Course Description
The Advanced Project Management course is designed for project managers to go beyond the basics of project management and learn advanced concepts such as critical chain method, project simulation, process simulation, cash flow analysis, and project profitability models.
The advanced project management course provides project managers with challenging scenarios of complex projects that have succeeded in the past, even under challenging conditions. The project manager will be provided with all the tools and techniques to make judgments on running projects under different scenarios and come up with solutions and alternatives to make the project profitable and satisfy the customer requirements.
The advanced project management course will also address concepts such as systems engineering, Six Sigma, and lean management as they relate to running projects.
Course Outline
Day 1:
- The role of the project manager revisited
- Why project fail?
- The role of the project manager in project failures
- Comprehension of KPIs in projects
- Comprehension of Earned Value Management philosophy
- Understanding of Sarbanes Oxley and other constraints affecting projects
- Understanding the politics of the organization
- Practical Exercise - Day 1
Day 2:
Global Team Building and Execution
Intuition versus practicality
Knowledge of software tools
SharePoint or Knowledge management software
Creating a pro-active culture
Practical Exercise – Day 2
Day 3:
The different modes of execution
Delegation and coordination of project activities
Dashboard manipulation and logic
Maintaining data integrity
Stakeholder management
Change Management and Negotiations
Practical Exercise – Day 3
