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 Analysis

n        Project Definition Development

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       METHODOLOGY PROCESS AND PRACTICE WRAP-UP

q       INSIGHTS TO METHODOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION

q       ESTABLISHING THE PMO

q       USING PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

schedule

q       8:30 am — Arrival at Workshop

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

q       12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm — Lunch Break

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

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