Course booking and facilitated Project Mobilisation options
It doesn’t take much to realise that more formal project management methods are just not working and don’t work in isolation! Project failure statistics have remained constantly poor since they were first introduced. Whilst we fully support any method that instils elements of PM discipline and rigour we do know that just sitting in classrooms preparing for and taking exams is not the solution.
Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) is not new and has been used extensively in pocket organisations across the world since the early 80’s. We have applied the principles with success and internally trained more than 1300 in this approach whilst working for British Telecom; we decided to leave BT and create our own company so that we can share our passion, skills and expertise to help other organisations apply the approach. We’ve been there done it, doing it and still learning every day!
Best practice for knowledge share and onward application is by doing not by being told! Our training workshops will - in just 2 days - enable delegates to get straight back into the workplace and apply the learning to projects with increased confidence and success and without the additional cost of expensive manuals or software. All delegates will receive a free course workbook for the 2-day options for use during the course and thereafter. Free information handouts are supplied for the 1-day options.
We have a number of Fast Forward training and facilitation options which are all based on Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) principles. All options are delivered by experienced GDPM specialists. Click the title of each option to jump down to view the description.
| Title | Duration | Closed / Open (see note 2) |
Course cost (inc VAT) | Additional Venue costs per delegate (see note 3) |
Price per delegate (see note 4) |
Number of Delegates | Click here for full description |
| GDPM based Project Management Workshop Run on client premises |
2 days | Closed | £3,941 | £0 | £246 | Max 16 | GDPM Workshop |
| GDPM based Project Management Workshop Run at a quality conference venue |
2 days | Closed | £3,941 | £86 approx | £331 | Max 16 | GDPM Workshop |
| GDPM based Plan 2 Succeed Workshop Run on client premises |
2 days | Closed | £3,941 | £0 | £246 | Max 16 | Plan2Succeed Workshop |
| GDPM based Plan 2 Succeed Workshop Run at a quality conference venue |
2 days | Closed | £3,941 | £86 approx | £331 | Max 16 | Plan2Succeed Workshop |
| GDPM based Plan in a Day Workshop Run on client premises |
1 day | Closed | £1,400 | £0 | £87.50 | Max 16 | Plan in a Day Workshop |
| GDPM based Plan in a Day Workshop Run at a quality conference venue |
1 day | Closed | £1,400 | £43 approx | £130.50 | Max 16 | Plan in a Day Workshop |
| GDPM based Plan in a Day (Extension) Run on client premises |
1 day | Closed | £1,400 | £0 | £87.50 | Max 16 | Plan in a Day Extension Workshop |
| GDPM based Plan in a Day (Extension) Run at a quality conference venue |
1 day | Closed | £1,400 | £43 approx | £130.50 | Max 16 | Plan in a Day Extension Workshop |
| GDPM based Project Management Workshop Run at a quality conference venue |
2 days | Open | - | - | £350 | Max 16 | GDPM Workshop |
Notes:
All prices include VAT. Prices may be subject to change without notice.
2 Closed courses: Are those for your company / project team only.
2 Open courses: Are open for anyone to attend.
3 For external venues individual delegates will have to pay the venue for per day delegate rate. This excludes any overnight accommodation at the venue - but we can arrange this if required.
4 Equivalent Delegate Price is based on maximum of 16 delegates per course.
‘Plan 2 Succeed’ and ‘Plan in a Day’ project mobilisations are closed company specific so venues will be agreed with clients on a per occasion basis.
BT employees must book via the Route2Learn catalogue or contact The Projects Group (TPG)
www.theprojectsgroup.com
GDPM based Project Management Workshop – 2 Day
Click here to download course description [pdf 120kb]
Overview
This highly interactive and practical 2-day training workshop uses the concepts of Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) to focus on the key principles that increase the chances of project success. The delivery method does not involve extensive lecturing or examinations and is suitable for the project novice or project professional. Our experience has shown us that embedding learning is about doing rather than being told, enabling rapid application and reinforcement of learning. Our training workshops replicate real life projects and team creation where strangers are brought together to plan and achieve a common goal.
