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This "advanced" project management training is a comprehensive program for managers and practitioners leading and controlling project environments. It motivates and teaches leaders how to vastly improve their organization's project management efforts and overall success. The topics are directed more to management/policy setting levels including:
 
Project Status Reviews  Project "portfolios"
Project Charters and definitions Change Control  
System "loading" Project organization (structure)


A Typical Outline
 

This section stresses the critical importance of effective project planning.  It also develops the case for fast, “up front”, planning. 

I.

The Project Management Process Planning: Investing In Success
Project Planning: Phases & Gates
Project Methodology & Control
Project Quality
This section covers project portfolios, project selection issues and practices, and project system effectiveness.  Concepts are applied to the organization's current and ideal portfolios.
 

II.

Managing Project Portfolios Project Portfolios
Project Selection
Staff and System Loading
Project economic modeling is applied to a project and "scope" trade-off  rules calculated and analyzed.
 

III.

Project Economics Simplified Financial Modeling
Calculating Tradeoffs Rules
Participants practice basic PM tools such as work breakdown structures (using four to six project planning tools), bar charts, CPM methods, and responsibility charts.  Effective use and standardization of tools is analyzed in the client organization.
 

IV.

Project Planning Tools Planning Tools
Scheduling Tools
Risk Analysis Tools
Responsibility Charts

We focus mainly on the organization's current implementation problems here.  We usually address issues of stakeholder commitment.  A team exercise addresses the planning and implementing interface. Selection and standardization of project controls is analyzed.

V.

Managing Implementing and Closing Project Oversight
Implementation Problems
Tracking Project Status
Change Control
Project Reviews
 

Available in two and three day in-house versions ranging in cost from $425 to $575 per person. Tailoring and customizing is available.
 


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