Course objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- develop their vision as a project manager
- anticipate and be proactive
- respond to events and tap opportunities
- win over project stakeholders
Programme
The training programme:
The project manager’s vision
- Looking at the project from the customer’s viewpoint
- Listening actively to all of your customers
- Tuning in to the market and staying a step ahead in customer relations
- Conducting regular, formal reviews of the expected end result
- Steering the project to achieve the expected outcome
The project manager’s anticipation and pro-activeness
- Picking up weak signals on the project
- Gain assurance in uncertain or unfamiliar environments
- Defining provisions for the project
- Calculating the project’s earned value and performance indicators so you can identify slippage fast
- Reviewing decisions in the light of exposure to risks and opportunities
Responsiveness in the project
- Seizing opportunities as they arise
- Analysing impacts and opportunities
- Launching risk response plans
- Accepting reviews and relinquishing certainty
Winning over project stakeholders
- Sizing up situations: the different viewpoints possible
- Striking the right balance between stakeholder interests
- Harnessing energy and spurring into action
- Leading the team through uncertainty: maintaining the project focus
- Defining ground rules based on shared values
e-Learning modules
e-Learning modules you will receive with this course:
- Identifying customer expectations for project success
- Using earned value to optimise costs and deadlines
- Assessing and minimising project risks
- Make use of opportunities within the project team
- Monitoring and minimising risks
Course duration
2 days + 5 e-learning modules
Who should attend?
This course is aimed at:
Experienced project managers and project directors; operations directors in charge of projects or managing project managers
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