Course Code: bespokepm
Duration: 14 hours
Prerequisites:

Back office administrators, Personal assistants, Office managers, Project coordinators, Specialists, Managers, Supervisors and Individual contributors who are looking for non-technical tools and techniques to successfully manage projects and project teams. People who struggle with balancing the complex demands of project work while maintaining daily work load. People who are looking for the basic communication skills necessary to manage and maintain project success.

Overview:

Increased productivity, reduced stress, greater confidence; are some of the benefits of gaining control of your projects and your project team. This 2-day course provides practical skills which enable you to better manage all aspects of your projects and increase your team’s performance by utilizing effective communication skills.

Course Outline:
  • Project Versus Operations
  • Project Versus Program

Example: List of Projects

  • Strategy and Portfolio
  • Portfolio Functions

Example: Strategic Projects

  • Project initiation Needs
  • Project Initiation Cases

Example: Project Charter

  • Project Life Cycle & Process Groups
  • Project Life Cycle Types

Example: Project Life Cycle

  • Stakeholders and their Types
  • Stakeholder Engagement Strategies

Example Stakeholder Engagement

  • Design Thinking for Requirements
  • System Thinking for Scope

Example Scope Statement

  • Schedule Baseline
  • Cost Baseline

Example Schedule Compression

  • Produce Deliverable
  • Manager Issues and Changes

Example Negotiation and Conflict Management

  • % Versus Physical complete
  • Example Calculate Earned value

Example Project Forecasts

  • Project versus Phase Closing
  • Closing Activities

Example Lesson Learned Document