This workshop teaches proven methods to deliver project objectives on time, on/under budget, and at/above customer expectations.
As people progresses in their career, they will face more and more complex and difficult challenges. Some of these will be huge - they will involve the coordination of many different people, the completion of many tasks in a precise sequence, and the expenditure of a great deal of time and money. They will be projects to manage!
Fundamentals of Project Management
Five Stages of Project Management
Stage one: Initiate
Establishes a firm foundation for project success
Establishes a firm foundation for project success
Stage two: Plan
Build a template to guide work and provide the foundation for project communications.
Build a template to guide work and provide the foundation for project communications.
Stage three: Execute
Establish your leadership and organize the team for optimum performance. Exercise change leadership.
Establish your leadership and organize the team for optimum performance. Exercise change leadership.
Stage four: Control
Keeping the project schedule and expenditures on track. Managing stakeholder and sponsor expectations.
Keeping the project schedule and expenditures on track. Managing stakeholder and sponsor expectations.
Stage five: Close
Bring the project to a proper conclusion.
Bring the project to a proper conclusion.
In contrast to on-going, functional work, a project is "a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service."
Workshop Agenda
Introduction
Definition and Success Factors
Why Projects Fail
Essential Success Factors
Checklist for Success
Stage I: Initiate
Stakeholder Analysis
Project Objective and Scope
Risk Analysis
Statement of Work
Forming the Project Teams
Stage II: Plan
Tasks, Milestones, and Work Breakdown
Critical Path Scheduling
Network Diagrams
Budgeting
Stage III: Execute
Leadership
Team Launch
Stakeholder Communication
Leading Change
Managing Expectations and Resources
Stage IV: Control
Monitoring and Corrective Action
Change Management
Documentation
Stage V: Close
Stakeholder Sign-off
Capture Project Learnings
Final Project Report
Celebrate
Introduction
Definition and Success Factors
Why Projects Fail
Essential Success Factors
Checklist for Success
Stage I: Initiate
Stakeholder Analysis
Project Objective and Scope
Risk Analysis
Statement of Work
Forming the Project Teams
Stage II: Plan
Tasks, Milestones, and Work Breakdown
Critical Path Scheduling
Network Diagrams
Budgeting
Stage III: Execute
Leadership
Team Launch
Stakeholder Communication
Leading Change
Managing Expectations and Resources
Stage IV: Control
Monitoring and Corrective Action
Change Management
Documentation
Stage V: Close
Stakeholder Sign-off
Capture Project Learnings
Final Project Report
Celebrate
Building people, process, and performance!