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Without you knowing it, you are already familiar with the basic tools project managers use. These are planning, organizing and people management.

Planning is the first and basic skill project managers learn to master. You too are very much aware what planning is. You have been doing a lot of planning since your student days. Projects are nothing new to you. You have been doing school projects for so long.

What have you learned when doing a school project?

Planning is the first step you do. In planning, you determine

1. Why the project is necessary

2. What is the objective you want to achieve

3. How you are going to achieve your objective

4. What you will need to achieve the objective and

5. What is the expected result of the objective

You are already familiar with all of these.

The second step is organizing. With your objective already ingrained in your mind, the next step you do is to organize all the resources you will need for the success of your objective.

The third step is interpersonal relationship. If you have other people working with you, you need to relate to them, or lead and motivate them if necessary. If your objective is building or buying a house, your family members may be your project team. This project will entail some financial adjustments in your household. Therefore, you have to discuss with them how you will manage the family finances.

Project management looks simple, doesn’t it?

If it is that simple, then there should be no reason why the project should fail. Even your house project can fail sometimes, either you are able to build or buy a new house or not.

You may have the basic knowledge of planning, organizing and people interpersonal skills. But these are still raw skills. Project management training can enhance those skills in a much, much more empowering method.

Better project management skills can offer you much more windows of opportunity for your career and achieve a better personal life. These skills are very much in demand.

Most businesses today prefer people who have a developed project management skills. They are confident that people with project management skills can be truly be depended upon.

Oil is a valuable commodity, and sadly, this is a fact that thieves have not failed to notice. It’s not uncommon to hear about situations of domestic heating oil theft; and it would seem, unsurprisingly, that thieves are particularly targeting sizeable tanks; which can, when filled to capacity, hold hundreds of pounds worth of oil inside them.

As a result, if you use heating oil to fuel your boiler, it’s imperative to take certain security measures to ensure that your valuable supply doesn’t get stolen.

Protecting your heating oil supply: Top tips to deter oil thieves

Here are just a few suggestions as to how you can keep your heating oil supply safe from thieves.

1. Don’t place your tank in an obvious position. If you have a choice about where your tank is positioned, make sure that it is placed somewhere as inconspicuous as possible. Alternatively, place it in a position where it can be seen clearly from one of your windows, which may act as a deterrent for opportunistic thieves.
2. Install locks. At the very least, it’s a good idea to install a lock on your tank filler cap. If your tank is positioned in an outbuilding, make sure that the building is also fitted with a sturdy lock.
3. Consider installing CCTV. If you store a considerable amount of heating oil on your premises, consider investing in a CCTV system to keep an eye on your supply. If not, invest in a fake CCTV camera somewhere prominent, which may serve to act as a useful deterrent.
4. Don’t advertise your supply. If possible, plant trees or bushes to conceal your tank (preferably spiky-leafed ones, which may act as a further deterrent!) and don’t leave empty oil drums or containers on display.
5. Keep tabs on your oil. It makes sense to check your oil supply regularly. If you notice a sudden suspicious drop in oil levels, then this should set alarm bells ringing. If you want a really accurate idea of oil levels, install an oil level gauge, which will actively alert you if there is a sudden drop.
6. Protect fuel hoses. Cover fuel hoses with a hard protective case, which thieves will find difficult to break into.
7. Get a motion detection sensor fitted. Investing in a motion detection sensor, which turns on a light when movement is detected, acts as a highly powerful deterrent to thieves.

Looking for extra advice on keeping your heating oil safe? Talk to us!

If you want extra advice on how to keep your valuable heating oil safe, then get in touch with us by calling 0905 88 90 100. With the right preventative measures in place, you’re far less likely to find yourself a victim of heating oil theft.