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Delivering Successful Projects within the Oil & Gas Industry

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The Delivering Successful Projects within the Oil & Gas Industry Course gives oil and gas project professionals a comprehensive, industry-specific framework for delivering projects successfully — covering stakeholder management, scope definition, estimating, critical path scheduling, supply chain management, risk analysis, team leadership, earned value management, quality management, change control, and project closure across five structured days.

Oil and gas projects carry unique delivery challenges that generic project management training does not address. High capital intensity, complex supply chains, remote site operations, volatile resource markets, specialist contractor relationships, stringent environmental and regulatory requirements, and the criticality of knowledge transfer create a project environment where standard approaches must be adapted and strengthened.

This course addresses those oil and gas-specific challenges at every stage of the project lifecycle — from stakeholder management, requirements definition, and scheduling through supply chain contract selection, resource prioritisation, EVM monitoring, critical chain application, quality management, and cost and schedule recovery. Practical techniques are anchored in real oil and gas project contexts throughout.

The Delivering Successful Projects within the Oil & Gas Industry Course is built for oil and gas project professionals who want the structured knowledge, practical tools, and leadership capability to deliver projects successfully in one of the world's most demanding and high-stakes project environments.

Why Choose Delivering Successful Projects within the Oil & Gas Industry
Course Goals

What are the Goals?

The Delivering Successful Projects within the Oil & Gas Industry Course is designed to develop comprehensive oil and gas project delivery capability — from stakeholder management and scope definition through scheduling, risk analysis, team leadership, monitoring, quality, and project closure.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify key stakeholders, evaluate their impact on project delivery, and define project success criteria, requirements, and scope using WBS structures
  • Apply relevant estimating techniques and develop network diagrams and Gantt Chart schedule baselines
  • Develop precedence network diagrams with total and free float calculations and apply critical path scheduling
  • Estimate and control project costs and schedules and evaluate contract types for oil and gas supply chain management including Fixed Price and Cost-Plus arrangements
  • Apply resource allocation algorithms, plan and schedule limited resources, and evaluate schedule acceleration options
  • Apply the risk management process to identify, analyse, and plan responses to typical oil and gas project risk events
  • Build and lead oil and gas project teams applying leadership models and team development dynamics
  • Apply Earned Value Management, critical chain principles, and variable condition management to project monitoring and control
  • Apply change management processes, quality planning, assurance, and control, and manage project communications and stakeholder engagement
  • Apply operational considerations, environmental protection measures, cost and schedule recovery techniques, and project closure disciplines

Who is this Training Course for?

This Oil & Gas Project Management Training Course is ideal for professionals from various sectors who are involved in planning, managing, or overseeing oil and gas projects, including:

  • Project Management Professionals
  • Commercial Management Professionals
  • Contracts Management Professionals
  • Financial Management Professionals
  • Individuals responsible for decision-making, planning, and controlling project schedules and budgets in oil and gas companies
  • Business services professionals involved in managing the complexities of large-scale projects
Learning Approach

How will this Training Course be Presented?

The Delivering Successful Projects within the Oil & Gas Industry Training Course will be delivered using a variety of effective adult learning techniques. This includes interactive group discussions, practical case studies, and real-world examples from the oil and gas sector.

The course follows an industry-focused approach, with the instructor introducing industry best practices and proven project management tools. Key concepts will be introduced in manageable stages, from fundamental project management principles to advanced methodologies.

Course Presentation Includes:

  • Case study analysis and group discussions
  • Practical applications of project management tools
  • Industry-specific challenges and solutions
  • Brief review of fundamental concepts for better understanding

By using this structured approach, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the critical aspects of project management within the oil and gas industry and how to adapt to its unique challenges.

The Course Content

Stakeholder Management

  • Understand who the key stakeholders are and how they may impact upon the project
  • Consider implications of unclear needs and expectations

Preparing for Project Delivery

  • Understand the project success criteria and how the project will be measured as successful
  • Define the project requirements
  • Develop the scope – using product and work breakdown structures

Project Estimating

  • Utilise relevant techniques for project estimating
  • Understand the associated activities – their relationships and personnel required

Project Schedule Planning

  • Utilise relevant techniques for project scheduling
  • Develop a network diagram
  • Gantt Chart – developing the schedule baseline

Project Planning: Critical Path and Network Scheduling

  • Developing the precedence Network Diagram with Total and Free Float calculations
  • Develop a Gantt Chart –the schedule baseline

Developing Project Budget & Schedule Control

  • Understand how to estimate Cost & Schedule
  • Prepare to manage or control project costs

Managing the Project Supply Chain (Crucial in Oil & Gas Projects)

  • Familiarise yourself with different Contract types according to risk distribution
  • Learn the difference between Fixed Price & Cost-Plus Contracts

Project Resource Management – Typical Challenges for an Oil & Gas Project

  • Resource Allocation Algorithms for Resource Prioritisation
  • Planning and Scheduling Limited Resources
  • Options for accelerating the schedule and how to deliver

Project Risk and Contingency Analysis

  • Risk Management Process & Model
  • Identifying Potential Risk Events typical in an Oil & Gas project
  • Understand qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques
  • Design appropriate risk response planning strategies

Selecting and Developing an Oil & Gas Project Team

  • Challenges of an Oil & Gas project team
  • Learn about different leadership models
  • Dynamics of Team Development & motivation

Project Monitoring & Controlling a Project in an Unstable Environment

  • Tracking the project – using Earned Value Management (EVM)
  • Managing Variable Conditions - managing the tensions
  • Learn about the critical chain and its growing popularity in the Oil & Gas industry

Managing Project Change

  • Managing change in projects
  • Understanding the best-practice change processes used in projects

Project Communication & Support

  • Knowledge transfer and its importance in the Oil & Gas industry
  • The benefits of utilising a Project Support Office
  • Project Reviews
  • Engaging with Oil &Gas Partners and key stakeholders

Project Quality Management

  • Learn about Project Quality Management
  • Differentiate between Quality Planning, Assurance & Control
  • Understand how quality tools can be used

Project Operational Considerations

  • What are the operational considerations that need to be met and prepared for?
  • What are the environment protection measures?

Project Cost and Schedule Recovery

  • Project Cost and Schedule Recovery Techniques relevant to the Oil & Gas industry
  • The implications of late recovery practices

Staying focused, delivering and closing your project

  • Project Management Reporting
  • Project Handover & closure
  • Lessons Learned
Recognition

Certificate

  • • Wallstreet Development Academy Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course.
Qualifications & Endorsements

Accreditation

PMI

Wallstreet Development Academy is an official PMI Authorized Training Partner (ATP). All applicable project management courses are pre-approved by the Project Management Institute, allowing participants to earn the necessary PDUs and Contact Hours for certification and recertification.