The project controller has a key role in sound project management, whether as an assistant to the project manager, an ally of the accounting department or otherwise. However, the role of the project controller is often misunderstood. In this training course for the project controller, you will see the undeniable advantages of this role. How the Project Controller (PCO) frees project managers from administrative tasks, how it ensures rigor in measurement data and how it improves the interpretation of dashboard data. Becoming a project controller means being able to manage the progress of a project and report on its progress, in all aspects... a strategic role in the organization.
Objectives
The participant will be able to follow up with the various stakeholders, the role of the project controller, Understanding the performance areas. The acquisition of this knowledge and skills aims to allow the project controller to better accompany project managers to increase the performance of project management.
Is it for you ?
Project supervision and coordination positions, team leader positions and management positions
Prerequisite
Have participated in at least one project
Your benefits
Content
During the training to become a Project Controller (PCO), the participant will see how the PCO is the compass of the project manager and why the role of the controller is central to the success of projects. To be a project controller is to intervene on all processes and interact with all stakeholders. A position that requires practical knowledge, a critical sense, an analytical mind, interpersonal skills and a solution orientation...
Points covered during the training :
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Reminder on the essentials of project management
The project management life cycle
Organizational structures and project management (functional, matrix, project-based)
- Principles of project management
- Knowledge domains
- Performance areas
- Adapting the project to the realities of the projects
What are the roles and responsibilities of a project controller
The tasks and responsibilities of the PCO
- Take stock of the situation and do follow-ups
- Synthesize and share information
- Reinforce good project management practices
Added value of a project controller
- What solutions to propose following a gap analysis
- How to identify improvement opportunities
Relationship of the project controller with key project stakeholders
Competencies and skills of the project controller: profile required
- What know-how and other technical skills to master
- What soft skills and other relational skills to develop
The different types of controllers
- Project controller
- Program controller
- Portfolio Controller)
How the PCO plans a project - Organization and preparation
- Creation of repositories
- The Project Management Plan
Project Execution - Executing the Work
The project's progress status
- Measuring the distance from the objective, its impacts, the corrective measures
Change management
Project closure - Finalization of the project
The project closure report
- Gap analysis
- Lessons learned
- Documentation for the rest of the organization
Notes
The concepts presented apply to projects of various levels of complexity, of all sizes and types.
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