Projects and Strategy

• Organisational strategy and project selection
• Understanding portfolios, programmes and projects
• Project management fundamental concepts
• The Project Business Case
• Alternative investment appraisal techniques
• Key project roles and stakeholder engagement

The Stage Gated Process

• The application of the stage gated process in the oil & gas industry
  • FEL 1
  • FEL 2
  • FEL 3
  • Execution
• Post project appraisal Project management documentation
  • Key documents
• Project management considerations in the early stages of a project
• The project definition process

Scoping the Project and Developing the Plan

• Project Planning
• Developing Project Scope using the Work Breakdown Structure technique
• Estimating techniques
  • Estimating techniques relevant to each stage of the project
• Networking techniques
  • Developing a network diagram
  • Critical path analysis
• Developing the schedule
  • The Gantt chart
  • Resolving resource overloads
• Contracting & Procurement
  • Developing a contracting strategy
  • Contract types
  • Developing a contract map
  • Operationalising the contract

Training Method

The programme incorporates an interactive mix of lectures and discussions supported by practical exercises and an extensive oil project case study running throughout the programme.

Who Should Attend

Anyone who works on, provides governance, or interfaces with oil and gas projects.

Project Risk Management

• Project risk management concepts
• Key project risk management roles and responsibilities
  • Good practices adopted in oil and gas organisations
  • Alternative approaches - which is right for your organisation?
• Risk planning
• Risk Identification
  • Oil and Gas Industry specific techniques
  • Overview of standard techniques such as LOPA, HAZID HAZOP
  • Introducing the 'Bow Tie' methodology
  • Tools and techniques for project Risk Identification
• Categorisation and the use of Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS)
• Risk analysis – qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative techniques
• Responding to project risk
  • Response categories
  • Action plan development
  • Implementing and monitoring
• Risk reporting
• Closing out risks

Completing the Plan and the People Side of Project Management

• Incorporating Health Safety Security & Environmental Factors in our projects
• Effective Project Execution & Quality
  • Understanding the earned value technique and taking corrective action
• The People Side of Project Management
  • Communication skills
  • Motivating others
  • Principled negotiation techniques
  • Team building considerations
• Project Completion & Post-Implementation Appraisals
  • Evaluating the project
  • Evaluating the asset and performance against the business case
  • Lesson learned and how best to apply them
• Key project management lessons from the industry