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Project Health Checks and Independent Assurance Reviews

By the time a project is visibly in trouble, the warning signs have usually been present for months. This course teaches how to run structured health checks and independent assurance reviews that surface problems early and honestly. Delegates learn to assess a project objectively and deliver findings that sponsors will act on rather than resent.

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What you will be able to do

  • Design a health check that covers schedule, cost, scope, risk and stakeholder health.
  • Gather evidence through documents, interviews and data rather than opinion alone.
  • Assess whether a project is genuinely on track behind its reported status.
  • Identify the root causes behind slippage rather than only the symptoms.
  • Write assurance findings that are candid, fair and clearly actionable.
  • Present difficult conclusions to sponsors in a way that drives corrective action.

Course outline

  1. 01Purpose and types of project assurance
  2. 02Designing the health check framework
  3. 03Evidence gathering and interviews
  4. 04Assessing real versus reported status
  5. 05Root cause analysis of project problems
  6. 06Writing candid assurance findings
  7. 07Presenting findings and driving action

Who should attend

Assurance reviewers, PMO staff, internal auditors, senior project managers and sponsors responsible for oversight of projects.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Cape Town2R10,000Closed
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Closed
1 to 2 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Closed
5 to 6 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Closed
6 to 7 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Closed
7 to 8 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Closed
8 to 9 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Closed
12 to 13 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
19 to 21 Oct 2026
Venue
Johannesburg
3 day programme
FromR13,000
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