This Professional Certification Program builds Expert Level Skills & Competencies in Project Performance Evaluation and Operational Audit.
The participant will learn how to Evaluate & Audit the Project Operational and Strategic Management Arrangements and Performance towards achievement of Operational Targets, Strategic Objectives, Organizational SOPs and Project-and-Programs-wide Leadership.
This program will introduce New Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Methods for Real Time and Proactive Performance Evaluation & Reporting.
This program will also discuss the methodology for setting-up a Project Balanced Scorecard to develop a 360-degree Performance Evaluation Scorecard and Identify Required Improvement Projects.ÿThis program will also help answer the following questions: How successful are we in meeting our Project Operational Targets? Are we working adequately towards our Project and Organizational Strategies? How is our Project Leadership working at various Levels? Are we a Learning Organization? Are we Improvement Oriented? Do we have the required Work Culture to meet our Project Business Objectives? Are we Customer-Focused? How well are our Project Partnerships working? Are we Optimizing the possible benefits from our Project Vendors? Are our PM Methods Sustainable? Are we utilizing Resources Effectively? Are we Adequately and Effectively deploying Technology? Are our IT Systems Secure? How well are we protected from Physical Security Threats? Are we prepared for Project Continuity in the face of any Possible and Emerging Disaster? And so on.
The program will build the Process-by-Process Knowhow for Identifying, Planning, Measuring & Reporting based on: Applicable & Subscribed Standards, Contract Commitments, Stakeholder Needs & Expectations, Operational Targets, Strategic Plans, Innovation Opportunities and Leadership.
This program will also cover Project Functional Audits and Special Audits. Participant will learn about the Good and Best Practices for the Operational Audit Processes. Program will also cover some Best Practices in Project Performance and Operational Audit as Obtained from Benchmarking with Leading Global Projects. Participant will gain a Multi Discipline, Multi Stakeholder Viewpoint based Operational Audit and Performance Evaluation understanding enabling him to Identify and Propose Improvement Recommendations that have a very high probability of acceptance by the Auditee and Management. Participants will also gain understanding of Project Data Analytic and Artificial Intelligence Systems that can provide the Decision Makers adequate timely and proactive Performance, Intervention, and Improvement Insights.
Who Should Attend?
This program is intended for Project Performance Evaluation and Operational Audit Professionals, Managers and Auditors.
This program will also be useful for Project Planners, Developers, Consultants, Professionals and Teams assigned responsibility for Identifying and Implementing Improvements on Existing Projects to incorporate New Technologies, Motivation and Leadership Systems, Data Analytic and Artificial Intelligence.
Program Content & Modules
Certified Project Operational Performance Evaluation & Audit Professional
Business Aspects of Project & their Implementations
Strategic Aspects of Project Implementations
Project Execution & Management Technologies and Trends
Good and Best Practices for Implementing and Managing Projects
Meaningful Project Performance Measures
Understanding Performance KPIs for Project Key Processes (or Process of Concern)
(1) Planning
(2) Coordination with Stakeholders
(3) Supply Contractual Commitments
(4) Operational Management
(5) System Monitoring
(6) Maintenance
(7) Sustainability & Environmental Protection
(8) Safety
(9) Security
(10) Inventory
(11) Supply Chain
(12) Policy & Regulatory Compliance
(13) Human Resource Management
(14) Contracting & Outsourcing.
Key Success Factors for each Important Project Process
Understanding the Project Stakeholders
Needs and Expectations of Project Customers and Stakeholders
Ideas for Exceeding Project Customer Expectations
Project Performance Measurement against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) derived from
(1) Organizational Policies or New Initiatives
(2) Operational Targets
(3) Customer Focus Objectives
(4) Strategic Plans & Objectives
(5) Standard Operating Procedures
(6) Learning during Project Execution
(7) Exploiting Emerging Improvement Opportunities
(8) Performance Trends
(9) Leadership Directions.
Project Operational Audit and Performance Checklists arising from