About the programme
This intensive 4-day programme takes you through the entire process of carrying out a complex international energy project.
The first day covers investment and risk strategies and the different instruments and practices for financing large energy projects. A number of concrete business cases will be assessed.
During the second day, participants will go through the crucial stages of project definition and planning. Special attention is paid to the intercultural and leadership aspects of working on complex projects with international teams.
On the third and fourth day, the focus is on the project execution and realisation phases. Participants will be confronted with all the practical challenges involved in bringing a project to completion and will be given the tools they need to handle this key part of the project management process.
Topics
Day 1:
- Risk analysis and management
- Economic and financial assessment
- Project identification
- Business opportunities related to renewable energy
- Financial models
- Financing energy projects
- Geopolitics and energy
Day 2:
- Methodologies (CLEAR and SMART goals)
- Best practices for measuring and progress reporting (scope statement, work breakdown schedules, milestones, key performance indicators)
- Risk management (how to plan when you don’t have all the answers)
- Key factors in successful project planning (defining direction, setting baselines, linking tasks)
Day 3 and 4:
- Legal agreements and permitting (environmental, social, etc.)
- Joint venture management in projects
- Public acceptance and stakeholder management
- Contracting and procurement strategies
- Construction aspects
- Planning and managing (human) resources (health and safety issues)
- Project performance
- Project governance
- Lean and agile project management (fast-track projects)
- Particularities of different projects (LNG, pipelines, offshore wind and solar)
What you learn
- Get a helicopter view of what is involved in large energy projects
- Acquire basic insight into all the different aspects of complex projects
- Acquire the tools needed to direct, manage and assess complex projects from start to finish
- Ask the right questions from project managers, suppliers and operators
