Advanced Project Management for the Experienced Practitioner

    

Summary:
Have you ever wondered where project issues come from? Have you ever delivered great technology only to find that the supposed "customer" wants no part of it? Have you ever wondered what to do when asked for an estimate in the face of woefully inadequate information? Have you ever wondered why, if risk can be positive as well as negative, that you never see opportunity? These are just a few of the intriguing questions answered during this fascinating course.

Duration:
3-4 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
This course will be of value to project managers and team leads that are looking for guidance that is not found in the standard project management curriculum. Also managers of project mangers, functional managers with project responsibility and Project Management Office staff will benefit from this course.

Topics:

• Source of project success and failure - Dealing with the Human Element
• Defining Project Manager and Sponsor accountabilities
• How to optimize long term project value
• Managing Stakeholder Expectations
• Organizational Adoption - Dealing with Resistance to Change
• Winning the Estimation Game
• How to Choose Project Metrics that Make Sense
• Creating Opportunity in Your Projects
• Project Transition Delivering the Goods
• Defining and measuring project success

Prerequisites:
This course assumes experience in the role of project manager.

Last Update: February 8, 2012