N841 Effective Project Management for the Oil and Gas Industry
N841 Effective Project Management for the Oil and Gas Industry
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of cross sector project management best practice and how this can be applied in an E&P environment. The attendees will be equipped with the tools and techniques to deliver their projects on time, on budget and to an extremely high standard. This course is designed for those working within technical teams and uses an energy industry simulation project throughout the course.
A three-day classroom based course. This course is highly interactive and uses presentations, group exercises, models, case studies and simulations. The use of the energy industry case studies contextualizes the learning through the use of participative exercises that increase the retention of the knowledge gained. The course is delivered by a fully accredited project professional.
Participants will learn to:
Introduction and Definitions
Project context and environmentsGovernance of project management and the use of structured methodologies
Project life cycles
How organizations and projects are structured
Planning for Success
Communication within project management
Project scope management
Schedule and resource management
Project Procurement
The principles of leadership and teamwork
Risk management and issue management
Project quality management
* Additional Information
This course follows the Project Management Institute (PMI) Professional Syllabus.
PMI’s standards for project, program and portfolio management are the most widely recognized standards in the profession and increasingly the model for project management in business and government.
On completion of this course, participants may choose to demonstrate their knowledge by taking the PMI Professional (PMP) examination, meaning that they will possess a globally ‘portable’ credential recognized in other countries. Please discuss this with your Nautilus representative who will advise on how this can be achieved.
This course is designed for technical staff working in a project environment and all those who would benefit from exposure to best practice in project management within the oil and gas industry.
There are no prerequisite courses.
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Background
Currently, David is the lead trainer for North America of 20|20 Business Insight, a UK based project management company where he strives to bring world-class training and development to his clients. David has facilitated classes from the North Slope of Alaska to the Southern Cape of Africa but mostly enjoys working right out of the great city of Houston Texas.
David has had a diverse professional background. He owned and operated a commercial construction company in South Texas, which managed new commercial construction projects. He managed a sales territory for a fortune 500 company that specialized in engineered construction materials. He served as certified educator in the Texas public school system, teaching Texas History and leading technical training for district professionals. Most recently, David was a lead corporate trainer for a major global oilfield service company, headquartered in Houston TX.
He holds certifications as Project Management Professional (APMP) from the Association of Project Management (APM) and Project Manager Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institution (PMI). Some of the courses David has taught include Fundamentals of Project Management (APM & PMI), Project Management in Depth (APM),Project Management for Professionals (APM & PMI),Negotiations Skills, Professional Value selling Skills, Professional Presentation Skills, and Understand Customer Economics.
Affiliations and Accreditation
MEd Lamar University - Educational Technology Leadership
BSc University of Texas at Brownsville - Business Administration and History
Courses Taught
N841: Effective Project Management for the Oil and Gas Industry
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