Project Management for the Oil and Gas Industry

Participants to this Project Management for the Oil & Gas Industry training course will receive a thorough training on the subjects covered by the course outline with the instructor utilising a variety of proven adult learning teaching and facilitation techniques. Training course methodology includes an insight into organisational decision methods and short and long-term strategy considerations. In addition, industry best practice project management performance and delivery tools and processes will be introduced and used as practice examples. This training course includes teamwork around an applicable case study, group discussion and critical analysis of actual projects.

This Gulf Rowad Project Management for the Oil & Gas Industry training course assumes prior knowledge of the fundamentals of the topics covered in the training course, but they will be covered briefly to ascertain general understanding. New concepts and tools are introduced throughout the course to enable delegates to progress from the fundamental to the more advanced concepts and tools used within project management.

This Gulf Rowad Project Management for the Oil & Gas Industry training course intends to guide successful project selection and delivery.

Criteria to be observed in generating the objectives:

• Identify with and manage stakeholders and communication needs in the Oil & Gas industry
• Maintain continuous project performance and delivery control
• Accurately estimate and allocate project costs and resources
• Compress or accelerate the schedule when required by adverse circumstances
• Develop a project close-out plan in line with expected success criteria

By the end of this Gulf Rowad training course , participants will learn to:

• Understand the importance of integrating scope, time, resources and cost management into a dynamic, manageable project management plan
• Systematically define, design, and integrate end-user requirements in the project
• Identify risk sources and learn how to mitigate potential risks and deal with uncertainty
• Develop project network diagrams for CPM and advanced PERT calculations to identify schedule and cost risks
• Develop a project recovery plan for budget and schedule overruns
• Produce clear and concise project progress reports
• Measure, forecast and control project performance by employing earned value techniques

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Programme and Project Managers
• Project Management Professionals
• Senior related Project Support Managers
• Senior Management Decision Makers
• Commercial Management Personnel
• Project Lead Engineers
• Project Control and business services professionals who have the responsibility for planning and controlling project schedules and costs in client and contracting companies

The audience should be positioned to pursue and maintain competitive operational and business efficiency, revenue maximisation and profitability for the organisation.

Organisational Impact

In the current challenging economic climate for the Oil and Gas Industry, the need to select appropriately and deliver projects successfully is immense and the ability to make correct decisions is a key skill to allow us to deliver within the given constraints, thus delivering profitable results to our organisation.

Personal Impact

The ability to deliver successful projects in such a complex environment is a core skill for project managers and all involved in delivering or leading packages of work. When carried out properly projects are more predictable, value delivery is enhanced and client satisfaction is increased. Understanding how and when key decisions can be made or particular activities support delivery is immense for anyone working in Oil & Gas projects.