Delegates gain experience through practical use of the simple techniques and templates on simulated projects in a safe workshop environment - which means that delegates can be effective immediately they return to their normal business environment.
Practical project examples teach the teams how to develop and agree a clear project scope, the end Goal, a series of Objectives, development of a high-level Milestone Plan, completion of a Responsibility Matrix, Risk and Stakeholder Management and effective project controls. A review session is held after every main session.
The GDPM approach complements other formal project management methodologies such as PRINCE2, APM, AGILE, PMI and your company’s own methodology. But unlike many academic courses, this workshop provides delegates with practical experience of the light-touch, non-bureaucratic tools and templates which they can take back and immediately use in their workplace.
Audience
Primarily aimed at Project and Programme Managers, Project Team members or Project Support Office (PSO) people, this workshop can equally be used as a practical introduction to project management for people with limited or no experience of managing projects or improving the effectiveness of projects being managed by the more experienced project managers and their teams.
The most effective course numbers are between 10-16 delegates.
This Project Management workshop will enable you to:
- Develop skills and knowledge of a GDPM based approach
- Practice the GDPM techniques in a safe environment
- Understand the Human Factors associated with change
- Apply the GDPM techniques to your projects immediately
Training venues
The training workshop is limited to a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 16 delegates and can be delivered on client premises or at quality conference venues.
Course Pre Requisites
It is an advantage, though not essential, if delegates have:
- A project management background
- Been actively involved on projects / programmes
Certification and Progression
An individually numbered and auditable certificate of attendance will be issued. Attendees have the option to progress to practitioner, coach and tutor levels through our Development Framework.
Cost options
Closed 2-day GDPM Workshop on client premises:
The most cost effective delivery option is for Fast Forward to deliver on client premises as a closed workshop for up to 16 delegates at a total cost of £3,941 (VAT inclusive) which offers an equivalent per delegate rate of £246 – exceptional value for 2 days quality training!
Closed 2-day GDPM Workshop at a quality conference venue:
This will incur the following additional venue costs:
Individual delegates will have to pay the venue for 2 x delegate day rate at an approximate total venue cost of £85 (VAT inclusive) per delegate for the 2 days. We can also arrange for overnight stays at the venue if required.
The workshop delivery charge for up to 16 delegates will be £3,941 (VAT inclusive) which offers an equivalent per delegate rate of £246 – exceptional value for 2 days quality training!
Note:
Open Course at a quality conference venue: We have a waiting list for this option; we will record delegate details and notify individuals when sufficient numbers are reached where dates, venues and prices will be offered. As a guide the rates will be as above for the conference venue option for 16 delegates.
BT employees must book via the Route2Learn catalogue or contact The Projects Group (TPG)
www.theprojectsgroup.com
GDPM based – Plan 2 Succeed Workshop - 2 Day
Click here to download workshop description [pdf 140kb]
Overview
Would you like to learn about the Goal Directed Project Management based approach and have a project of your choice launched at the same time?
This highly interactive and practical 2-day project launch workshop (sometimes called mobilisation) uses the concepts of Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) to focus on the key principles that increase the chances of project success without the need for extensive lecturing or examinations. Our experience has shown us that embedding learning is about doing rather than being told - using real life projects and teams enables rapid application and reinforcement of the GDPM principles.
Delegates gain experience through practical use of the tools, techniques and Fast Forward templates on a simulated project in a safe environment on Day 1. On Day 2 this workshop will effectively set up and launch a live project of your choice through the development of a first draft project scope, end goal, objectives and high-level milestone plan. Team members will receive pre and post workshop virtual support (email / telephone) for their project.
Practical project examples teach the teams how to develop and agree a clear project scope, the end Goal, a series of Objectives, development of a Milestone Plan, completion of a Responsibility Matrix, Risk and Stakeholder Management and effective project controls. A review is held after every main session. Day 1 focuses on practice, Day 2 will focus on real application – the initiation and planning of the project teams live project applying the learning from Day 1 to produce a first draft project scope, goal, objectives and high-level milestone plan for their project and to agree the next steps and actions.
