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Project Managment
Troubled
Projects: Techniques for Rapid Recovery
Minimizing the impact of troubled projects is a core competency
and critical success factor for today's IT organization. This workshop will
provide concise and practical tools for assessing and recovering systems
initiatives that are in trouble. Through the use of a well-defined and proven
set of methods and techniques the implementation manager will learn not only to
address troubled projects but also how to put in place processes and procedures
to minimize and manage trouble from the start. It is designed for the project
manager or IT manager, in a project oversight position, who needs to learn
improved risk management and project recovery strategies. The methods and
techniques are introduced through case studies and workshops based on real-world
situations. This workshop is presented as a 3-day lecture with workshops.
The Materials in this workshop utilize the Project Management
Institute's PMBOK™, and the Software Engineering Institute's Capability
Maturity Model (SW-CMM).
This workshop incorporates elements of the PMBOK™: Project
Integration Management, Project Scope Management, Project Time Management,
Project Cost Management, Project Risk Management, and Project Communication
Management.
Who Should Attend
This workshop is primarily for IT managers, project managers,
project management office members, systems architects, and others who might be
involved in the leadership of systems initiatives. It is also suggested that
internal clients/business owners (e.g. marketing directors) who will be
initiating and overseeing systems initiatives attend this workshop to gain a
better understanding of what they can do to help manage risks and guide success.
Workshop
Objectives:
- Understand the process, tools, and techniques needed to
perform a rapid evaluation of a project in trouble, develop a solid
recovery plan, and manage and oversee the transition to stability.
- Be able to categorize the severity of a breakdown, and
why and when it is beneficial for a breakdown to occur.
- Learn what to do now to minimize the likelihood
and magnitude of a breakdown.
- Understand the most likely failings of systems
projects, and understand strategies for addressing them.
- Identify key factors which can magnify the impact of a
breakdown.
- Identify the five key stakeholders and how they can
contribute to project breakdown and recovery.
- Learn how to address individual/group psychology and
team dynamics which can mask breakdowns and increase severity of
breakdowns.
- Understand the primary differentiators between projects
(technology, size, risk, approach/methodology) and the impact and
challenges associated with each.
- Address project management breakdown (leading,
communicating, negotiating, problem solving, and influencing the
organization).
- Incorporate continuous improvement systems.
To request a comprehensive
curriculum outline click... HERE.
Last updated on
April 30, 2008
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