An Intensive 5-day Training Course
Managing Project Control
Effectively Supporting Project Delivery
Course Introduction
In today's fast-paced business world, predicting and delivering value is essential for organizational success. Project management has become the go-to approach for achieving valuable outcomes, yet many projects fail to meet schedules, exceed budgets, and fall short of strategic objectives. Often, senior leadership remains unaware of problems until it's too late. Why? The root cause typically lies in project managers not effectively utilizing modern planning, monitoring, and reporting techniques.
This dynamic, hands-on Managing Project Control training course reveals how implementing effective control mechanisms can significantly enhance project outcomes and organizational value.
This Oxford Management Centre Managing Project Control training course will feature:
- Practical strategies to identify critical control points that prevent project derailment
- Clear distinctions between control techniques for both traditional and agile project management approaches
- Proven methods to manage stakeholder expectations and maintain project alignment
- Robust governance frameworks that support planning, change management, and performance tracking
- Essential planning tools that empower you to control project scope, timelines, costs, risks, and quality
Objectives
This Managing Project Control training course will equip participants with the knowledge to implement effective project control through structured governance and practical techniques.
At the end of this Managing Project Control training course, participant will learn to:
- Select the ideal project approach—adaptive or predictive—based on your specific project environment
- Navigate governance structures that engage senior management at the right moments to secure project success
- Prevent scope creep by skillfully managing stakeholder expectations regarding project goals and deliverables
- Create powerful baseline plans that serve as the foundation for tracking progress
- Master project execution through effective monitoring and change management practices
Training Methodology
Our expert facilitator introduces core concepts through engaging presentations, reinforced with practical exercises that apply theory to real-world scenarios. The training course begins with an overview of project fundamentals and management frameworks, establishing how these elements support effective control processes. You'll learn how to define project scope and develop comprehensive plans that guide all aspects of your work. The training course covers detailed planning techniques for managing scope, schedule, cost, and risk, followed by execution control methods including variance analysis, change management, and impactful progress reporting.
Organisational Impact
This Managing Project Control training course helps organisations to benefit from:
- Elevating project management capabilities and organizational maturity
- Developing employees with refined project leadership skills
- Building client confidence through demonstrable project control expertise and transparent communication
Personal Impact
Participants will benefit from:
- Developing expertise in modern project management practices
- Gaining the confidence and insights needed for career advancement
- Mastering universally applicable techniques that work across diverse industries
- Understanding how project frameworks can keep your work goals on track
- Adding valuable project management skills that often lead to accelerated career growth
Who Should Attend?
This Oxford Management Centre Managing Project Control training course is perfect for professionals who want to enhance their project management skills, including:
- Project Managers
- IT Project Managers
- Project Coordinators
- Project Analysts
- Project Leaders
- Team Leaders
- Product Managers
- Project Sponsors
- Project Team Members
- Project Management Professionals
Course Outline
Day One
Understanding How Projects Lose Control - Success and Failure
- Characteristics of Projects
- Fundamentals of Project Management
- Project Governance - controlling project selection
- Project Governance - controlling project commencement using the charter
- Controlling Understanding - effective kickoff with the project team
Day Two
Enabling Control through Core Planning Techniques
- Controlling What is to be delivered - requirements collection & detailed specifications
- Controlling How it will be delivered - work breakdown structures
- Controlling When it will be delivered - building the schedule baseline
- Controlling Stakeholder expectations - optimize the schedule
- Controlling How much the delivery will cost - estimation and construction of the project budget
Day Three
Enabling Control - Additional Planning Techniques
- Controlling Uncertainty - risk management
- Controlling Stakeholders - communications considerations
- Controlling Adversity through Effective Contingency Planning
- Flexible Management - issues management
- Measurement Techniques to Control Project Performance
- Controlling Information - status reporting
Day Four
Monitoring and Controlling Project Performance
- Variance Analysis using Earned Value Management
- Forecasting to Control Project Budgetary and Schedule Concerns
- Managing Change
- Advanced Status Reporting Techniques
Day Five
Controlling Project Closure & Addressing Unpredictability
- Scope Verification - requirements traceability
- Management of Project Records
- Continuous Learning Techniques through Project Retrospective
- Controlling Project Close-out
- Controlling Volatile Environments - adaptive project management
- Contrasting Control Mechanisms between Predictive and Adaptive Project Management
Certificate
On successful completion of this training course, Oxford Management Centre Certificate with eligible Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) from National Registry of CPE Sponsor and Professional Development Units (PDUs) / Contact Hours from Project Management Institute (PMI®), will be awarded to the delegates
Accreditation
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Yes, Oxford Management Centre is accredited by the following professional bodies;
National Association of State Board of Accountancy (NASBA)
The Oxford Management Centre is registered with NASBA as a sponsor of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. NASBA have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.
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