Project Management

At this stage, the Project Manager should be learning and applying a wide range of technical and behavioural skills to make projects work. The support they receive in gaining and being allowed to practice these skills is a strong sign of the level of maturity their host organisation currently occupies

Technical skills required at this level are numerous, and there are often multiple tools to apply to each area, in summary the PM must be able to prepare a business case, get objectives agreed with key stakeholders, schedule and budget accurately based on reasoned assumptions, manage risk, control change, assure quality and apply rigorous monitoring and reporting on key performance indicators.

In addition, the PM needs to motivate self and others, build teams quickly, manage suppliers, communicate with impact, resolve conflicts, negotiate and lead others. Understandably training at this level is expansive and it is vital to get clear guidance, based on sound evidence-based information, on where to spend your training budget.

Skills Development

Technical

• Scope Management
• Scheduling
• Resource Planning
• Budgeting
• Estimating & Forecasting
• Risk Management
• Quality Management
• Change & Configuration Management
• Monitoring & Reporting

Professional

• Objective Setting
• Stakeholder Management
• Supplier Management
• Negotiation
• Conflict Management
• Leadership
• Motivation
• Team Building