Showing posts with label development agency and project management services. Show all posts
Showing posts with label development agency and project management services. Show all posts

Tuesday, 12 May 2015

A Master Class in Project Management | Courtney Associates

Would you like to broaden your business skills this summer? Then Courtney Associates can help with their range of business courses that they offer as they aim to make you the most highly trained employee possible. Their public courses are designed to ensure you succeed within your job role, giving you the necessary skills, knowledge and tools you need to become a key player within the organization you work for as its going to teach you all the vital skills needed. Courtney Associates aim to give help you excel in the workplace, realize your full potential, perform at your most optimum level, achieve the recognition and rewards you deserve. Courtney Associates has schools in many areas like Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and many other areas as they wan to make sure that they can cater to everyone they possibly can.
Training courses from Courtney Associates specialise in business management, leadership and development. We provide public courses to individual learners looking to improve their performance within the workplace and also for personal development, our public courses are available in Leeds, Birmingham, London, Liverpool and Manchester. We also provide in-house training courses to organisations and their employees to enhance their overall business performance, enabling them to reach business objectives, goals and targets, all our in-house training courses can be tailored to meet the training needs of your employees and delivered to you at your chosen location. Visit our website to view our courses and find out more information.
One of their most popular courses is 'A Master Class in  Project Management' which will teach you all the vital skills needed to run a team in a way that is highly effective and able to deal with any issues and problems in an effective way. This course is aimed at any member of staff whose work depends on successful project management from an internal event or strategy implementation, to Project Managing an external event such as a Trade Show or even erecting a building. The course is designed to make you excel at leadership and showing your employer that you a valuable leader for their company with  the new skills you have gained. Only an intensive 1 day course it will aims allow delegates to understand how to maximize their skills to project manage both small and large projects, learning techniques to Analise, set objectives, implement the project and monitor and control the outcomes. Thus, once again showing how Courtney Associates aims to make you the best possible employee possible.

Some of the content you will cover is:
  • Cover definitions and concepts and will identify the key roles of a Project Manager and Stakeholders
  • Cover the need for, specification of and importance of effective project management
  • Identify the need for a clearly defined strategy and outcomes leading to the successful launch of a project
  • Cover the three main areas of the Project Life cycle namely, Initiation, Planning and Implementation
  • Give delegates a change to work in interactive groups on a project of their choice to develop a Smart Sheet from their individual tasks, milestones and timings.
  • Understand Critical Path Analysis
  • Look at one method of analysing risk
For any further information please click here.

Saturday, 31 May 2014

PDW are recruiting!

PDW are looking for a new leader to head up their development services team as part of their growth plan. 

The position: Director/Head of Development Services
Salary: Negotiable + benefits and rewards
Location: Warrington
Hours: 37.5 per week

Summary: You will be responsible for the development services team and required to take overall accountability for the development team employees, associates and contractors who provide consultancy services and ensure our standards are meet. You will play the lead role in building customer relationships, you will have knowledge of a variety of housing/property based/programmes and a solid understanding of the development process. You will also help shape the growth of PDW including lead responsibility for the sales of our Development Procedures Manual and training products.

Please click the following link to view the full job description:  http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/34481305

For all enquiries please contact PDW on 08707570990 or email info@pdw-uk.com

Friday, 30 May 2014


Help us celebrate 15 years of success!

We would like to invite you to our event to celebrate 15 years of supporting housing associations

24 - 26th June

CIH Exhibition in Manchester

Stand E25



Here at PDW we provide housing and development consultancy to housing associations, developers and local authorities.

For all our services please visit our website at www.pdw-uk.com

If you would like to discuss any of our services please call 08707570990 or email us at info@pdw-uk.com

Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Development Procedure Manuals

About PDW's Development Procedure Manual


  • PDW will provide full development procedure manuals for registered social landlords and stock transfer clients
  • Their manual will cover all aspects of the development process and they can also tailor their manual to suit your requirements and objectives within your organisation.
  • PDW's manual will meet all audit requirements that your organisation is likely to face, it is set in modules to explain to development process.
  • The manual features all standard documentation for registered social landlords such as standard letters, appointment documentation, audit checklists, flowcharts, action planning tools and more. 
  • This manual will help all levels of development staff and was written as a practical document.
  • PDW can provide you with guidance on specific aspects of the development process i.e. audit control, reporting procedures, procedure advice and more.
  • As policies and procedures change PDW will update their manual.
  • To assist with KLOE reviews and requirements PDW have just developed and incorporated guidance. 
  • PDW can provide you with a hard copy of the manual or in CD format. 
How can PDW add value to my organisation?

  • They have experience in wide range of similar commissions
  • They have knowledge and experience on all aspects of the development process
  • Their team have experience in development and project management for development schemes
  • They have direct experience from scheme audits. 
As well as providing development procedure manuals PDW can offer a range of services including development agency and project management services, strategic housing services, option appraisals, funding bits, extra care housing and more. 

info@pdw-uk.com
08707570990


Thursday, 10 April 2014

Development Agency and Project Management Services


As housing and development consultants PDW UK offer a range of services to clients across the UK. These services include strategic housing services, development agency and project management services, extra care housing services, option appraisals, funding bids, service reviews and improvements, development procedure manuals, department health checks, staff training and workshops. They have helped many organisations including local authorities, housing associations, developers, RSL's, community groups and more.


Their development agency and project management services provides all the development resources needed to deliver a programme.

Project Management Services

  • Acting as client project manager for pre and post Contract
  • Development Services; 
  • Procurement of works and services;
  • Appraisal and review of planned or completed projects; 
  •  Managing development processes and programmes; 
  •  Consultant and Contractor selection; 
  • Project Champion role; 
  • Board level reporting and review. 

  • Track Record
    • Development Agency and Project Management services for a wide range of local, regional and national RPs; 
    • Local Authorities including county, city, borough and district; 
    • Developers and contractors ranging from local established to large national organisations; 
    • Charities and Voluntary Groups.
    Project Appraisals and Funding Bids
    • Option appraisal and Investment strategy; 
    • Feasibility appraisal and review; 
    • Detailed funding appraisal and submission; 
    • Wide range of funding bid experience – HCA, DH, Lottery, 
    • PFI support and numerous others; 
    • Financial appraisal, sensitivity and scheme viability review
    Added Value
    • Experience of a wide variety of projects and programmes; 
    • Knowledge and experience of audit requirements; 
    • Up to date knowledge of housing and development issues 
    • affecting developers and RPs; 
    • Focus on client role and project team approach; 
    • Development team resources for RPs; 
    • Development staff training modules available; 
    • Detail knowledge of housing regulatory systems. 
    Project Audit Control
    • Development Procedure Guidance; 
    • Systems and Policy review; 
    • Scheme Audits; 
    • Staff Training and Support
    For all enquiries please call 08707570990 or email info@pdw-uk.com
    Please visit their website at www.pdw-uk.com