Advanced Project Management: Achieving Excellence
Course Info
Code MG2-152
Duration 5 Days
Format Classroom
Course Summary
This course is meticulously crafted to refine your management acumen, focusing on contemporary best practices in project management. Delegates will immerse themselves in management principles and the project life cycle, equipping them to set and achieve goals aligned with stakeholder requirements. Through effective team management and motivation, participants will harness the potential of high-performing teams, driving project success and organisational excellence.
Upon completion of this course, participants should be proficient in:
- Identifying strategies for enhancing management performance.
- Cultivating successful team dynamics and implementation strategies.
- Mastering techniques for strategic planning and administration.
- Developing negotiation skills to navigate complex stakeholder interactions.
- Applying management best practices to enhance leadership skills.
- Understanding the criteria for excellence outlined in the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award.
- Defining and addressing client needs and project objectives aligned with stakeholder expectations.
- Implementing project management methodologies, including scope definition and work breakdown structure.
- Estimating project time, costs, and resources accurately.
- Establishing effective project control systems and monitoring progress using key performance indicators.
- Conducting comprehensive risk assessment and management to mitigate project threats and exploit opportunities.
- Recognising and overcoming psychological barriers to risk perception among stakeholders.
- Planning, executing, and controlling project closure effectively.
This course is ideal for professionals seeking to enhance their management and project management skills. It is also suitable for:
- Technical professionals and engineers.
- Members of process improvement teams.
- Administrators responsible for project management.
- Business planners, program managers, and project managers.
This course uses a variety of adult learning styles to aid full understanding and comprehension. Participants will view real-world scenarios and case studies on videos to determine the best and worst ways to handle practical situations as a manager. They will review various management tools in order to prepare them for important decision-making and financial issues.
They will also undergo group activities to understand the impact of their decisions on the environment, economy and the wider business to emphasise the importance of planning and effective project management. They will then take part in role-playing activities in order to deal with difficult situations and improve communication skills to attract and negotiate with key stakeholders.
Course Content & Outline
Section 1: Leadership and Socio Technical Management
- Understanding the importance of sociotechnical management in project success.
- Aligning organisational values with visionary leadership.
- Exploring the fundamentals of the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award and its standards of excellence.
- Enhancing coaching skills and fostering employee training, satisfaction, and commitment.
- Managing work teams and identifying team member styles for productive conflict resolution.
- Evaluating virtual team effectiveness for remote collaboration.
Section 2: Strategic Planning and Negotiation
- Developing visionary management approaches and strategic implementation.
- Conducting SWOT analysis and integrating the value chain for performance enhancement.
- Practising negotiation exercises and strategies for achieving desired outcomes.
- Implementing persuasive negotiation techniques to realise benefits.
- Linking corporate strategies with operational results for competitive advantage.
- Exploring business models, process re-engineering, and corporate responsibility.
Section 3: Project Management Fundamentals
- Understanding the basics of project and portfolio management.
- Managing the triple constraints of time, cost, and scope.
- Conducting risk assessment and stakeholder management.
- Developing 'hard' and 'soft' skills essential for project management.
- Establishing project management maturity levels and organisational structures.
Section 4: Project Planning and Execution
- Crafting project charters and defining project objectives.
- Identifying stakeholders and forming project teams.
- Developing project plans, work breakdown structures, and responsibility matrices.
- Estimating time, resources, and budgets for project execution.
- Implementing communication and quality planning strategies.
Section 5: Risk Management and Control
- Defining risk management processes and assessing risk levels.
- Conducting qualitative and quantitative risk analysis.
- Implementing risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
- Tracking and reporting project risks effectively.
- Evaluating the effectiveness of risk management activities.
Section 6: Project Monitoring and Control
- Leading project initiation and surveying performance data.
- Managing project teams and stakeholder expectations.
- Tracking project objectives and implementing control mechanisms.
- Integrating Earned Value Management (EVM) for project control.
- Implementing integrated change control and quality assurance measures.
Section 7: Project Closure and Evaluation
- Establishing project closure objectives and plans.
- Conducting administrative and contract closure activities.
- Reviewing project outcomes and documenting lessons learned.
- Celebrating project success and evaluating post-project performance.
Project management is crucial for aligning projects with strategic goals, optimizing resources, and ensuring timely, high-quality outcomes. It involves stages from initiation to closure, applicable across industries. Key skills include leadership and communication. Books and certifications offer deep insights into effective project management practices.
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