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Description

Project Delivery: Scoping, Planning, Risk Management and Closure

The five habits that keep a project within its scope, its schedule and its budget

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Projects rarely derail overnight. They drift because the requirement was never written down clearly, because the schedule ignores dependencies, because the risks identified at kick-off are no longer tracked, and because nobody dares to say that a milestone will be missed. The occasional project leader discovers these mechanisms when it is already too late to correct them.

Two days to install the five essentials of project delivery: scoping, work breakdown and scheduling, risk management, team leadership and closure. Each participant applies the approach to a live project and leaves with their own tools completed.

Learning objectives

  • Write a project brief that sets the scope and the deliverables
  • Break the project down into work packages and build a schedule with its dependencies
  • Identify risks and define the associated treatment actions
  • Run steering meetings and manage variances
  • Organise project closure and the lessons-learned review

What makes this programme different

Tools are completed on a real project brought by the participant
A steering meeting announcing a delay is role-played and then debriefed
The risk register is revisited twice during the programme to demonstrate its live use

Programme

1Scoping the project

Writing the requirement before starting

  • Clarify the request and the sponsor's business objectives
  • Define the scope and state clearly what is excluded
  • Identify the stakeholders and their level of influence
  • Write the project brief and have it approved

2Breaking down and scheduling

From deliverable to a realistic date

  • Break the project down into work packages and deliverable tasks
  • Estimate effort and identify critical tasks
  • Build the schedule taking dependencies into account
  • Check the actual availability of contributors

3Managing risks and variances

Anticipating rather than reacting

  • Identify risks and assess their severity and probability
  • Define preventive actions and fallback options
  • Track progress using observable evidence
  • Handle requests to change the scope

4Leading the team and closing the project

Mobilising without hierarchical authority

  • Allocate roles and formalise each person's commitments
  • Run team meetings and produce useful minutes
  • Conduct formal acceptance of deliverables with the sponsor
  • Organise the lessons-learned review and handover to operations

Who is it for

Occasional project leaders, activity managers and staff required to run a cross-functional project without it being their main role.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.