The OGP Academy RCF courses build on the most sought-after curriculum we teach at the University of Oxford. We adapted this with practitioners in mind. The basics are the same. But you will get more practical details, more cases, more examples, more time, and more guidance on how to master RCF in practice.
Select your self-paced course or contact us for a cohort-based course for your organization.
Start RCF Foundations.
Provides a full month of access to learn at your own pace for $700.
*After completing the RCF Essentials course, you will be eligible for the certification course. If you book the Certified RCF Practitioner course now (which includes the Essentials course) you save, compared with booking the two courses separately. We recommend this, if you know you want certification.
World-Class Expertise.
Your course is led by the leading scholars in the field.
Course Leader
Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg
Flyvbjerg is the most cited scholar in the world on project management. He is the first BT Professor and Inaugural Chair of Major Programme Management at Oxford University and holds the Villum Kann Rasmussen Professorship and Chair at the IT University of Copenhagen. He has received numerous honors and awards for his work on better project management, including a knighthood and two Fulbright Scholarships.
Course Leader
Dr. Alexander Budzier
His research and teaching focus on the question: "How can projects outperform history?"
Alexander’s award-winning research has been published in leading journals, including Harvard Business Review, and has been featured by the Financial Times, Forbes, MIT Technology Review, BBC, and others.
Learn More.
Be in the know with Oxford Global Projects.
Who Is RCF For?
Managers; project, program and portfolio managers; planners; and analysts in:
- Construction and infrastructure
- Manufacturing, retail, finance
- Information technology
- Transportation, energy, water
- Aerospace, defense
- Oil and gas, mining
- Health, education, social services
- General management
The Iron Law of Project Management.
- 48% of projects are on budget
- 8% are on budget AND on time
- 0.5% are on budget AND on time AND on benefits
RCF lets you defy the Iron Law, based on Nobel Prize-winning theory and methodology.
Benefits of the RCF Essentials Course.
-
Learn from world-leading RCF pioneers: Bent Flyvbjerg, Alexander Budzier, and their team
-
De-bias your projects with Nobel Prize-winning theory
-
Practice the three steps of RCF
-
Get hands-on experience with real data
-
Understand exactly why RCF is the most accurate forecasting method that exists
-
Accelerate your career by mastering the theory, methodology, and practice of RCF
What Does the RCF Essentials Course Include?
Ask us about the new self-paced courses.
-
On-demand training videos and a variety of learning materials on the whys and hows of RCF, plus real-world case studies
-
Community-learning environment: network with instructors and peers for the duration of the course
-
Access to all learning resources with course videos, articles, training exercises, and the platform for 6 months after the course
-
Individual assignment with expert feedback and detailed RCF methodology walk-through
-
More than 30 hours of learning activities and materials that cater to different learning styles
Benefits of the Certified RCF Practitioner Course.
All the benefits and content of the RCF Essentials course, plus:
-
Understand advanced aspects of RCF, including inflation, Black Swans, dealing with unique projects, and unknown unknowns
-
Learn by doing: complete an RCF from scratch with expert support, for your own project
-
Receive private, 1-1 guidance from expert instructors
-
Become a certified reference class forecaster and wield this skillset at work to avoid project overruns and benefit shortfalls
-
Written certification that you have been taught RCF at the same high level as our students at Oxford University
What Does the Certified RCF Practitioner Course Include?
The Certified RCF Practitioner course builds on the RCF Essentials course.
-
2 private sessions with our experts to guide your learning-by-doing
-
A 1.5-hour live workshop with OGP experts
-
On-demand videos and writings, including case studies on how to do RCF in any sector and geography
-
Access to all course resources for 6 months after the course
-
More than 40 hours of learning materials and activities that cater to a variety of learning styles
RCF Is Nobel Prize-Winner Endorsed
Nobel Prize-winner Daniel Kahneman praises RCF as "the single most important piece of advice regarding how to increase accuracy in forecasting."
- D. Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow, New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2011, p. 251
Want to start today?
Learn on your own schedule with our newest course, RCF Foundations.
For more information about the courses, email the course coordinator at [email protected].
Trusted by Leaders of Industry.
About Oxford Global Projects.
Stay in Touch.
Be in the know with Oxford Global Projects.