The GDPM approach is complementary to other project management methodologies such as PRINCE2, APM, Agile, PMI and your company’s own methodology. But unlike many academic courses, this workshop provides delegates with practical experience of the light-touch, non-bureaucratic tools and templates which they can take back to the workplace and continue to use on their project.
Audience
Primarily aimed at the Project Team – including Programme & Project Manager, the core Project Team members, Project Support Office (PSO) people and other key stakeholders. Because GDPM uses simple language, templates and tools & techniques it is also a practical introduction to project management for people with limited or no experience of managing projects or to improve the effectiveness of projects being managed by the more experienced project managers and their teams.
The most effective workshop delegate numbers are between 10-16 team members.
This Project Launch workshop will enable you to:
Practice - Day 1
- Develop skills and knowledge of a GDPM based approach.
- Practice the GDPM based techniques in a safe environment.
- Be ready to apply the GDPM techniques to your project.
Project Launch and mobilisation - Day 2
Day 2 is all about applying the GDPM approach to your own project. At the end of the day you will have:
- A better understanding of your projects purpose.
- A first draft of the project scope and boundaries.
- A first draft of the project goal and objectives.
- A first draft high level milestone plan.
- Agreed next steps and actions.
And finally...
As well as the above each member of the project team will receive a personal Certificate of Attendance and will be able to take away their personal workshop workbook on completion of the workshop.
Cost options
Closed Plan2Succeed workshop on client premises:
The most cost effective delivery option is for Fast Forward to deliver on client premises as a closed workshop for up to 16 delegates at a total cost of £3,941 (VAT inclusive) which offers an equivalent per delegate rate of £246 – exceptional value for 2 days quality training and project facilitation!
Closed Plan2Succeed workshop at a quality conference venue:
This will incur the following additional venue costs:
Individual delegates will have to pay the venue for 2 x delegate day rates at an approximate total venue cost of £85 (VAT inclusive) per delegate for the 2 days. We can also arrange for overnight stays at the venue if required.
The Plan2Succeed workshop delivery charge for up to 16 delegates will be £3,941 (VAT inclusive) which offers an equivalent per delegate rate of £246 – exceptional value for 2 days quality training and project facilitation!
BT employees must book via the Route2Learn catalogue or contact The Projects Group (TPG)
www.theprojectsgroup.com
GDPM based – Plan in a Day Workshop - (1 Day)
Click here to download workshop description [pdf 108kb]
Overview
Setting up is the most important stage of any successful project! This highly interactive and practical 1-day project mobilisation (initiation) workshop uses experienced consultants to help your project team effectively set up and launch a new project of their choice using a Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) based approach on client premises.
GDPM focuses on the key principles that increase the chances of project success using simple tools & techniques that complement and enhance other, more formal methodologies such as Prince2, PMI, APM or your company’s own methodology. You do not need to be a project expert to apply these simple project management principles. The day will be hard-work but fun and everyone will need to fully participate throughout the whole session.
Pre and post workshop virtual support is included. Additional days can be added to follow consecutively or as needed.
Workshop content
- GDPM overview – brief process and Fast Forward model walkthrough.
- Understand your project – facilitated interactive debate using a pre-populated project outline document.
- Initiate your project – facilitated scope, boundaries, SMART objectives and end goal setting.
- Build your plan – facilitated affinity grouping, building a milestone ‘plan on a page’ and contract definitions.
- Mobilise your project – facilitated next steps definition and agreement.
Objectives
- Understand and apply the concepts of Goal Directed Project Management to your own project.
- Develop a first draft of your projects scope, boundaries, SMART objectives and end goal.
- Develop a first draft high-level milestone plan and understand the dependencies and timeline.
- Highlight risks for the project.
- Agree the next steps.
- Be able to populate a project brief document to capture the workshop key outputs.
- Be able to use the practical learning immediately to increase the likelihood of success.
