Workshop Syllabus

DAY—1

q       WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION

Part 1—A Frame of Reference

q       FOUNDATION CONCEPTS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

n        Project Management

n        Program Management

n        Portfolio Management

q       THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIFE CYCLE

n        Defining the Project Management Life Cycle

n        Project Management Life Cycle Models

n        The ProjectPRISM™ Methodology Life Cycle

q       PROJECT MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS

n        The Project Management Environment

n        Internal Project Stakeholders—An Overview

n        The Professional Project Manager

n        The Project Management Executive

n        The Project Customer

q       THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO)

n        Practice Management

n        Infrastructure Management

n        Resource Integration

n        Technical Support

n        Business Alignment

Part 2—Project Management Practices

q       INITIATING A NEW PROJECT—PROFILE PHASE

n        Project Opportunity Identification

n        Project Definition

n        Project Staff Allocation

n        Project Vendor Acquisition

n        Project Business Purpose (Project Selection)

n        Project Charter Preparation

n        Project Portfolio Integration

DAY—2

q       PLANNING THE PROJECT—PLAN PHASE

n        Project Customer Requirements

n        Project WBS and Work Plan

n        Project Estimating

n        Project Risk Analysis & Response

n        Project Quality and Acceptance Plan

n        Project Change Control Plan

n        Project Staff Management Plan

n        Proposal and Contract Development

n        Project Management and Support Plans

q       CONDUCTING THE PROJECT—PERFORM PHASE

n        Project Tracking & Controlling

n        Project Earned Value & Variance Analysis

n        Project Report Management

n        Project Meeting Management

n        Project Staff Management

n        Project Vendor Management

n        Project Business Management

n        Project Oversight Management

q       CLOSING THE PROJECT—POST PHASE

n        Lessons Learned

n        Post-Project Evaluations

n        Staff Closeout

n        Vendor Contract Closeout

n        Business (Customer) Contract Closeout

n        Project Closeout – General Activities

DAY—3 (Half-Day Morning Session)

Part 3—PM Business Solutions

q       CONDUCTING METHODOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION

q       ESTABLISHING THE PMO

q       USING PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

schedule

q       8:30 am — Coffee and Continental Breakfast

q       9:00 am to 12:00 Noon — Morning Session

q       12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm — Lunch Break (On-Your-Own)

q       1:00 pm to 5:00 pm — Afternoon Session

Breaks will be interspersed at points in the day; afternoon sessions will have soft drinks and light snacks

Participant discussions and hands-on exercises are threaded into topic presentations; this alows consideration of solutions for participants’ real-time, immediate needs, process impacts on business performance, and relevant information from industry case reviews and survey results.

Topics discussions are highlighted by the introduction and discussion of associated project management office oversight, control, and support activities and responsibilities.

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