A Professional Certificates
Developing Project Strategy and
Strategic Management Certificate
in the Oil & Gas Industry
Developing Project Strategy and Strategic Management Certificate in the Oil & Gas Industry
Scheduled Dates
Classroom
| 08 - 19 Dec 2025 | New York - USA | $13,900 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 17 - 28 Aug 2026 | New York - USA | $15,900 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 12 - 23 Oct 2026 | London - UK | $12,900 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 07 - 18 Dec 2026 | New York - USA | $15,900 | RESERVE A SEAT |
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MODULES
This PetroKnowledge training course is split into two modules:
MODULE I - Certificate in Strategy
MODULE II - Developing Project Strategy in the Oil & Gas Industry
Each module is structured and can be taken as a stand-alone training course; however, delegates will maximise their benefits by taking Module 1 and 2 back-to-back as a two-week training course.
Daily Agenda
Module 1: Certificate in Strategy
Day One: What is Strategy? Understanding The Bigger Picture
- Principles of Strategic Management and Business Planning
- The Scope of A Strategic Business Plan
- Creativity and Innovation in Strategic Management
- The Importance of Consulting with Colleagues and other Stakeholders
- Principles and Methods of Delegation
Day Two: Develop A Strategic Business Plan For Your Organization
- Strategic Analysis of Your Environment
- Industry Analysis Tools and Techniques
- Tracking Market Developments
- Understanding Your Organization's Ability to Respond to Market Opportunities and Threats
- Strategic Fit of Your Organizations Structure, Business Processes and Culture
- Generating, Prioritizing and Selecting Strategic Options
Day Three: How to Ensure Strategic Alignment
- Principles of Strategic Alignment
- A Strategic Management System
- Developing A Strategy Map
- Alternatives to The Strategy Map
- Advantages and Disadvantages of The Balanced Scorecard
- Total Strategic Alignment
Day Four: How to Implement and Evaluate Strategic Business Plans
- Stakeholder Analysis and Communication
- Allocating People and Resources to The Plan
- Evaluating and Improving Performance against Plan
- How to Assess and Manage Risk
- Performance Measurement and Management
Day Five: Putting the Strategic Business Plan into Action
- Communicating Strategy to Align Your Organization
- Gaining Commitment to, and Responsibility for, The Strategy
- Effective Implementation - Converting Strategic Plans into Tangible Results
- Case Study: Linking Operational Plans with Strategic Objectives
- Personal Goals, Plans and Commitment to Act
Module 2: Developing Project Strategy in the Oil & Gas Industry
Day Six: Concepts of Project Management & Intricacies of Project Approval in Oil & Gas Industry
- Projects and Programmes
- Project Life Cycles and Stage Gates
- Project Sanctioning and approval Process. (PSAP) for the Oil & Gas Industry
- Development of the Strategic Project Business Case
- Project Identification–Awareness of accountability of Project Ideas
- Exploratory decision-analysis
Day Seven: Project Context for Oil & Gas Projects
- Appreciation of macro-environment in relation to project choice
- Understand who stakeholders are and how they may impact upon the project
- Regulatory framework, institutional factors and infrastructure
- Project Feasibility Decision makers
- Project Preparation & Planning responsibilities
Day Eight: Project Financial Modelling and Project Leadership Skills
- Structuring project finance deals
- Financing/ credit risk considerations for the Oil & Gas project
- The time value of money – how it applies to project finance
- Yields and rate of return - Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis
- Build an executive leadership style that guides the project toward greater performance and profit
- Understand the Project Organisation in a typical Oil & Gas project
- Project Manager–Unique Requirements
Day Nine: Identify Reasons for Project Failures & Prepare for Successful Delivery and Integration
- Understand why some projects fail
- Gain an understanding of successful projects and analyse reasons for success
- Development of the Project Charter
- Define success criteria and KPI’s of an example Oil & Gas project
- Capture Project Requirements
- Understand the need for a project team approach
- Importance of communication in an Oil & Gas project
- Working Collaboratively
Day Ten: Development Project Stakeholder Relationships & Project Communication
- Identify and plan to engage with the project’s key stakeholders
- Creating project dashboards
- Presenting decisions to the project board
- Recognising need for Project Recovery
- Control Decision-making
Certificate
- On successful completion of this Training Course / Online Training Course, a PetroKnowledge Certificate / E-Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
