Services
Project Performance Management
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Project Management Training & Certification
While the need for project management competency continues to increase, so too does the rate of retirement of experienced project professionals. The inevitable result is that the large, complex, and risk-driven capital projects of today are being managed by less-experienced people.
This competency gap can be addressed in two ways: improved work processes and procedures (see Work Process Development and Implementation above), and a focused learning process.
Over 25,000 professionals from 65 countries have completed project management training courses from Westney. The company is a charter member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Registered Education Provider program, and offers both public and tailored, client-specific courses.
Westney offers public courses at its Learning Center in Houston’s Galleria area; tailored, client – specific training may also be presented at the client’s location anywhere in the world.
In addition to providing a comprehensive, 5-day course “Preparing for the PMP® Exam”, Westney also allied with Texas A&M University and the University of Calgary to present the Project Manager Certification Program.
| Preparing for the PMP Exam |
| Managing Projects in the Real World |
| Advanced Techniques for Managing Capital Projects |
| Strategic Risk Management |
| Faculty |
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Stakeholder & Team Alignment
The major risk facing many projects is misalignment. Whether between partners, owners & contractors, within a project team, or at the executive level, misaligned parties present a major barrier to success. Being an independent third party, Westney’s consultants provide a channel for open communication, identification and resolution of issues, and removal of barriers to performance.
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Post-Project Performance Analysis & Lessons Learned
Today’s “mega-projects” require new thinking and innovative approaches; some of these are good ideas that are implemented well, others are good ideas that are not implemented well, still others turn out not to be good ideas at all. Clearly, an effective lessons learned process is essential to tell the difference and know how best to approach new projects.
Most organizations believe in the importance of lessons learned but have difficulty finding an effective process for capturing them. The Westney approach is called Post – Project Performance Analysis, and is based on defining variances and root causes. The process determines which strategies and practices are worth repeating, which indicate a systemic performance gap needed improvement, and which need to be changed.
