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Structure of Project Management and Its Alignment with Delivery Changes

  • Settling in and preparation formalities
  • Organizational change and how project management ensures success during transitions
    • Discussion on the concept of change, its processes, and its impact on both the organization and its people
    • The importance of adopting a transition mindset to improve traditional project management approaches
  • Activity: 6 Thinking Hats
    • An engaging activity highlighting the dynamics of different points of view and their impact on change
  • Project Management Fundamentals Part 1
    • The project and its associated structures
    • Project management fundamentals: The people, methods, and lifecycle
    • Key knowledge areas for project management
  • Activity: The Blind Guide
    • An activity illustrating the analogy of how a change/project manager acts as a guide for organizational progress
  • Synthesis session
    • Summary and discussion on the importance of the previous session
  • Project Management Fundamentals Part 2
    • Developing the business case and initiating the project
    • The project charter and sample presentation
    • Stakeholder identification and coordination
  • Activity: The Vision Storyboard
    • Basic application of planning through storyboarding exercises
  • Project and Governance Planning
    • Essentials of project planning: Work breakdown, timelining, and activity breakdown
    • The critical path
    • Client and stakeholder communications
    • Cost, resource, and procurement planning
  • Final synthesis and assignment submission
    • Participants structure a project plan using the following guide items:
      • Project charter
      • Activity breakdown and milestone timeline
      • Resource, quality, and procurement planning
      • Key contact listing and communication protocol

Presentation of the Project and Governance Plan

  • Reviewing delivery and preparation rules
    • Preparation of handouts and materials
    • Loading presentations to laptops
    • Random selection of delivery order
  • Presentation of activity coursework and discussion
  • Recap of best practices and identified challenges

Project Implementation and Closure

  • Validation and verification of deliverable completion
  • Risk register and its significance
  • Dynamic change log and issue register
  • Governance and performance monitoring and reporting
  • Project completion reporting and achievement milestone presentation

Closing Activities

  • Summary of observed best practices
  • Discussion of opportunities and possible solutions
  • Open forum and event closure

Requirements

  • Familiarity with basic planning, change management, forecasting, and project ideation.
  • Experience in critical decision-making, stakeholder management, and resource management.

Audience

  • Middle-level executives who are new to project management and project initiation.
  • Young professionals with a reasonable amount of project management and implementation experience in their roles.
  • Employees responsible for managing project and product transitions.
 14 Hours

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