Almost every project indicates one or more negative project symptoms that if not remedied may eventually trigger a project failure. This workshop provides attendees the foundational knowledge needed for being able to detect and remedy common project failure triggers. This workshop will also help attendees to develop simple failure avoidance and quick resolution strategies, practices, and tools. The workshop will be a combination of lecture, group break-out, and individual assignments, case studies, and situational reflective practices. Past attendees have been positive in their reviews. In one post-workshop recommendation, an attendee wrote, "It was GREAT! And he was a hoot as a presenter too!
A GUIDE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AREAS COVERED: All.
Who should attend?
Associate project managers, project managers, project sponsors, program managers, and key project stakeholders who are interested in proactively preventing project failure.
Attendees should have at least two (2) years of direct project management experience or have at least four (4) years of being actively engaged as a project team member.
How you will benefit
Develop and enhance the contributions you make to your organization by being able to:
• Understand the distinct dichotomy between project success and project failure.
• Identify several dozen common project failure triggers.
• Determine the root causes of common project failures.
• Identify projects that are experiencing soon-to-be project failure problems.
• Develop simple project failure avoidance and quick resolution strategies, practices, and tools aligned to the triggers.
Your seminar experience will cover:
This workshop will provide you with foundational knowledge and analysis needed for being able to detect and remedy common project failure triggers grouped within the categories:
• Communication Management
• Scope Management
• Time Management
• Cost Management
• Human Resource Management
• Quality Management
• Procurement Management
• Project Integration Management
• Risk Management
• Project Manager Confidence Obstacles
• Executive Support
• User Involvement
• Experience Project Manager
• Clear Business Objectives
• Minimized Scope
• Standard Infrastructure
• Firm Basic Requirements
• Formal Methodology
• Reliable Estimates
• Watching the Workers
• From the Rumor Mill
Instructional Methods include a mix of lecture, discussions, individual practices, case studies.
