Value-Added Project Auditing
Duration: 1 day
Target Audience: Internal Auditors, Information Risk Managers, Project Co-ordinators, Project Management Officers and similar roles that need tools and techniques in appraising a project’s performance.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Learn how to appraise a project’s performance and make recommendations for project improvements.
- Practice using the tools and techniques on actual project case studies.
- Know how to add value in a project audit whist remaining independent and objective.
- Develop your ability to play an active role in uplifting your organisation’s project management capability.
Course Delivery Includes:
- Theory: Latest best practice
- Team discussions
- Individual and group exercises
- Case studies
- Technique application practice
- Personal action planning
Course Outline: Value-Added Project Auditing
MORNING SESSION
Project Management Fundamentals
The Project Management Life Cycle
Overview of Popular Project Management Methods
Why Projects Fail
Conducting a Project Audit
Types of Project Audit
Timing the Review to Add Most Value
Preparing your Project Audit Plan
Essential Project Metrics and Reports to Review
Who to Interview
Documenting your Findings
AFTERNOON SESSION
Reporting Findings and Recommendations
Structuring and Presenting your Report
Handling Objections
Reviewing the Risk Profile
Adding Value
Assessing Project Management Capability Maturity
Maintaining Independence and Objectivity While Adding Value to the Project
Follow-up and Ongoing Review
Personal Action Planning