Fast Forward Project Management

It doesnt take much to realise that more formal project management methods are just not working and dont work in isolation; Project failure statistics have remained constantly poor since they were first introduced. Whilst we fully support any method that instils elements of PM discipline and rigour we do know that just sitting in classrooms preparing for and taking exams is not the solution. The Fast Forward approach to project management is based on Goal Directed Project Management. GDPM is not new and has been used extensively in organisations across the world since the early 80 s. We have applied the principles with success and internally trained more than 1300 in this approach whilst working for British Telecom; we decided to leave BT and create our own company so that we can share our passion, skills and expertise to help other organisations apply the approach. We ve been there done it, doing it and still learning every day Best practice for knowledge share and onward application is by doing not by being told Our training workshops will - in just 2 days - enable delegates to get straight back into the workplace and apply the learning to projects with increased confidence and success and without the additional cost of expensive manuals or software. All delegates will receive a free course workbook for the 2-day options for use during the course and thereafter. Free information handouts are supplied for the 1-day options. We have a number of Fast Forward training and facilitation options which are all based on Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) principles. All options are delivered by experienced GDPM specialists. Research says that 80 - 90 of projects fail So why does everybody keep doing it the same way badly? Investment in expensive and complex PM systems and methods is a common solution adopted by many companies along with dangerous assumptions about what it takes to develop a project manager and how success will be realised. So does extensive lecturing in classrooms and certifications make a successful project manager; do complex methods work? We think not

We specialise in the deployment of a Goal Directed Project Management based approach having a vast experience of delivering projects, helping and coaching other Project Managers, project facilitation and the delivery of GDPM based project management training workshops.

Our training workshops and coaching / facilitation interventions receive consistently excellent feedback. We are passionate about the value we add and measure our success by the volume of delegates applying what they have learnt post training. A survey of previous delegates shows that 81 apply the learning; 82 say that it helps them set up their projects and 72 say that it helps their projects succeed.

Our delivery and knowledge sharing ethos does not involve extensive lecturing or examinations, our experience has told us that embedding learning is about doing rather than being told, enabling rapid application and reinforcement of learning. Our training workshops replicate real life projects and team creation where strangers are brought together to plan and achieve a common goal.

Our training is highly interactive, based on practical use of the techniques and Fast Forward templates using simulated projects in a safe environment, which in turn means that delegates can be effective immediately they return to their normal business environment."

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• Nigel Gillingham
• Adrian Johnson