An Intensive 5-day Training Course

Advanced Project Management

Developing the Ability to Achieve Strategic Change

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

The Advanced Project Management training course is designed to equip professionals with the high-level competencies necessary to drive strategic change, apply alternative project delivery approaches, and enhance organizational project execution capabilities. In today’s dynamic business environment, the demand for innovation, adaptability, and improved delivery outcomes is greater than ever. This training course addresses these demands by focusing on the techniques and tools required to deliver value, manage cost, and mitigate risk effectively.

Building upon participants’ existing experience in managing projects, the training course introduces practical, advanced-level concepts in a clear and accessible format. Delegates will gain hands-on tools and proven techniques that can be directly applied to real-world projects, significantly increasing both confidence and performance in delivering strategic initiatives.

This KC Academy training course focuses on:

  • Executing strategic change through program and portfolio management
  • Establishing critical conditions that foster project success
  • Understanding advanced concepts in project financing
  • Exploring and applying alternative project delivery methodologies
  • Enhancing organizational capacity to deliver complex projects effectively

COURSE DETAILS

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OBJECTIVES

This training course is structured to ensure participants gain the essential knowledge and skills required to manage complex projects and lead change initiatives confidently.

By the end of the Advanced Project Management training course, participants will be able to:

  • Strengthen their organization’s ability to consistently deliver successful projects
  • Evaluate and apply various project delivery frameworks
  • Understand and utilize advanced project financing mechanisms
  • Explore the full range of funding options available for project implementation
  • Recognize the role of professionalism in project leadership
  • Identify the key factors that contribute to successful project outcomes
  • Understand and apply project maturity concepts and assessment models
  • Utilize program and portfolio management techniques to align projects with strategic goals
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TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This Advanced Project Management training course is full of practical techniques and examples, intended to enhance knowledge and give practical benefit. The worked examples, case studies and team exercises will make applying the knowledge gained much easier. Often, helpful insight can be gained from discussion with other delegates, and the training course delivery style will provide opportunities to do this.

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ORGANISATIONAL IMPACT

Organizations that invest in this Advanced Project Management training course will benefit from an elevated approach to project delivery, with increased efficiency and a stronger alignment with strategic objectives. Key advantages include:

  • Enhanced ability to assess and elevate project maturity levels
  • Improved understanding and implementation of project financing options
  • Better-informed decision-making processes across all stages of project development
  • Greater capacity to deliver complex and high-impact projects
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PERSONAL IMPACT

Participants will significantly enhance their ability to manage complex projects and address broader strategic concerns. The Advanced Project Management training course introduces contemporary project delivery methods, such as agile and hybrid models, and offers practical guidance on when and how to implement them effectively.

Upon completion, delegates will be able to:

  • Advance their professional development and maintain high standards of practice
  • Confidently take on more complex and strategically aligned projects
  • Utilize advanced tools and methodologies to handle increasing project challenges
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This KC Academy Advanced Project Management training course is suitable to a wide range of project professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Project Managers
  • Project Team Members
  • Project Management Office (PMO) Staff
  • Project Directors
  • Project Sponsors
  • Senior Management
  • Assurance and Quality Management Staff

DAILY AGENDA

Day 1: Implementing Strategy via Projects, Programmes and Portfolios
  • What is strategy and how can the project world help to deliver it?
  • The increasing velocity of change and how we handle it
  • Delivery of change – common vehicles, when to deploy and how to manage them
    • Projects
    • Programmes
    • Portfolios
  • Managing for benefits and value
Day 2: Advanced Project Delivery
  • Determining and managing the project environment
  • Setting the conditions for project success
  • Alternative delivery models, including Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid and Evolving
  • Change management and transition to BAU
  • Project procurement strategy
Day 3: Doing the Right Projects and Doing the Project Right
  • Governance – methods
  • Effective sponsorship
  • Supporting the project organisation
  • Gaining and maintaining assurance
  • Focus on people and leadership 
Day 4: Project Finance and Project Maturity Models
  • Understanding project funding
  • Comprehending project accounting
  • Effective investment appraisal
  • Getting better at projects - using maturity models
    • Organisational considerations
    • Why project maturity matters
    • Common models
Day 5: Ethics and Professionalism
  • Project professionalism
  • Ethics
  • Competence
  • Learning and development
  • Communities of practice
  • Recap of material
  • Reference Material
  • Things you can do when you return to your desk
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Certificate

On successful completion of this training course, KC ACademy Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.

THIS TRAINING COURSE IS ALSO PART OF THE 10-DAY TITLES:

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Advanced Contract and Project Management

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