 |
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
 |
|
|||
 |
 |
|
||
 |
|
|||
|
||||
 |
|
|||
A 3-day, 21 PDU (2.1 CEU) instructor-led program
Program
pre-requisites. You must have
successfully completed Five Sigma® Project Management (or hold PMP certification or its equivalent) and have: an
interest in advanced, problem-solving tools for better project management;
experience managing complex white-collar projects; and the patience to
think systemically about a stakeholder's problem.
Understand
and integrate multiple causes with multiple effects in one system.
This program
for the experienced project manager teaches you how to employ systems
thinking tools and techniques to solve complex project problems. You will
review the fundamentals of powerful, range-based estimation. You will
learn new tools to expose the cause-and-effect feedback loops at work in
your system. You will apply what you have learned to problems drawn from
your project work. You will develop solutions that will last over
time.
Details on
the dynamics of a typical project, especially staffing. Topics will
include: time to find resources; time to learn; time to teach; staffing
early and late in the project; and the total cost of learning on the
project. The program will explain the late-project Crossing the Desert phenomenon that every project must
endure.
Earned-value
dynamics. You will
explore the dynamics of earned-value performance management in a project -
early, in the middle, and late.
Communicating
with others. Other topics
in the program include communicating with stakeholders and reporting to
senior management about the project. This course for the 21st century
project manager reflects the latest terminology from The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (The
PMBOK® Guide).
Upon
completion, you will be able to:
- Skillfully use the language of systems dynamics
- Apply systems thinking to your project management issues
- Develop a feedback loop description of your project issues
- Apply systems templates to your problems
- Explain system solutions to others with a causal loop diagram
- Understand the deep dynamics of controlling a project's performance
- Cite ways to correct an off-plan project in its early, middle, and late stages
- Understand earned-value management's strengths and weaknesses
- Know where to look for critical delays in your project
- Produce persuasive reports to senior management
Who Will Benefit?
· Experienced project and program managers who wish to take a systems view of their projects
· Senior technical leads who want to acquire additional quantitative tools for managing projects
· PMPs who wish to learn more advanced problem-solving tools and techniques
Agenda
Day 1
Introduction, review, basic first steps
1. What is systems thinking? And why will it
help me?
2. Why is the Beer Game famous?
3. What are the
fundamentals that every project manager should know about project
planning, execution, and control? (a brief review)
4. How can I begin
to solve one of my chronic project problems?
Day 2
Dynamics of real projects and systems templates
1. What are some of the important dynamics of a typical project?
2. How do earned-value tools work when real delays occur during
implementation?
3. How can I apply systems-thinking templates to one
of my chronic problems?
Day 3
Risks
1. What happens when scope is poorly
managed or discovered late in the project?
2. What are the dynamics of
bringing additional staff on board?
3. How do I present the systems
solutions to my problem to senior management?
4. How do I cultivate
organizational patience to see the solutions through?
Contact us early to be sure to get the training dates you need.
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|