Course Endorsements
Project Management
"I recently attended the Project Management course with Rob Verkerk and found it extremely insightful; Rob explained with great detail the role a Project Manager plays in delivering a strategic project. The content of the course is easily transferable to many workplace situations, giving clear visibility into what an effective project manager should do, and the process that should be followed. I had a particular interest in the session on managing conflict and negotiation; this is a skill every PM needs to have in their toolkit. I am looking forward to using these new tools and skills in my current role and contributing at a higher level to project success."
"GANTT Charts have firmly been put in their place thanks to Rob Verkerk and The Project Management Short Course.
For me the course deconstructed a few Project Management myths, it gave me a much clearer view of where I should be concentrating my efforts, and gave a practical framework for running my future projects.
The course participants were from a broad cross-section of industries, from a mix of disciplines and backgrounds, and with varying degrees of Project Management experience which made for some great interaction and fantastic real life examples. Rob nurtured the group well, drawing on our experiences along with many of his own to make for a very interesting and worthwhile couple of days."
"Project Management with Rob Verkerk was incredibly valuable; it provided both solid academic material and practical real life examples. What struck me was how different this was from my time at university as an undergraduate. It was invaluable to get ideas and strategies to be able to implement immediately in my projects from someone with such a wealth of experience and knowledge."
"I found the Project Management Short Course a very worthwhile investment of my time. It was beneficial to augment my existing Project Management skills with a number of new best practice methodologies, and see the various ways I can apply the methods to the diverse projects that I manage as part of my role. Rob was a fantastic and a very entertaining presenter who utilises lots of his real experience and practical examples so it never got boring! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the Project Management Short Course to others."
"Undoubtedly one of my best learning experiences - informative, affirmative and practical. The facilitator was not only very skilled in presenting project management theory but linked it well with the reality of practice by drawing on his wealth of experience through some interesting scenarios. I particularly liked Rob's presentation style whereby he applied principles of adult learning most skillfully and mixed with some great original humour the learning was both lively and stimulating. It just proves learning can be fun."
"This Short Course will help anyone who needs to realise the true value of being organised when managing a project. As an Advertising Account Manager it has provided me with excellent tools to ensure my projects run efficiently and effectively, these tools have in turn allowed me to be more in control of the projects I manage and because I know where they’re at - less stressed!"
"I attended the Auckland University Project Management Short Course in May 2004 and found it extremely enlightening. The course content was relevant, not only did it provide a thorough Project Management framework with process but also a range of tools to enable appropriate disciplines and management practice. The case studies and class exercises created a practical level of reality and these combined with Rob Verkerk's anecdotes of his Project Management experiences made this an enjoyable and extremely worthwhile investment."
"A very applicable, relevant and totally worthwhile course. The facilitator used excellent presentation skills and an obvious wealth of experience to run an interactive and thought-provoking course, with a myriad of very relevant real-life examples. It was almost as if from the two days one gained ‘experience’ as well as just knowledge, and I would highly recommend this course to any Project Manager, or Project Manager-to-be."
"I would recommend the project management shortcourse to anyone currently involved in project management or newcomers to the field. I thoroughly enjoyed the course, the facilitator knew the topic inside out and presented it in an informative, interactive way and included real life examples from his extensive career. The course had a perfect balance between theory and practice which was invaluable in helping cement the material in our minds."