Who Should Attend (Attendees in this course must be past participants of our Introduction to Project Management Skills seminar or have proven experience in Project Management)

• Experienced Project Leaders, Program Managers, Product Managers and Executives from every industry, organization or government institution.

• Every Manager who is experienced in the ever changing role of the project and who wants to hone their professional skills.

 What will you cover

• Bringing organization to a project

• Planning a project and developing baselines

• Allocating resources across several projects

• Monitoring milestones and the earned value concept

• Creating Status reports and briefing all levels of management

• Project management support: Automated and administrative
  

Module 1: Back to the Basics 

• How Do You Know It’s a Project?

• The Big Picture

• How Does It All Fit Together?

• Project Tools Categories

• Project Scope and Parameters

• The Reality Triangle

• The Flow of Work

• Project Management Processes

• Common Phases of a Project

• The Seven Common Stages of a Project

Module 2: The Perfect Structure 

• Introduction

• Organizational Work Flow

• Traditional Organization

• Advantages in the Standard Matrix

• Disadvantages of the Standard Matrix

• Developing Work Integration Positions

• Line-Staff Organization

• Pure Product Organization

• Matrix Organizational Form

• Typical Matrix Structure

• Modification of Matrix Structures

• Center for Project Management Expertise

• Matrix Layering

• Steering the Organizational Form

• Structuring the Small Company

• Strategic Business Unit Project Management

• Transitional Management

• Shared Resource Communication / Negotiation

Module 3: Managing in the Real World           

• Management Schools of Thought

• Controlling

• Directing

• Project Authority

• Interpersonal Influences

• Barriers to Project Team Development

• Team Building Suggestions

• Project Leadership

• Organizational Impact

• Employee-Manager Problems

• Management Pitfalls

• Proverbs

Module 4: Controlling the Big Picture           

• Risk Management

• Tolerance for Risk

• Decision Trees

• Schmidt Charting

• Conflict Management

• Planning, Cost and Scheduling Baselines

• Cost Control

• Operating Cycle

• Earned Value

Module 5: Global Projects 

• Introduction to Global Projects

• Unique Aspects in Global Projects

• Cultural Impact on the PMBOK Knowledge Areas

• Global Projects Checklist

• Political, Social and Economic Reform

• Internal Factors Affecting Project Management

• External Factors Affecting Project Management

Module 6: Getting to the Next Level           

• Project Management Maturity Model

• Developing Effective Procedural Documentation

• Project Management Methodologies

• Topics for PMG Inclusion

• Continuous Improvement

• Capacity Planning