Project management from the client's side. Built for government.
Contractors have decades of training on how to win and run projects. The people who own them usually learn on the job. Onecompany Academy teaches public sector project managers how to lead a project as the client, from the first business case to the final handover.
Launching soon. Online, self-paced, with a Certificate of Completion.
One course for every stage of a government project.
Start with the foundations, then follow the project lifecycle in the order you will meet it on the job. Take the full program, or only the stage you are working on now.
Owner-side foundations
What it means to be the client. Your authority, your accountabilities, and how to work with contractors, consultants, finance and executives without losing control of the project.
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Business case
Building the case for investment
- Problem definition and options analysis
- Cost estimates and contingency
- Gateway and assurance reviews
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Procurement
Government procurement and probity
- Choosing the right procurement approach
- Tender documents and evaluation plans
- Probity, value for money and award
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Contract
Contract management for the client
- Setting up the contract to be managed
- Variations, claims and extensions of time
- Holding contractors to performance
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Delivery
Governance, reporting and control
- Steering committees that make decisions
- Reporting to executives and Ministers
- Risk, budget and schedule control
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Closeout
Handover and closeout
- Practical completion and defects
- Asset handover to operations
- Lessons learned that get used
For the people accountable for the outcome.
- Government project managers and officers
- You manage capital works, ICT or service projects for an agency, council or department and want a clear method, not more theory.
- New to a client-side role
- You have just stepped into a project role on the owner's side and need to understand procurement, contracts and governance quickly.
- Moving from industry into government
- You have delivered projects for contractors or consultants. Now you sit on the other side of the table, and the rules are different.
- Professionals new to Australia
- You bring project experience from overseas and want to learn how Australian public sector projects are actually run.
Short lessons. Real templates. Work you can use on Monday.
Video lessons
Short, focused videos you can watch between meetings. Plain English, Australian context.
Templates and tools
Evaluation plans, variation registers, steering committee papers and reporting formats to adapt for your agency.
Practical assessments
Scenario questions based on the decisions a client-side project manager actually faces.
Certificate of Completion
A certificate for each course you finish, to add to your CV, LinkedIn and professional development record.
Train your whole project team to the same standard.
Team licences give your people access to the full program with progress reporting for managers. In-house workshops are delivered in person by Nikolai and tailored to your agency's projects and processes.
Nikolai Pustynnikov
Director, Onecompany · Master of Global Project Management
I manage government capital works projects from the client side of the table: writing business cases, running procurements, managing contractors and reporting to executives.
Most of what makes a government project succeed is never written down in a textbook. It is learned the hard way, one project at a time. The Academy is my way of shortening that path for the next generation of public sector project managers.
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Is this an accredited qualification?
No. Onecompany Academy courses are professional development, not nationally recognised training. Each course you complete earns a Certificate of Completion. Many professional bodies accept structured learning like this toward continuing professional development hours, so check with yours.
When does it launch, and what does it cost?
Enrolments open as soon as the first courses are ready, and the waitlist hears first. Pricing will be announced to the waitlist before anyone else, and waitlist members will be offered a founding-member price.
Do I need government experience?
No. The foundations course assumes no public sector background. If you already work in government, you can skip straight to the stage you are working on.
Can my agency pay for it?
Yes. We can invoice your agency or council directly for individual places, team licences or in-house workshops. Get in touch and we will provide a quote.
Are the examples from real projects?
The lessons draw on real delivery experience. All examples are generalised and de-identified. No confidential agency or client information is used.
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