Managing Multiple Projects

Course Agenda

1)       Day one opening activities

a)       Objectives, agenda, ground rules

b)       Participant introductions

2)       What is portfolio project management

3)       Project selection

a)       Strategic intent

b)       The BCG model

c)       Risk analysis

i)         Opportunity

ii)       Threat

d)       Cash flow analysis

e)       Competency vs. constraint analysis

i)        Project selection exercise

4)       The multiple project pipeline

a)       Initiation

b)       Planning

c)       Critical factor execution

d)       Termination

e)       Fulfillment execution

f)        closeout

i)        Project planning exercise

5)      Day one closing activities

a)      Review lessons learned

b)      Feedback

6)       Day two opening activities

a)       Review of objectives

7)       Risk management

a)       Identifying unknowns and uncertainties

b)       Balancing threats and opportunities

c)       Defining SMART objectives

d)       Establishing gate criteria

e)       Managing change

i)        Decision tree exercise

8)       Time management

a)       Critical resources

b)       Integrating project schedules

c)       Sharing project resources

d)       Virtual project teams

e)       Partnering

9)       Gate reviews

a)       Roles and responsibilities

b)       Six keys

c)       Backlog integration

i)        Gate review exercise

10)   Day two closing activities

a)       Review of objectives

b)      Review lessons learned

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