Introduction

Successful project delivery requires more than technical knowledge alone. Modern project managers must combine strategic thinking, leadership capability, performance management, interpersonal effectiveness, and practical project governance skills to deliver projects successfully within increasingly complex and demanding environments.
The Project Management from Principles to Action training course provides participants with a structured understanding of the competencies required to manage projects across the full project lifecycle. The training course explores project management competency development frameworks, performance standards, personal leadership capabilities, and interpersonal effectiveness necessary to achieve successful project outcomes.
Participants will examine how project management competencies influence project performance, stakeholder engagement, organisational maturity, and overall project success. The training course combines practical application with competency assessment approaches to support continuous professional development in project management.

Key focus areas include:

Objectives

At the end of this Project Management from Principles to Action training course, participants will be able to:

Training Methodology

This training course uses highly interactive learning methods including facilitated discussions, individual and group exercises, case studies, role-play activities, and practical competency assessments. Participants engage with project management frameworks and applied exercises designed to strengthen both technical and behavioural project management capability.

Course Outline

Day 1

Project Management Competencies Development (PMCD)

  • Definition of Project Management Competency
  • Objective of Project Management Competencies Development (PMCD)
  • Project Management Competency and Project Success
  • Project Manager Competency
  • Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3)
Day 2

The Project Management Competencies Development (PMCD) Framework

  • Designing the PMCD Framework
  • Structure of the PMCD Framework
  • Project Management Knowledge Competencies
  • Performance Criteria Assessments
Day 3

Project Management Knowledge/Performance Competencies

  • Project Management Knowledge Competencies
  • Project Management Performance Competencies
  • Knowledge/Performance Criteria Assessments
Day 4

Project Management Personal/Interpersonal Skills Competencies

  • Project Management Personal Competencies
  • Project Management Interpersonal Skills Competencies
  • Personal/Interpersonal Criteria Assessments
Day 5

Project Manager Competency Development

  • Tailoring assessments
  • Methodology for achieving competency
  • Competency scorecard
  • Feedback to increase optimum performance

International Standards & Professional Alignment

Our training courses are aligned with internationally recognised professional standards and frameworks across leadership, strategy, finance, governance, risk, compliance, and audit. By integrating globally trusted models, we ensure learners develop practical, relevant, and industry-recognised capabilities.

Our trainings draw on leading international standards and professional frameworks, including ISO, ISACA, COSO, OECD, IIA, FATF, Basel, IFRS/ISSB, GRI, NIST, CPD, ILM and the OECD AI Principles. This alignment ensures consistency with global best practices across financial management, risk oversight, digital governance, sustainability, and strategic decision-making..

Designed in alignment with globally recognised professional bodies, our courses support continuous professional development, strengthen organisational capability, and provide clear pathways toward professional certifications valued worldwide.

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