Day One Opening Activities

a)       Objectives, agenda, ground rules

b)       Participant introductions

2)       The Project Life Cycle

a)       Project Initiation

b)       Project Planning

c)       Project Execution

d)       Project Control

e)       Project Closing

3)       Mastering Project Communication

a)       Identifying project stake holders

b)       Defining information requirements

i)        Keirsey & Bates temperament type test exercise

c)       Bringing clarity and consistency to project communication

d)       Managing conflict constructively

4)       The Iron Triangle

a)       Project Scope Management

i)         Scope in the life cycle

ii)       The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

iii)      Scope validation

iv)     Scope change control

b)       Project Time Management

i)         Project estimating methods

ii)       Project scheduling methods

iii)      Gantt

iv)     Network diagramming

v)       Schedule compression techniques

vi)     Project tracking methods

c)       Project Cost Management

i)         Resource estimating

ii)       Managing free float

5)      Day One Closing Activities

a)       Real World Project Management Exercise

b)       Evaluation

   

6)       Day Two Opening Activities

a)       Real World Project Management reports

7)       The Project Organization and Human Resources

a)       Organization models

i)         Functional organizations

ii)       Matrix organizations

iii)      Projectized organizations

b)       Resource allocation and constraints management

c)       Dedicated and shared resources

d)       Collocation

e)       Virtual project management

i)        Temperament type group problem solving exercise

f)        Getting extraordinary results from ordinary people

g)       Integrated Project Teams (IPT)

h)       Group dynamics and facilitation

8)       Managing Risk in Projects

a)       Identifying risk

b)       Quantifying risk

c)       Risk management strategies

9)       Procurement

a)       Contingency planning

b)       Alternative strategies

c)       Insurance

d)       Acceptance

10)    Quality Management and Strategic Intent

a)       Technological excellence and time-to-market

b)       Operational excellence and Six Sigma Quality

c)       Customer intimacy and the House of Quality

d)       Project integration management

11)    Day Two Closing Activities

a)       Workshop follow-up

b)       Course objective review

c)       Certificates of Completion

d)       Evaluation