Project Leadership Masterclass:
Project Initiation
This self-directed course draws on Valuta's experience from over 25 years of supporting leaders of major projects across the UK. From the challenges of central government policy implementation, to the complexity of nuclear decommissioning, we have seen what works and what doesn't. In this course, certified by CPD, we share our practice-intelligence from the front line.The UK Government's Infrastructure and Projects Authority called project initiation the single biggest driver of project success. How you start a project shapes everything that follows. This course provides the critical building blocks in one comprehensive framework for successful project leadership.
A course grounded in practice-intelligence
This self-directed course draws on Valuta's experience from over 25 years of supporting leaders of major projects across the UK. From the challenges of central government policy implementation, to the complexity of nuclear decommissioning, we have seen what works and what doesn't. In this course we share our practice-intelligence from the front line.
The course includes free access to Valuta's Project Leadership Training App. This six module course provides interactive support for the main curriculum.
Sign up now and gain 9 hours of CPD credits along with lessons to boost your project and your career.
Lesson 1 - Exploration
Your learning objectives include:
- Identify the catalyst for your project.
- Describe how your project supports your organisation's strategy.
- Analyse who your stakeholders are and create a plan to boost their level of support and unlock any negative behaviours.
Lesson 3 - Purpose Statement
Your learning objectives -include:
- Describe your goal and purpose.
- Establish a shared goal and purpose statement by involving the relevant stakeholders.
- Recognise the difference between a statement of basic actions and an effective, aspirational purpose statement.
Lesson 8 - Risk
Your learning objectives include:
- Distinguish between a risk, an issue and an assumption, and understand the relationship between them.
- Identify and assess the key risks to your project using a structured cause–event–effect framework.
- Plan and run a risk identification workshop, establish a live risk register, and put in place a risk management process for the initiation phase and beyond.