Post Workshop: The project team will be provided with post workshop virtual support to populate a supplied Project Brief template and high level Milestone Plan. The project brief will be prepared by the project manager and owned and agreed by the project sponsor, this two-page document provides the project team and key stakeholders with a definitive summary of the project, its background, purpose, objectives and intended business benefits.
Benefits: For the price of some training courses you not only get to learn about GDPM but you also get expert help to initiate a project of your choice using a simple but effective approach which increases the chance of project success – a double bonus in times of the credit crunch and budget constraints.
Cost options
Closed Plan in a Day workshop on client premises:
The most cost effective delivery option is for Fast Forward to deliver on client premises as a closed mobilisation for up to 16 delegates at a total cost of £1,400 (VAT inclusive) which offers an equivalent per delegate rate of £87.50 - not bad for a day’s quality facilitation!
Closed Plan in a Day workshop at a quality conference venue:
This will incur the following additional venue costs:
Individual delegates will have to pay the venue for 1 x delegate day rate days at an approximate total venue cost of £43 (VAT inclusive) per delegate for the day.
The Plan in a Day delivery charge will be £1,400 (VAT inclusive) for up to 16 delegates which offers an equivalent per delegate rate of £87.50 – excellent value to set up a project of your choice.
BT employees must book via the Route2Learn catalogue or contact The Projects Group (TPG)
www.theprojectsgroup.com
GDPM based – Plan in a Day (Extension) – 1 Day
Click here to download workshop description [pdf 108kb]
Overview
Setting up is the most important stage of any successful project. This highly interactive and practical 1-day workshop extension uses experienced consultants and a Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) based approach to help your project team refine and develop the output from a previously completed mobilisation or initiation workshop. This workshop focuses on refining the 1st draft of the project scope, boundaries, objectives, end goal and high-level milestone plan. It will additionally produce milestone contract definitions to define the high level activities, a Responsibility Matrix to identify milestone team members, assign activities and ownership. Project control methods will be demonstrated to enable the team to categorise and catalogue risks and complete appropriate stakeholder analysis and plans.
The workshop is designed to be held on client premises. The day will be hard-work but fun and everyone will need to fully participate throughout the whole session.
Workshop content
- Project brief - share and review the output from the previous project mobilisation / initiation workshop.
- Confirm the plan - adjust and agree the high level plan, to include key dates, milestones and dependencies.
- Ownership - assign milestone owners and form milestone teams to complete milestone contract definitions.
- Milestones - populate milestone contract definitions with high level activities and success measures.
- Project control - guidance on risk management and stakeholder analysis.
- Review - agree adjustments to the project documentation and define and agree the next steps.
Objectives
- Review, refine and agree the Project Brief document.
- Review, refine and agree the high-level milestone plan.
- Assign ownership to milestones and form milestone teams.
- Complete first drafts of milestone contract definitions.
- Understand how to apply Risk and Stakeholder management to the project.
- Define and agree the next steps.
- Be able to use the practical learning immediately to increase the likelihood of project success.
Post Workshop: The project team will be provided with post-workshop virtual support (telephone / email) to help populate and refine the documents and templates.
Benefits: For less than the price of some training courses you not only get to learn and apply the GDPM principles but you also get expert help to further define and mobilise your project using this simple but effective approach which further increases the chance of project success – a double bonus in times of the credit crunch and budget constraints.
Cost options
Closed Extension workshop on client premises:
The most cost effective delivery option is for Fast Forward to deliver on client premises as a closed extension workshop for up to 16 delegates at a total cost of £1,400 (VAT inclusive) which offers an equivalent per delegate rate of £87.50 - not bad for a day’s quality facilitation!
Closed Extension workshop at a quality conference venue:
This will incur the following additional venue costs:
Individual delegates will have to pay the venue for 1 x delegate rate days at an approximate total venue cost of £43 (VAT inclusive) per delegate for the day.
The Extension workshop delivery charge will be £1,400 (VAT inclusive) for up to 16 delegates which offers an equivalent per delegate rate of £87.50.
BT employees must book via the Route2Learn catalogue or contact The Projects Group (TPG)
www.theprojectsgroup.com