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Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Project Preparation

Winning Strategies for Successful Delivery of PPP Projects

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Why Choose Us

The Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Project Preparation training course provides a structured framework for preparing, structuring and managing complex PPP projects. It supports government officials, infrastructure professionals and project finance specialists in making informed decisions throughout the full contractual lifecycle. Coverage extends from pre-feasibility analysis and PPP framework design to cost-benefit analysis, project preparation components and operational management. It also considers contract expiry and the eventual hand back of assets.

PPP projects are among the most complex and consequential infrastructure delivery mechanisms available to governments and public sector organisations. Effective preparation encompasses needs analysis, legal feasibility, tender strategy, payment mechanisms, stakeholder management and appropriate risk allocation. These areas determine whether a project provides sustainable public value or becomes a costly and disputed liability. The course addresses PPP structures, investment delivery models, project appraisal, contract structuring, implementation planning and the operational disciplines required beyond construction.

This Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Project Preparation training course will highlight:

  • Conducting needs, options and pre-feasibility analyses for PPP projects
  • Understanding PPP frameworks, structures, types and investment delivery models
  • Applying cost-benefit analysis and project appraisal approaches
  • Structuring contracts, tender strategies, payment mechanisms and risk allocation
  • Planning project implementation and managing stakeholder requirements
  • Managing PPP operations through contract expiry and asset hand back
Why Choose Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Project Preparation
Course Goals

What are the Goals?

The Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Project Preparation Course aims to build comprehensive capabilities in preparing PPP projects, covering pre-feasibility assessment and PPP framework development, followed by cost-benefit analysis, project preparation, and operational management.

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Carry out needs and options analyses and undertake legal, technical, and initial financial feasibility assessments for PPP projects
  • Recognise and interpret social and environmental safeguards and assess the need for government financial support
  • Describe the rationale, project phases, structures, and contract types associated with PPPs and use the four levels of PPP preparation and implementation
  • Use public investment delivery models, principles of economies of scale, and cost-benefit analysis when identifying and screening PPP projects
  • Assess commercialisation potential, market potential, and the capacity for long-term commitment when making PPP project decisions
  • Recognise and manage project risks, interpret cost estimates, and understand the requirements for financial and economic analysis
  • Design PPP contract structures, interpret payment mechanisms, and formulate project implementation plans
  • Develop comprehensive project management arrangements, including monitoring indicators and types of agreements
  • Select and organise PPP project teams, including decision-making authorities and sources of funding
  • Oversee stakeholder consultation, risk assessment, operational-phase challenges, and planning for asset hand-back when the contract expires

Who is this Training Course for?

This Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Project Preparation (PM2004) training course is designed for:

  • PPP Unit Managers
  • PPP Project Managers
  • Public-Sector Project Development Officers
  • Infrastructure Planning Managers
  • Government Procurement Managers
  • Project Finance Managers
  • Investment Appraisal Specialists
  • Financial Modelling Analysts
  • Legal and Contracts Managers
  • Technical and Feasibility Consultants
Learning Approach

How will this Training Course be Presented?

The Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Project Preparation Course uses a structured learning approach aligned with the project lifecycle, progressing from pre-feasibility and PPP framework development to screening, project preparation, implementation planning, and operational management. Each day focuses on a separate stage of the PPP project preparation process, creating a complete and integrated understanding of the requirements for preparing and managing a PPP project to a professional standard.

Case analysis, practical exercises, and project preparation workshops are incorporated throughout, enabling delegates to relate PPP frameworks to the practical preparation challenges encountered in their professional roles.

Methods of delivery include:

  • Instructor-led sessions addressing PPP fundamentals, pre-feasibility methodology, screening criteria, contract structures, and governance frameworks
  • Needs and options analysis sessions that apply needs assessment and feasibility evaluation to PPP project scenarios
  • Workshops on PPP structure and type analysis exploring different PPP models, contract types, and preparation phases
  • Cost-benefit analysis and screening exercises that apply investment delivery models, value for money analysis, and assessment of commercialisation potential
  • Operations and hand-back planning sessions exploring post-construction management and the requirements for handing back assets when contracts expire

The Course Content

Project Pre-Feasibility Analysis

Key behaviours:

  • Perform a comprehensive Needs Analysis
  • Understand the different types of feasibility studies required for any PPP project
  • Distinguish between the needs and wants in the project scope
  • Interpret and identify social and environmental safeguards

Topics to be covered:

  • Needs and options analysis
  • Legal feasibility
  • Technical feasibility
  • Scoping social/environment safeguards analysis
  • Preliminary financial viability including expectations of required Government financial support

Defining Public-Private Partnerships and Setting the Framework & Structure

Competency Description: It is essentially important that personnel involved in any PPP project understands the full scope and context of the various PPP schemes.

