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A 1-day, 7
PDU (0.7 CEU) instructor-led program
Focus
on Stakeholder Value
Herding CatsŪ is a simulation that will be familiar to anyone who
works on complex technical projects that are difficult to manage. This
experiential learning tool gives you the opportunity to test and apply
your understanding of project management in a risk-free yet realistic
environment.
At the beginning, you and your team will be given:
·
The business background for the project
·
The stakeholders' trade-offs among
scope, schedule, and cost
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A project plan
·
Details on who's available for the
project, turnover, learning curves, and overtime
·
Specifics on the product's technical
risk
·
Information on each team member's range
of performance
·
A set of overall project risk events
that may occur Then you and your team will strive to manage the project to
deliver more stakeholder value than the
competing teams do.
Deal
with an Unpredictable Project
Herding CatsŪ asks you to apply the fundamental principles of project
management to an ever-changing set of events. While other simulations
provide a predetermined problem to teach a predefined lesson, Herding
CatsŪ challenges you to develop a comprehensive yet flexible strategy that
can withstand the random difficulties that arise during a real project!
You and your team will know what might happen, but you won't know what
will happen - until you roll the dice.
Test the "Earned Value"
Concept Many professionals believe that "earned value"
is not relevant to their projects. During the simulation, you will monitor
the actual progress of your project, compare it to your plan, and take
corrective action when necessary. You will be able to apply "earned value"
and see for yourself how it can help you guide your project.
Extract What's Valuable to You
After the
simulation is over, you and your team will reflect on:
·
The skills and techniques you used in
the simulation
·
What worked and what didn't
·
What you would do differently the next
time
·
Useful lessons you might apply to your actual
projects
Herding CatsŪ will arm you with powerful, practical new ideas to apply to your current projects - immediately.
Upon completion, you will be able to:
· List the important project manager skills and techniques used in the simulation
· Better measure and balance stakeholder interests
· Plan for risk
· Respond to difficult risk events
· Manage a project using EACs for cost and schedule.
Who Will Benefit?
· Program managers who coordinate several projects
· Project managers who balance scope, schedule, and cost
· Project leaders who help teams make decisions
· Team leaders who work to establish team consensus
· Project team members who must learn to work as a team
· Senior executives who want to see how earned value can assist project management
Agenda
Morning
· Introduction
· Review of range-based estimation
· A review of earned-value fundamentals
· Planned value, actual costs, earned value
· Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
· Estimates to complete (ETC) and estimates at completion (EAC)
· Oak's Remaining Work Index (RWI) and the Staffing-to-Schedule Index (StSI)
· Introduction to Herding CatsŪ . Herding CatsŪ part one
Afternoon
· Herding CatsŪ conclusion . Herding CatsŪ debrief
·
Review of earned value in Herding CatsŪ . Earned
value back at work Closing
Contact us early to be sure to get the training dates you need.
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