Advanced Project Management

Target group

This course is ideal for project leaders, team members and managers who already have some experience with project-based work and want to deepen and professionalise their approach.

It is aimed at professionals who:

• Regularly lead or coordinate projects within their organisation
• Want to evolve towards a uniform and strategically aligned project approach
• Are looking for practical tools and methodologies such as Prince2 and PMBoK to manage their projects more efficiently
• Want to gain more control over team dynamics, decision-making and change management within projects
• Want to align their leadership style with the maturity of their project team

The training course is particularly valuable for organisations that strive for project excellence and want to establish a stronger link between strategy and implementation through a professional PMO.

Our approach

• This training consists of 3 training days, preferably divided 2+1. 
• The course offers a mix of theoretical underpinnings and practical exercises.
• Each participant should have a project to apply what they have learned to.
• We will work concretely on participants' projects.
• The training provides the opportunity for experience exchange with other participants.
• The learning experience is supported and enhanced by the use of an online learning platform.
• A training certificate can be provided.

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What can you expect?

Advanced planning techniques:

• Planning a project through Mind Mapping
• Budgeting based on WBS/milestone plan
• Network scheduling techniques

Managing a project team:

• Building a project team (FRY)
• Organising efficient project team meetings
• Managing evolution in a project team (Tuckman)
• Dealing with the different personalities in the project team (Belbin team roles - incl. certified assessment)

Managing project stakeholders:

• Clear roles and responsibilities in a project environment (social contract)
• Stakeholder analysis
• Stakeholder management
• Communication in and around projects
• Creating commitment in and around projects
• Dealing with change in projects (incl. scope changes)
• Dealing with resistance in projects

Project leadership:

• Project manager = technical expert?
• Situational project leadership: adapting your leadership style to the maturity of the project team

Programme

Idea phase:

• Elevator's pitch
• Project Excellence philosophy
• Project Portfolio Management

Definition phase:

• Delineating a project with the project triangle
• Content of the Project charter
• Different roles in a project
• Social contract between project manager and client
• Stakeholder analysis & communication plan
• Risk analysis & follow-up

Planning phase:

• Work Breakdown Structure
• Milestone planning
• Activity planning
• Rolling wave planning

Implementation phase:

• Managing the project team
• Creating commitment
• Efficient project team meetings:
  • Kick-off meeting
  • Learning stop
  • Decision-making in team (consultative decision-making)
• Dealing with change
• Dealing with resistance

Monitoring & adjustment:

• Scope changes
• Learning stop
• Status report

Transfer & closure phase:

• Project aftercare
• Project evaluation