ADVANCED PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PART 1:  PROJECT MANAGEMENT AS A STRATEGIC STRENGTH

• Why does your organisation require project management as a strategic capability?
• How can your organisation leverage project management techniques for the benefit of the organisation?
• What is meant by project management competence at the individual, team and organisational levels?
• What are the traits of the competent project manager?

• The project management process groups
• Project management processes
• Project management knowledge areas:
• Scope Management
• Time Management
• Cost Management
• Quality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Communications Management
• Risk Management
• Procurement Management

PART 3:  SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS

• The critical success factors for successful projects
• The criteria for judging whether a project has been successful
• The role of good stakeholder management in delivering projects successfully

Case studies of successful projects will be considered in depth

PART 4:  WHAT CAN BE LEARNT FROM FAILED / DISASTROUS PROJECTS?

• Common barriers to success in projects
• How such barriers can be overcome
• The effect of poor stakeholder management in failed projects

Case studies of failed projects will be considered in depth