This document provides information about a three-day training course on "Project Planning and Control Essential Skills for Managing Projects" taking place from November 17-19, 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria. The training will provide participants with skills and techniques for effectively planning, monitoring, and controlling projects. Participants will learn how to develop key project baselines, identify variances from the plan, and take timely action to address issues. The fee for the training is 126,000 Naira per participant. In-house training can also be provided by the organization, Petronomics Training.

1. Project Planning and Control Essential Skills for Managing Projects
17 – 19 November, 2014 | The Resource Space, Lagos
This course is available for IN-HOUSE; For Further information, please contact: Tel: +234 8037202432, Email: petronomics@yahoo.com. Web: www.thepetronomics.com

2. OVERVIEW Planning is basic to life; it is especially critical for projects. In achieving project timeline, budget and quality objectives whilst delivering business benefits, it is vital to comprehensively review and grasp the subtleties of a successful project management. Research has shown the place of poor planning in project failures, hence, the need to start the project success journey with effective planning and instituting control mechanisms to guarantee project outcomes, thus making certain expertise indispensable to practitioners tasked with project delivery. PERFORMANCE FOCUS Petronomics trainings are significant investment for your workforce. Our programmes are designed to fill identified industry knowledge gap and provide applicable know-how that will avail participants with a deeper understanding of project planning process. The outcome of this course is to ensure that your participants acquire fresh insight to innovatively manage and control project outcomes. LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this course delegates will acquire the expertise to:  Plan / control project processes required for managing projects effectively.
 Deploy and customize project planning tools and techniques
 Develop a structured plan for managing and implementing projects
 Improve visibility to project risks by having an effective planning process
 Understand and efficiently transit project planning to project control
 Respond effectively to unanticipated changes that occur in projects  Improve the efficiency of project delivery to sustain business benefits and achieve organizational goals
COURSE CONTENTS Session 1 Getting started Introduction Project Management Framework (Definitions + relationships) PM Standards (PMBOK, PRINCE 2) and their use Project lifecycles + process groups Role of the Project Manager Stakeholders and organizations Session 2 Plan your work… | The project planning imperative Project planning perspectives (why plan? the objectives) The project plan (PMP, PIP, PEP, PGR etc) The business case / benefits | The ‘Why?’
Scope planning – The WBS Approach | The ‘What’
Session 3
Plan your work… | Contd.
Budget planning - | The ‘How much?’
Plan the schedule – Critical Path Principle| The ‘How long?’
Resource planning – project teams| The ‘Who?’ Session 4 Plan your work… | Contd. Quality planning Risk planning – What can go wrong? Or Right! Communications planning – Of Status, progress and trends Session 5 Plan your work… | Contd. Plan procurement Project modeling and scaling Transitioning to controls/monitoring Session 6 Work your plan…| Project controls Integrated change control – systems, tools, techniques Scope control Schedule control Cost control Quality control Session 7 Work your plan…| Contd. Escalation management – tolerance and control limits Administer procurements Risk control and issues management Performance reporting | Project Health-check Session 8 Work your plan…| Contd. Baseline modification Best practices | The habits of highly successful projects Session 9 Syndicate Sessions Project Exercise | Training Summary What did we learn? How do we implement it in our work? CURRICULUM This course is focused on equipping participants with the skills, techniques and tools to effectively plan and control projects. You will learn to develop key baselines, monitor progress, identify variances, and take timely action to mitigate the impact of project issues. Participants will also gain appreciation of the dynamics guiding the selection and motivation of project teams. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Project/Programme Managers Planning and Cost Managers Section/Department Heads Contract Administrators working on projects

3. Task Leaders Engineering Executives Business Analyst Technical Managers and all who are tasked with project delivery DELIVERABLES Our training programmes are exciting learning events. All participants during the programme entitled to all course materials and a certificate of participation. On a written request, we shall furnish you with a detailed report summarising our perception of participants’ strengths, areas for improvement and proposed action plans within four weeks of concluding the course. Our feedback process ensures your objectives are achieved by the conclusion of our training process. PROGRAMME FEE The programme fee covers tuition, course materials. Payment is due upon receipt of the invoice. Our cancellation policy applies. N126,000.00 per participant IN-HOUSE TRAINING Petronomics Training can work with your organization to provide the course to meet your budget at your convenience (time and location) in the comfort of your working environment. This collaborative effort, emphasize actionable learning, the application of theory in practice and combine core business skills/technical knowledge with dynamic leadership training. If you would like to discuss possible collaboration in developing in-house training, please contact on the details below. REGISTRATION To nominate a participant for this training, kindly forward the details of your nominated participants, (i.e. name, email address, telephone nos.) and stating the course your participant are registered. To nominate a participant for this training, kindly forward the details of your nominated participants, (i.e. name, email address, telephone nos.) and stating the course your participant are registered. Business Development Desk Petronomics Training Telephone: 234 1 4540497 0803 720 2432 08120996727 +971556985290
Email: ayantola.victoria@thepetronomics.com
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www.thepetronomics.com ABOUT US
At Petronomics, energy expertise is our resource and inspiring competence is what we enjoy. The application of knowledge in driving innovation and ultimately possibilities is the catalyst that steer a distinctive value proposition. Braced with visionary advisory board, inspired/cultured workforce and experience faculty, we provide superior intellectual resource pool that bridge competency gap for industry operators. The benefits of our expertise are accessible through learning programmes, research and conference services; a blend that sets us as the preferred pool, professionals approach to upgrade business skills THE LEARNING APPROACH In resourcing industry workforce competency, we develop skills and experience that employer’s value by offering a comprehensive range of flexible learning options to meet their learning and development needs through a broad range of learning approach that offers intensive and enjoyable experience to participants. Participants benefit from lectures, case study analysis, group discussion, workshop, and are also encouraged to learn from other managers and professionals on their programme by sharing ideas and experiences. We place a particular emphasis on group work where participants’ real life situations are used as vehicles for learning. FACULTY Key to our approach is the quality to the faculty members. Every faculty member on our 20 member team is rigorously assessed and contracted in line with our Standard Operating Procedure. Each of them understands that they have to deliver training and supporting documentation to the highest standard. They comprise of professionals with outstanding track records in their area of specialty. Whilst they bring to bear several years of hands-on experience in the industry, they are committed to knowledge growth and have an understanding of the link between strategy and knowledge capital. LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Our programmes are conducted in a decent and cozy environment globally. We ensure that our participants are relaxed to refresh in an ambience well conducive for inspiring and creative brainstorming that accelerate the learning curve of individual participants. In consolidation of our value chain, locations are carefully considered using our five star QC indicator like security, banquet facilities, accessibility and customer services. Our programme team works with the facility staff to ensure a personal and warm welcome to participants.