Key behaviours:

  • Appreciate the fundamental concepts of the PPP scheme
  • Understand the different types of PPP contracts
  • Know and understand the critical phases and levels of a PPP project
  • Appreciate the rationale behind market needs

Topics to be covered:

  • Rationale, aim and motivation for engaging PPP
  • Key phases of the PPP project process
  • The structure of the PPPs
  • Different types of PPPs
  • The four levels of preparation and implementation
  • Analyse the important factors for the project preparation process

Key Decision Criteria to Identification of PPP Projects, PPP Screening & Cost Benefit Analysis

Competency Description: Many vital decisions have to be made and PPP project professionals must recognize and understand the various options in order to make the right decision for a sustainable and successful PPP project.

Key behaviours:

  • Appreciate Understanding and knowledge of investment models
  • Know how to select suitable PPP projects
  • Knowledge and insights of the different PPP models
  • Analysis of cost benefits
  • Decision making abilities giving value for money
  • Perform a basic project appraisal

Topics to be covered:

  • Public investment delivery model
  • Economies of scale and project grouping
  • Analysis of cost benefits of a PPP project
  • How to get value for money in PPP projects
  • Commercialisation potential analysis
  • Market potential
  • Capacity of assuming long term commitments

Basics of Project Preparation: An Overview of its Key Components

Competency Description: A critical success factor in any PPP project is understanding the various components and best practice to prepare and implement a comprehensive project implementation plan.

Key behaviours:

  • Develop a practical ability to identify and mange project risks
  • Understand the importance of financial and economic analyses
  • Interpret costings estimates and impacts
  • Decipher payment mechanisms in PPP projects
  • Develop and implement practical project plans

Topics to be covered:

  • Project identification, risks, sustainability
  • Project design: Tender strategy, technical aspects, components, cost estimation, and financing
  • Structuring a PPP contracts
  • How to avoid common pitfalls
  • Importance of project financial and economic analysis
  • Understanding and applying payment mechanisms
  • Preparing the Project Implementation Plan
  • Project Management Arrangements – Various types of agreements and monitoring indicators

Planning for PPP Project Management, Project Operations and Hand Back

Key behaviours:

  • Appreciate the importance of proactive project management strategy
  • Know the fundamental concepts of project management
  • Identify the challenges parties face in a PPP projects and how to overcome them
  • Choose the right people and skills for the various roles
  • Formulate clear and concise management plans
  • Appreciate the strategic objectives of stakeholder management

Topics to be covered:

  • Appointing a PPP project manager and project team (Project Implementation Unit)
  • Key roles within the project, including decision-making authorities, and sources and funding for assistance
  • Preparing the project plan
  • Dealing with main challenges of a PPP project
  • The absolute importance of stakeholder consultation and managing the interface
  • Risk assessment and analysis
  • Going beyond the construction phase to ensure success in Operations
  • Hand back of asset upon contract expiry
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.

Collaborations

In Partnership With

Anderson Copex Coventry

Frequently Asked Questions

This course focuses on preparing public-private partnership projects for successful delivery. It examines project preparation in the specific context of PPP arrangements. The course is framed around strategies that support effective PPP project delivery.
The training covers Public-Private Partnerships project preparation and strategies for successful PPP project delivery. Its scope is centred on the preparation of PPP projects rather than PPPs in general. A detailed agenda is not included in the available course material.
The course aims to build capability in preparing PPP projects and considering strategies that contribute to successful delivery. Its emphasis suggests a practical connection between project preparation and delivery outcomes. No more detailed list of skills is provided in the course information.
The primary focus is PPP project preparation. However, the subtitle links preparation to the successful delivery of PPP projects, so delivery outcomes form part of the course’s overall perspective. The available information does not provide a separate breakdown of preparation and implementation topics.
You will learn about strategies for preparing PPP projects with successful delivery in mind. The course connects the preparation stage with the wider goal of delivering a PPP project effectively. Specific topics and learning objectives are not provided in the available course information.
This course is relevant to professionals seeking training in PPP project preparation and delivery strategies. The available information does not specify particular job titles, sectors or experience levels. Prospective participants should assess its relevance based on their involvement or interest in preparing PPP projects.
The course supports successful PPP delivery by focusing on the strategies used during project preparation. It treats preparation as an important foundation for delivery. The available description does not identify specific methods, tools or frameworks used in the training.
The course is explicitly about public-private partnerships, so its subject is projects involving public- and private-sector participation. Its stated focus is the preparation of these PPP projects and strategies for successful delivery. The available course information does not describe the responsibilities of each party in further detail.