groof, Banking Association (Kosovo), Belfius Investment Partners, BNP Paribas Fortis, Bpost Bank, Buy Way, CBC Bank, Cegeka, Celio Finance SPRL, Credendo, Delen Private Bank, Delta Lloyd Life, Deutsche Bank AG, DKV Belgium, Ethias SA, Euler Hermes Services, Euroclear Bank SA/NV, Euroclear Investments, Europ Assistance, European Investment Bank – EIB (Luxembourg), European Union – EDFIMC / ElectriFI, Flanders Investment & Trade, Gras Savoye Belgium, Incofin Investment Management, ING Bank België, KBC Bank, Mastercard, Ministry of European Integration (Kosovo), National Bank of Belgium, NN Insurance Belgium, Petercam, Record Bank, Société Générale Private Banking, SWIFT, The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Triodos Bank, VGD International – Audit & Tax, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, Zurich Insurance plc, Belgium branch, Vanbreda International
 
Afton Chemical SPRL, Air Liquide, Allnex Belgium SA/NV, ANL Plastics, Ansell, ARC Europe SA, Arcelor Mittal (Belgium & Luxembourg), Axalta Coating Systems, BASF Antwerpen, BASF Belgium Coordination Center, Beaulieu International Group, Bekaert, Borealis Polymers NV, Bridgestone Europe SA, CNH Industrial Belgium NV, Cofely Fabricom, Cytec Belgium, DOMO Chemicals (Germany), Donaldson, Dow Corning, Electrolux Appliances AB, Engineered Pressure Systems International, European Owens Corning Fiberglas, Fost Plus, GDF Suez, Griffith Foods, Hamon & Cie, Heraeus Electro-Nite International NV, Jacobs Belgium, KODAK SA/NV, Milliken Europe, Niko Group, NXP Semiconductors (Netherlands), SOLVAY, SPX Cooling Technologies, Synventive Molding Solutions (Germany), TERUMO EUROPE, Tessenderlo, Vinçotte International, VPK Packaging Group NV, WABCO, Yara Belgium NV
 
Antwerp World Diamond Centre, AVEVE Biochem NV, Carrefour Belgium, Delhaize Corporate Group, Godiva, IKEA

Abbott Logistics B.V. (Netherlands), AbbVie (Canada), Agfa HealthCare NV, Alcon, Alcon-Couvreur, Amplifon, AZ Sint-Blasius, Baxter International (Austria), Catalent Pharma Solutions, CinnaGen (Tehran), Datwyler Pharma Packaging International, Groep OZ ESV, Hologic, Landelijke Christelijke mutualiteit (LCM), Mutualités Libres: MLOZ, Novartis Pharma, SA Bristol-Myers Squibb Belgium NV, Stryker (Netherlands), Terumo BCT Europe NV, UCB, Zorgbedrijf Antwerpen
 
AW Europe, Belgacom, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), CISCO, Corelio Printing, De Persgroep Publishing nv, EDF Luminus, Elia System Operator, Engie Electrabel NV/SA, Eni Gas & power, Fluxys Belgium, INFRABEL, Itineris NV, KEYRUS, M-Team, NRB, ORANGE, Proximus, Siemens, Telenet
 
Agentschap Innoveren en Ondernemen, Europees Parlement, Ministry of European Integration, National Agency for Protection of Personal Data, Nationale Loterij, SD Diensten NV (SD Worx), SESAR Joint Undertaking, Stad Antwerpen, Stadsbestuur Harelbeke, Syntra Brussel, UGent – FBW, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
 
Acturus sprl, ARC Europe, BDO, BIA Africa, Bia Overseas, Brooser BE Operations, Capgemini, Cipal Schaubroeck, Compass-Group, Computacenter, Computer Task Group, Deloitte Accountancy, Egemin International, Enhesa International, FIS (former Clear2Pay), Interel Group, K&L Gates, Matexi NV, Minds&More, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, PwC Tax Consultants, Securex, Toreon, Vinçotte International sa
 
Alcopa, Alstom Belgium, ARC Europe, Brussels Airport Company, De Lijn, D'Ieteren Auto, EUROCONTROL, Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf Antwerpen, Globachem nv, GSC Greensea Chartering, HONDA Motor Logistics, JBT, Neovia Logistics, NMBS, PSA Antwerp nv, Seatrade Reefer Chartering, Thalys International, Trimble T&L, Volkswagen Group Services, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Zeebrugge NV, Westlandia, Witzenmann Benelux nv

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