E15 Soft Skills Don't Make Money! with Michelle Banner

In this episode, Dale Foong and Val Matthews from Project Chatter Podcast speak to Principal Project Controls Trainer ofProject Controls Solutions, Michelle Banner about her forthcoming presentation at Project Controls Expo Virtual 2021. Michelle’s gives an on soft skills required within project controls. She will further elaborate on how essential ‘softer’ skills help increase the likelihood of projects delivering significant cost reductions, improving efficiency, expediting project completion, and increasing business value. Michelle Banner, Project Controls Solutions (Global) Ltd Principal Project Controls Trainer, has more than 20 years’ experience in the infrastructure, nuclear, utilities, and various other industries. She is recognized as a technical expert in her specialism of Planning and Risk along with having a substantial background in cost and estimating. Michelle is experienced in delivering EPC, R&D and Engineering contracts for infrastructure, utilities and nuclear. She is experienced in all aspects of project delivery from bidding through to commissioning and close out. As a recognized expert, Michelle has written and delivered training both internally and for external clients on topics such as Earned Value Management, Schedule Management and Resource Management. She has also had a leading involvement in the development of end point assessment material for ACostE and TASC (assessing Project Controls competence in vocational qualifications up to degree level). As the Principal Project Controls Trainer for Project Controls Solutions, she is responsible for creating and delivering Project Controls training to cohorts ensuring they are upskilled in every Project Control discipline area, their skills are enhanced in understanding the whole project delivery lifecycle and their behavioral skills are improved. For more information: Project Controls Expo | Project Chatter Podcast