About the Project Academy
FMC Technologies Project Academy is a tailored project management training program. The course modules cover at a minimum all the knowledge areas within project management defined by Project Management Institute®. With a flexible integrated learning process, combining e-learning with workshops, and a strong focus on continuous improvement on all levels, we will increase our probability of reaching our business goals.
Project Academy includes classroom and e-learning modules on different levels designed to meet the various needs in the organization.
Organisational benefits
The main business objective for the programme is to improve the FMC Technologies profit margins through improved project profitability and an increased number of “on-time, on cost, with 100% quality” projects. Further improvement of the general level of project competence at FMC Technologies will enable us to achieve greater project maturity and thus execute more successful projects on an ongoing basis.
Individual benefits
Each course in the training programme serves as a stepping-stone for your career development through:
- Academic credits
- Greater security as a project manager or participant
- The effective learning methodology
- Job support and access to best practice
- Professionalism as a project professional
- Personal recognition
About the e-learning
Metier has refined 30 years of project management experience into a suite of best of breed e-learning courses that makes learning happen and further on provides an immediate response to our customers business and project needs.
Time consuming classroom courses where the better part time is spent on keeping the non-prepared participants up to speed is an unfortunate alternative to focusing on personal inexperience and needs. Our experience in developing and delivering e-learning courses shows that results on tests and exams is considerably improved when the participant can plan the individual training process within a defined time span. The main reason for this is that they are able to focus on unknown areas and train themselves to acceptable levels in each of the courses’ defined lessons.
Lesson structure
When clicking on a course to begin, or continue studying, a window will open the chosen lesson. All courses follow a common lesson structure involving:
- Learning objectives
- Trigger questions
- Theory
- Examples
- Pitfalls
- Checklist
- Cases
- Quizzes
Our e-learning courses also include a final test to measure the knowledge level upon course completion. The e-learning courses are based on the “problem-solving” didactic approach which means that learning is triggered through practical cases and quizzes pin-pointed at specific learning objectives. An e-coach follows the participants throughout the course, and the participants have the option of contacting him/her at all times by e-mail and an answer will be provided within no more than 24 hours.
University Credits
If you complete all the modules in the training program you can obtain up to 30 ECTS credits through SKEMA Business School in France.
SKEMA Business School
A culture focusing on international experience (campuses in France, China and the US), a network of 23,000 actively employed graduates, expertise in project and program management, complex projects, management and leadership of temporary organizations. SKEMA has solid skills to develop and deliver management training within a multi-cultural context, with original and strategic positioning. The business school is among the highest ranked in the Financial Times yearly ranking and continues to climb. Metier and SKEMA Business School cooperates on the Executive MBA in Project Management, and the FMC Project Academy with its 30 ECTS is approved as step 1 in this degree. www.skema.edu.
Recommended literature
The following recommended literature list can help you get an even better insight into the field of project management, and to help you in preparing for the exams. The books can be bought on www.amazon.com and other similar bookstores.
Professional development units (PDU)
Metier is a PMI REP (registered education provider). All project management courses are approved for PDUs (professional development units). This is only applicable for those with a PMP certification from PMI where the renewal requirement is to earn minimum 60 PDUs in each three year cycle following the certification. After completing a course you have to register your PDUs on the PMI website. When you document your PDUs the following applies:
| PMI code | PMI name | PDUs |
|---|---|---|
| MA101-2015 | Essential Project Management | 27 |
| MA201-2015 | Applied Project Planning and Control | 21 |
| MA401-2015 | Project Risk Management | 21 |
| MA501-2015 | Contract Management in Projects | 21 |
| MA802-2015 | Leadership and Communication | 28 |
| MA504 | Professional Project Execution | 21 |