Rescuing Troubled Projects

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1 Day: Online or In-Person

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Training Overview

This one-day, practical course will provide the student with an approach to assessing the current state of a troubled project and how to get it back on track again. Great emphasis is placed on how to detect if a project is heading for danger so that corrective actions can be taken before matters get out of hand.

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Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Define what a troubled project is
  • Identify the principal causes of project failure
  • Create reporting mechanisms that flag variances in the triple constraints clearly
  • Perform Root Cause Analysis
  • Apply the Rapid Assessment and Recovery Model
  • Carry out a project assessment, paying particular attention to areas such as scope, schedule, quality, HR, communications, risk and procurement
  • Evaluate alternative approaches to recovery using the Constraint Flexibility Matrix
  • Create an acceptable recovery plan

Skill Level

Designed for newcomers to project management and senior technical staff looking to advance their careers with project management. This course demystifies project management and offers practical exercises, empowering students to confidently handle basic projects independently.

Delivery

This is a 1-day online course, delivered through a virtual platform.

Inside a Rescuing Troubled Projects Course: What's Included?

Relevant Course Materials

Access to materials for the Rescuing Troubled Projects course.

Practice Questions

Access to our practice questions designed to enhance your understanding of Rescuing Troubled Projects.

Access to Educate 360 LMS

Access our learning management system for supplementary documentations recordings.

Course and Customer Support

Telephone and e-mail support up to and including the day of the exam.

Course Agenda

This course is designed to provide an understanding of the issues and techniques related to project troubleshooting. It will give you the tools necessary to develop a comprehensive recovery plan for projects in jeopardy, enabling successful outcomes even in challenging situations.

  • Troubled project definition
  • Limits on recovery
  • The main causes of projects getting into difficulties
  • Detecting projects heading for trouble
  • Status reporting
  • Leading indicators
  • Root cause analysis
  • Five step process Illustrated using case study example of a troubled project
  • The Rapid Assessment and Recovery Model (Another five step approach)
  • Define Recovery Charter
  • Develop Assessment Plan
  • Carry out Assessment Base recommendations on the Constraint Flexibility Matrix
  • Develop Recovery Plan
  • Conduct Recovery

Eligibility Requirements

This course is aimed mainly at project managers, but it will be of interest to anyone who is responsible for the success of a temporary endeavour that is to produce a unique product, service or result.

 

Admission Requirements:

To apply for this course, you need to be:

  • Proficient in both written and verbal English. In other words, if English is not your first language, you must have a minimum overall International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each band, or the equivalent Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score.
  • Reasonable numerate – i.e. understand basic arithmetic. Thus we require learners to have at least a Junior Certificate, or equivalent.
  • Computer literate. To access our learning management systems and virtual classroom-based courses, you need to be comfortable with basic information and communications technology. You are also expected to provide their own computer equipment to access our learning systems.

Why Study with Velopi?

Since our foundation in 2007, Velopi has carved a niche in the project management training space that is based firmly on close relationships with both companies and individuals. As our clients’ needs have evolved, so have our project management training courses. Today, we offer a comprehensive range of project management courses that are designed to meet the needs of any organisation or individual.

10k Careers Supported - 95% Exam Pass Rate
“Velopi helped us achieve our first objective – gaining a high-level overview and common understanding of project management across the Team. We found the learning particularly useful in examining the versatility of our product and methodologies to meet our customer needs.”

Aisling Creedon
Team Lead, Enterprise Customer Success, Teamwork

“The biggest impact that the Velopi course had on me was learning how the science and framework of project management can help in managing people as well as through interpersonal and direct communication- the penny really dropped about this for me during the course.”

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FAQs

Everything you need to know about the course. If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, chat with our team.

Velopi’s courses are aimed at adult learners. We value the life experiences of our students and encourage everyone attending to contribute and to apply their existing experience to new situations.

At the start of each course, students will be provided with their instructor’s e-mail address and contact phone number. They are invited to make contact if they have any questions after the class.

Each one of the “Club PDU” courses are stand-alone offerings.
Following a continuing professional development course, many students are inspired to take their project management development a step further and we encourage our students to discuss their career plans with us. We can recommend further formal training leading to more advanced qualifications.

All students will receive a Certificate of Completion. This certificate sends out a strong signal that you are serious about the project management profession and seek to develop further in this role.

All of our instructors are Project Management Professionals (PMPs)®. Each has over a decade of industry experience and uses this to provide plenty of real-world examples to bring the courses to life.

Project management is a transferable skill. Thus these courses are relevant to all industries from Medical Devices, through Pharmaceutical, Financial Services, Construction & Engineering, the Public Sector, to Information & Communications Technologies.

This is reflected in the nature of our case study exercises. Students quickly realize that the problems they have faced in the workplace are very similar to those outlined in class.

Students also meet project managers from other industries and networking with these brings home the universal nature of most project management issues.

Yes we do! Please contact us to discuss your requirements. Many of our courses can also be delivered, face-to-face, at your own facility.

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