Going for Gold
Most project management training teaches people how to administer a project. This programme teaches people how to build one.
It is the craft that helps projects finish early, taught by someone who has delivered it in practice and tailored around your business before a single module begins.
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Why It Exists
The One Thing Nobody Teaches
The industry consistently identifies poor planning as the leading cause of delay, with 31.4% ranking it as the number one issue (Cornerstone, 2022).
You would expect the market to be filled with courses teaching project managers how to plan and deliver projects successfully. It is not.
Professional bodies and universities teach programme management theory. Software providers teach the tools. Claims specialists teach defensive planning.
Very few teach the practical craft of planning and leading projects that finish early.
That knowledge often exists only in the minds of experienced professionals and too often leaves the industry when they retire.
82% of UK managers are accidental managers with no formal training. We built the course the market forgot.
Chartered Management Institute, 2023.
The Position
Taught By the Person Who Delivered It
This programme teaches The Live Programme Method, the practice behind a national Gold Medal-winning project.
Learn how to plan projects to finish early, gain commitment from everyone involved, from labourers to architects, and lead a supply chain rather than simply manage contracts.
Professional bodies teach theory. Software teaches systems.
This teaches the craft.
Ten Modules. One Thread: Time.
Built initially for Constructing Culture’s core audience, contractors across London and the South East operating within the £10m-£100m range.
Delivered in person, independent of software platforms, and applied directly to live projects between sessions.
The structure below forms the starting framework and is then adapted around your projects, sectors and contracts following a Phase 1 diagnostic.
01
The Gold Medal Project Manager
What exceptional planning looks like and why the strongest project managers begin as planners.
02
Two Programmes, One Job
Understanding the difference between contract programmes and delivery programmes, and why both matter.
03
Building The Buffer
Creating and protecting the 5-10% programme buffer that supports early completion.
04
The Live Programme
Running programmes dynamically with supply chain involvement and real-time collaboration.
05
Short-Term Planning With The Supply Chain
Moving from six-week look-ahead planning to day-to-day delivery.
06
The Recovery Programme
How to rebuild programmes collaboratively when projects move off track.
07
Leading The Supply Chain
Creating buy-in through procurement, logistics and early specialist involvement.
08
Design Management in the BSR Era
Managing Building Safety Act Gateways and maintaining the golden thread throughout delivery.
09
Leading People And Delivering The CLC Code
Understanding culture, leadership and the role effective planning plays in wellbeing.
10
Neighbours, Community And Legacy
Delivering projects as responsible neighbours and creating lasting value.
Two additional elements sit around the programme:
- Behavioural profiling or a 360 assessment at the beginning and end
- Leadership briefings for sponsors and directors to support lasting change
Because creating a culture where people speak openly begins with leadership.
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A Course That is Enjoyed and Forgotten Changes Nothing
How the programme is delivered is designed as carefully as what it teaches, using published evidence on how adults develop real capability.
This is often the part traditional training overlooks.
Spaced, Not Crammed
The programme runs across a minimum of six months.
Learning reinforced through repetition over time is retained significantly better than intensive classroom delivery.
(Cepeda et al., 2006)
Coached, Not Simply Delivered
Between modules, every delegate receives one-to-one coaching linked directly to live projects.
Specific feedback and targeted actions help create measurable progress.
Skills are built through deliberate practice, not exposure.
(Ericsson, 1993)
Applied on Real Projects
Capability develops through real work and practical experience.
Each module sends delegates back into live environments with actions to implement immediately.
This allows businesses to see benefits before the programme concludes.
Measured By Results
Success is measured through behaviour change and delivery outcomes, aligned with Levels 3 and 4 of the recognised Kirkpatrick evaluation model.
Measures may include:
- Programme certainty
- Reliability of delivery
- Rework trends
- Return against the cost of delay
The Book
Want to see how it is taught before you talk to anyone?
Going for Gold: Constructing Project Managers is the programme thinking in thirteen short chapters, written by the person who teaches it. Free PDF, no email required.
All royalties from the paperback go to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity.
Two Ways In
For Employers
Train Your Delivery Community
Close the gap between your strongest project managers and the wider team.
We reshape the programme around your contracts, projects and objectives while measuring outcomes in practical delivery terms.
For Individuals
Become The Project Manager Who Finishes Early
Develop practical skills that help you stand apart from peers with similar qualifications.
Delivered through live projects, supported by coaching and completed with a Constructing Culture Going For Gold Certificate.
This Syllabus Becomes Your Syllabus
A Discovery Call establishes whether the programme is the right fit. A Phase 1 diagnostic then explores how your organisation currently plans, procures and delivers projects, identifying opportunities for improvement.
Off-the-shelf training often fails because it is designed for everyone. This programme is rebuilt for each client before the first module begins.