Advanced Project Management for the Experienced Practitioner (ADVPM)
Detailed Course Outline
Introduction
- Source of project success and failure – Dealing with the Human Element
- Many views of the project
- Project as investment
- Product lifecycle
- Business Value as a driver of project practice
- Enhanced definition of Project Management
Project Structure
- The Project Environment
- Getting a project off to a good start
- Distinguishing project and business objectives
- Designing a project charter that works
- Identifying stakeholders
- Winning the Estimation Game
The people side of projects
- Managing Stakeholder Expectations
- Organizational Adoption – Dealing with Resistance to Change
- Creating Opportunity in Your Projects
Advanced project process
- Complete and Correct Requirements
- Rational Management of Baselines
- How to Choose Project Metrics that Make Sense
- Project Transition: Delivering the Goods
- Defining and measuring project success