Advanced Monitoring and Evaluation of Projects
Intensive 5-day course · English, Arabic & European languages
- Duration5 days
- FormatClassroom or live online
- LanguageEnglish, Arabic or a European language
- CertificateARUK Certificate of Attendance
- FeeFrom £2,280 + VAT
Project directors, PMO specialists, and workstream leads develop practical tracking frameworks across this five-day programme. Delegates establish objective key performance indicators, construct earned value management baselines, design S-curve progress tracking, and lead cross-functional delivery teams to safeguard budget, schedule, and quality outcomes.
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Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%
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Online (live)
With a trainer, on dates to suit your team
This course can be taught live online by a trainer, in English, Arabic or any European language, for one person or a whole team.
£1,850 + VAT
Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%
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Course overview
Every capital or operational initiative involves interdependent workstreams that must align to satisfy timelines, expenditure caps, and quality criteria. Minor scheduling slips often trigger compounding delays and financial overruns. Keeping multiple delivery tracks synchronised requires disciplined governance systems alongside managers who can negotiate, motivate, and direct teams under operational pressure.
Effective monitoring begins long before execution starts. Without clear baseline definitions, milestone markers, and agreed performance thresholds established during initiation, progress claims remain subjective. This programme grounds project tracking in structured initiation practices, showing delegates how to translate strategic objectives into verifiable success criteria, risk registers, and reporting scorecards.
Delegates examine quantitative control techniques including earned value management, S-curve performance tracking, and formal change control boards. The curriculum pairs these analytical methods with interpersonal leadership practices, covering negotiation with suppliers, conflict resolution within project teams, and controlled handover protocols when transferring completed assets to ongoing operations.
Course objectives
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
- Structure project initiation processes to define scope, strategic mandate, and charter boundaries
- Establish measurable key performance indicators and verifiable success criteria for delivery monitoring
- Build risk-adjusted project plans that incorporate contingency reserves and dependency mapping
- Negotiate commitments with contractors, sponsors, and project contributors to ensure delivery accountability
- Lead multi-disciplinary project teams through effective delegation, motivation, and conflict resolution
- Design management scorecards and executive dashboards to communicate project status accurately
- Apply earned value management techniques to measure variance, forecast outturn costs, and control schedules
Who should attend
This course suits:
- Project managers, programme coordinators, and team leaders responsible for day-to-day project performance
- Technical leads, engineering managers, and workstream supervisors overseeing specific deliverables
- PMO staff and project control analysts designing reporting systems and governance standards
- Project sponsors, asset owners, and functional managers accountable for capital investment returns
Training methodology
- Delivery combines structured presentations with analytical exercises, diagnostic self-assessments, and group discussions.
- Delegates evaluate practical case studies, applying earned value formulas, S-curve tracking, and risk matrices to realistic project data.
- Interactive sessions feature role-playing scenarios covering stakeholder negotiation, progress reviews, and team conflict management.
Daily agenda
- Day 1
Project Initiation and Baseline Scope
- Aligning project deliverables with organisational vision, mission, and strategic objectives
- Defining project characteristics, operational constraints, and lifecycle stages
- Establishing multi-dimensional success criteria and benefit measurement frameworks
- Analysing project context, environmental factors, and stakeholder landscapes
- Conducting formal project initiation and drafting the project charter
- Defining scope boundaries, requirements collection, and deliverable baselines
- Day 2
Planning for Execution, Monitoring, and Control
- Core principles of integrated project planning for control and governance
- Decomposing deliverables into discrete work packages using work breakdown structures
- Sequencing activities, establishing network logic, and mapping critical dependencies
- Estimating task durations, calculating critical paths, and modelling float
- Resource loading, capacity planning, and schedule acceleration techniques
- Selecting communication protocols and visualisation tools to convey delivery schedules
- Day 3
Risk Management, Costing, and Baseline Control
- Developing detailed cost estimations, contingency reserves, and project budget baselines
- Structured risk management processes: identification, qualitative ranking, and quantitative analysis
- Constructing cumulative cost and schedule S-curves to track planned expenditure over time
- Implementing formal change control mechanisms and variance approval workflows
- Conducting independent project audits to verify governance compliance and data integrity
- Establishing and locking project baselines across scope, cost, and schedule dimensions
- Day 4
Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, and Handover
- Configuring integrated project control systems for accurate field data collection
- Selecting leading and lagging key performance indicators to assess delivery health
- Managing project execution workflows, milestone tracking, and site progress verifications
- Applying earned value management formulas to evaluate cost variance and schedule progress
- Preparing executive progress reports, dashboard summaries, and trend forecasts
- Managing commissioning protocols and structured handover of deliverables to operational teams
- Day 5
Project Leadership, Team Dynamics, and Closure
- Team formation, competence selection, and collaborative workstream empowerment
- Contrasting operational management duties with inspiring project leadership behaviours
- Negotiation techniques, stakeholder diplomacy, and effective delegation strategies
- Structuring productive progress meetings and safe communication environments with sponsors
- Identifying sources of team friction and applying constructive conflict resolution techniques
- Conducting administrative project closure, contract sign-offs, and final financial reconciliations
- Capturing structured lessons learned to improve future organisational project delivery
Certificate
Every delegate who completes the course receives an ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.
Frequently asked questions
How do I register?
Choose a date and city in the schedule and press Register, or send us an enquiry. Our team confirms your place and sends an invoice.
Are fees shown with VAT?
Fees are shown per delegate and exclude VAT, which is added to the invoice where applicable.
Can this course be delivered for our team only?
Yes. Any ARUK course can be delivered in-house at your premises, in a meeting room we book for you, or 1-to-1.
Is this course available online?
Yes. We run it live online with a trainer, on dates that suit your team, for £1,850 + VAT per delegate.
Is there a group discount?
Yes. 20% for 2 delegates, 35% for 3 delegates and 50% for 5 or more delegates on the same course.
Can the course be delivered in Arabic or another language?
Yes. Our courses can be delivered in English, Arabic or any European language, by a trainer who teaches in that language. Mention your preferred language when you register or enquire.
What certificate will I receive?
An ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.
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