Running project management training courses is one way of developing skills and knowledge of your staff.
However, to really move the organisation forward, the project management training needs to be combined with a more rigorous approaches which focuses on the overall project management strategy for the company.
We list below some of the options for you.
Developing your own project management system (PMS):
- providing guidance for staff at all levels of the organization on how to manage and deliver projects
- greater project success – research from KPMG shows that those organisations that keep to the rules have a higher project success rate
- providing a common language for all staff to use and common forms across projects
- providing clarity in critical areas such as:
- project roles (particularly with partnering organizations)
- having robust reporting processes
- ensuring there is an effective project plan
- ensuring risks are identified and clearly acted upon
- better estimating and assessment of project resources
- providing tools with wide application – across projects as well as with business as usual activities
Project Agency has a unique Template approach to developing a PMS which involves consultation with key stakeholders. Once this has been developed you will need to publish it as well as:
- identifying the key people running corporate projects
- running a series of project management training events for them
- keeping a record of all people who attend project management training events
- keeping a project register which lists all of the key projects and the priority they hold in the organization
- creating a project office
- running internal workshops to supplement the project management train e.g. risk workshops, stakeholder management workshops, estimating workshops
- regularly reviewing that the PMS is meeting needs including the project management training is well attended, project priorities are being adhered to and you are moving forward as an organization.
Each organisation will need to develop its own PMS and supporting infrastructure project office, project management training etc. Contact us or call 020 8446 7766. Project Agency can support you in developing your approach.
Ensuring your senior managers are on board:

- run briefing sessions for senior managers – project/programme boards ensuring they are clear of the role they need to play
- work one to one with senior managers ensuring they are clear about the key role they play in projects
- observe project board meetings providing feedback as appropriate
- run sessions for project sponsors
- work with senior managers to develop a practical project management structure for your project – a structure that adds value to the decision making process and delivery of the project
Want to know more then call us on 020 8446 7766 or contact us here.
Providing you with benchmarked data:
Project Agency has developed a unique copyrighted benchmarking tool that provides you with a picture of how a target group view project management. These same people complete a simple questionnaire at agreed intervals after the initial study and you are able to check on the progress of project management within the company.
Call us on 020 8446 7766 or contact us here and tell us about your needs.
Project management workshops:
Whatever the situation, we work with you and the group (or groups) to identify outcomes from any workshops designing participative and practical workshops.These workshops can be half a day to 3 or 4 days – it all depends upon the needs of the group.
Call us on 020 8446 7766 or contact us here and tell us about your needs.
Reviewing your project management approach:

- does your PMS need to be strengthened or amended in any way?
- checking senior managers and all players in projects are playing their role(s) effectively
- reviewing end of project reports to ensure lessons learnt are being put into place
These and more reviews can be run for your organisation. Why not call us on 020 8446 7766 or contact us here and tell us about your needs
Project offices:
NOTE: the project office is NOT a well staffed office it is staffed usually by those people who are already involved in trying to create a strong project management ethos for the business. We know of several project offices staffed by a couple of people who also carry out other day to day activities.
Auditing a Project:

- review all of the paperwork
- meet key stakeholders including the project manager and some team members and the project sponsor
- hold a review meeting or series of review meetings
- produce a report on our findings along with any recommendations
We can support you post report to ensure that any actions plans (projects!) are actually implemented whether itârunning project management training events, working one to one with a project manager, working with senior managers Project Agency can support you. Please contact us on 020 8446 7766 or contact us here.
Developing Programme Management Strategies:
Project Agency can support you in the desire to deliver you programme effectively. Please call 020 8446 776 or contact us here.