Advanced Project Management
Overview:
Introduction
This training program caters to experienced project managers aiming to master advanced project and program management techniques for complex projects. Aligned with the PMI®'s PMBOK®, it emphasizes integrating project management processes into organizational culture with senior management support.
Program objectives:
At the end of this program, the participants will be able to:
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Enhance risk management practices across the project life cycle.
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Implement robust metrics for tracking project progress, minimizing speculation.
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Enhance management strategies for challenging vendors.
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Refine time and cost estimates, particularly for high-risk projects.
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Mitigate cost and schedule risks using advanced methodologies.
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Ensure accurate progress reporting and enhance stakeholder engagement on complex projects.
Targeted Audience:
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Project managers and team leaders.
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Program and Operations managers.
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Project coordinators.
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Business analysts.
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Team members assigned to projects.
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Project control professionals.
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Construction managers and supervisors.
Program outline:
Unit 1:
Introduction:
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Why do we do projects?
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What is a project?
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What is project management?
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Project Delivery Systems / Life-cycle Models.
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Initiating.
Unit 2:
Project selection:
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Qualitative techniques and Quantitative techniques - Economic Evaluation.
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Selecting the right project manager.
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Project Objectives and Stakeholder assessment - who wants what?
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Identification of stakeholders.
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Stakeholder management and analysis.
Unit 3:
Planning:
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Task Characteristics and Duration Assessment.
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Planning and Scheduling Methods.
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Critical Path vs Critical Chain Scheduling.
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Resource Allocation Methods.
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Time-Cost Trade-off.
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Lead/Lag Scheduling.
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Critical Chain scheduling.
Unit 4:
Proactive Project Risk Management:
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What do we mean by risk?
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Risk vs. uncertainty.
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Attitudes towards risk.
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Risk identification, factors, sources, and analysis approaches.
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Qualification and quantification of probability and impact.
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Dealing with subjective elements of risk.
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Risk strategies.
Unit 5: Executing, Monitoring and Controlling:
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Lean Construction Strategies.
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Staff Acquisition.
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Team Development and Motivation.
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Leadership vs Management.
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Management styles and Conflict Handling.
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Using Earned Value to report accomplishment.
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Implementing Risk strategies.