Policy & Project Management Skills

Implementing a Policy and Project Management Culture in the Public Sector

Learn the essential skills for writing policies and successful project management for your organisation.

Policies are guidelines to help project managers create, execute and deliver successful projects while providing quality assurance and a cost framework.

We are offering our expertise in all aspects of project delivery as well as an insight into the policies required by the public sector.

POLICY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Agile Project Management® Foundation Level with Practitioner (AgilePM)

APMG Accredited Training

8 - 11 July, 2024
Virtual
23 - 26 September
Virtual
25 - 28 November
Virtual

POLICY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Effective Briefings and Submissions

Read Once and Understood

13 June, 2024
Virtual
17 September, 2024
Virtual


A Guide to Project Management

Successfully Manage a Project from Planning to Delivery

14 May, 2024
Virtual

POLICY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

POLICY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Successfully Writing Guidance, Policies and Procedures

Ensure Your Policies are Understood and Acted Upon

24 April, 2024
Virtual
4 July, 2024
Virtual
26 November, 2024
Virtual

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POLICY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Effective Business Process Mapping

Deliver Beneficial Change



POLICY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

A Guide to Successful Contract Management

Successfully Manage the Contract Process

3 July, 2024 - Virtual

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POLICY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Effective Report Writing

Making every word count

9 July, 2024
Virtual
3, December
Virtual

POLICY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Creating Effective Equality Impact Assessments

Create Truly Inclusive and Equitable Policies

POLICY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Better Business Cases™ Foundation Level

APMG Accredited Training

POLICY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Effective Regulation

Effectively Achieve Regulatory Objectives

POLICY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Ensuring Effective Policy Implementation

Successfully deliver every policy

What is the Government Functional Project Delivery Standard?

The Government Functional Project Delivery Standard is designed to ensure the right direction and management of all government portfolios, programmes and projects.

What are the Elements of The Government Functional Project Delivery Standards?

  1. The purpose and scope of the standard

  2. Principles for directing and managing portfolios, programmes and projects

  3. Overview of portfolio, programme and project management

  4. Governance and roles of portfolios, programmes and projects

  5. Portfolio management

  6. Programme and project management

  7. Practices which support project delivery

What Defines a Project?

  1. A business case which is regularly reviewed

  2. A clear start and end

  3. Measurable outcomes

  4. A project plan with the right activities in order to achieve the outcomes
    specified

  5. A risk assessment and steps to avoid

  6. A defined budget to complete the project

  7.  Clarified roles and responsibilities of the project management team

What are the 7 Steps to Good Policy Making?

  1.  Identifying the issue

  2. Research and analysis

  3. Develop policy options

  4. Consultation (formal and informal)

  5. Recommendation and decision;

  6. Implementation

  7. Evaluation

What are the Five Stages for Policy Process?

  1. Agenda setting

  2. Policy formulation

  3. Policy adoption

  4. Policy implementation

  5. Policy evaluation

Policy & Project Management Skills Blogs

  • What You Can Expect from an Agile Project Management Training Course


    Whether you want to increase your value as a Project Manager, implement more effective methodologies to communicate and deliver high-quality services or you just want to become more confident in your ability to operate in an agile environment with an internationally recognised accreditation, an agile project management training course will get you there.

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  • Guide on How to Write Policies and Procedures With Expert Insights

    You might think policies and procedures are dry and dull, but they guide the key functions and decisions in an organisation so processes run smoothly.

    This all sounds great, right?

    But we know writing policies and procedures isn’t an easy task.

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