Courses

Core Competency Course Descriptions

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	Project Management Essentials Translate the International Standards for Project Management into your real-world environment Find out how to use the effective planning, executing, controlling and closing processes Understand international best practices and the relevance of the PMBOK® to your business projects Determine how to gain support for projects each step of the way Develop robust plans that consider risk and resource constraints Learn how to successfully cope with projects irrespective of size
	Effective Project Risk Management Apply the principles of Risk Management with practical tools to make effective business decisions Learn how to identify, quantify, prioritise and plan for risk with a systematic approach Find out how to distinguish between good luck & bad management and bad luck & bad management Learn better decision making to quantify alternatives and understand best, worst & most likely outcomes Develop more effective Risk Management plans and pro-actively monitor them as the project unfolds Insights into key issues such as realistic assessments of contingency funds Analyse Contractual Risks and influencing the procurement process
	Managing Project Resources Discover key skills for managing and controlling your project resources Building an effective and motivated project team Negotiating for key resources and working around organisational barriers Effective estimating techniques and practical ways for developing robust schedules Improving quality performance on your projects Scheduling to resolve resource conflicts in the planning phase Manage project performance and accurately report project status
	PMP Exam Preparation Do you realize that knowing how to approach a question on the PMP® exam could be as important as having the project management knowledge behind it? Use world class training materials developed by Rita Mulcahy, RMC Project Management, Inc. Discover the secrets to taking and passing the PMP® exam Become focused on the areas where students typically have most difficulty Develop a better understanding of the concepts asked for in the PMP® Exam Use PM FASTrack® PMP® Exam Simulation Software to test your progress Develop a personalised study plan to help reduce your follow on study time

People in Projects Course Descriptions

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	Leading & Motivating Project Teams Effective techniques for developing, inspiring and leading successful project teams Develop practical strategies that get to the heart of complex team issues Assess the current development level of your team Diagnose and deal effectively with under performing project staff Learn how to keep motivation high and build high performing teams Negotiating inside and outside the team
	Project Communication A must have 2-day action communication toolbox for Project Leaders and Managers in real and virtual teams. Understand the importance of effective communication in projects Apply the right type of communication at the right time Identify the importance of understanding the listener Effectively resolve conflicts through effective communication Discover what makes a Leader and effective communicator Put communication in action with virtual teams Overcome communication barriers with project stakeholders
	Successful Project Negotiation Skills Working towards agreement and dealing with disagreement Understand the dynamics of negotiations and how to maximise your chance of success Prepare in depth, focusing on both your own – and the other party’s – situation Use the four stages of negotiation effectively Follow a structured, positive process to move towards your goals Be confident in handling and applying pressure, dealing with tactics and saying 'No' Generate agreements that achieve results without damaging relationships
	Managing Virtual Project Teams Understand the new challenges Project Managers and virtual team leaders face in the global playground and acquire the virtual team coordination methodology and tools to reinforce leadership effectiveness New challenges project leaders are facing today in a flattening world The virtual team coordination model to lead and motivate project teams across cultures Self-awareness and social awareness to coordinate team members Virtual team context analysis and actions to meet project requirements Setting the virtual team operations Transforming the virtual team into a high performance team
	Cross Cultural Communications Ensure effective communication and understand the cultural challenges in a diverse project environment for project success Understand the imperatives of leading edge performance culture Comprehend individual relating styles to others and learn how to adapt it to the context and situationIdentify individual and collective values & practices and learn how to bridge differences across cultures Work on the cultural consequences of international project management and acquire best practices Determine individual and collective actions to implement methods and tools learned
	Managing International Projects Successfully tackle the challenges of team management, leadership and communication across borders. Learn how to get results from individuals and teams by developing high performance climate and situational leadership styles Acquire the new imperatives and methods of Managing Project From Afar Master international team work (virtual team management) and learn how to adapt to individual cultural traits Determine individual and collective actions to implement methods and tools learned

Advanced Competency Course Descriptions

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	Recovering Troubled Projects Discover how to avoid that sinking feeling and deliver truly successful projects Perform objective assessments of project status with emphasis on early warning signs Identify success factors to avoid critical situations or failures Discover how to define and implement a recovery plan Effectively manage recovery actions and gain management buy-in during the recovery process Learn how to manage project stakeholder expectations Develop a detailed checklist for recovering your own projects
	Managing Multiple and Complex Projects Essential skills for agile development in today’s increasingly complex business world Discover how to effectively introduce a new process into an organization Learn techniques for assembling and building a technical project team Manage risks unique to software development Use a Traceability Matrix and build in effective quality controls Build a flexible schedule that anticipates changes and evolutions Learn how to participate actively in an agile development project
	Managing Multiple & Critical Projects Essential skills for Project and Program leaders in today’s increasingly complex global project world Learn how multiple projects can be effectively controlled, especially where change is ‘business as usual’ Review the ‘show-stoppers’ which repeatedly impact upon the delivery of complex & multiple projects Analyze the strategic alignment of projects and issues around delivering trans-national projects Discover how Program Managers ensure a portfolio or program is managed at the correct level Explore what a ‘best practice’ organizational structure for the management of multiple projects looks like Develop a personal action plan to apply your learning back at work
	Managing the Project Portfolio Essential skills for Project and Program leaders in today’s increasingly complex global project world Learn project evaluation criteria and selection models to rank projects Apply right metrics to track, control, and successfully manage the portfolio Delineate criteria to terminate projects that are not meeting target objectives Use a scorecard for strategic alignment of projects in portfolios Discover practical project valuation using quantitative financial models
	Advanced Project Risk Management Apply the principles of Risk Management with practical tools to make effective business decisions Develop Enterprise-Wide Risk Management by understanding the hierarchy of business objectives Use Return on Sales, Return on Investment and Economic Value Added to analyse risk to the bottom line Investigate Business Care by assessing risks to business benefits Analyse Contractual Risks with financial metrics to assess impacts both to margin and cash flow Use Simulation Techniques including Monte Carlo simulation with @Risk® software Explaining Emotional Literacy, understanding and controlling risk attitudes

Speciality Course Descriptions

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	Advanced Project Management for Strategic IT Development Discover how to avoid that sinking feeling and deliver truly successful projects Refocus IT as a business tool thus challenging communication and culture Identify major shortcomings, and design and implement compelling performance improvement programmes Understand what constitutes the service engine and its relationship to the total business experience Assess IT and building an improvement programme Get familiar with a new maturity model for a changing market. Be Inspired by business outcomes rather than process
	Managing Software Development Projects Essential skills for agile development in today’s increasingly complex business world Discover how to effectively introduce a new process into an organization Learn techniques for assembling and building a technical project team Manage risks unique to software development Use a Traceability Matrix and build in effective quality controls Build a flexible schedule that anticipates changes and evolutions Learn how to participate actively in an agile development project
	Enterprise Wide Business Process Management Providing a comprehensive view of business, process automation and human change. Attend the most comprehensive, current and pragmatic BPM seminar in the world Work with Roger Burlton: The most experienced and highly-rated seminar facilitator in the enterprise BPM field Develop more agile process-based business architectures and process models that will scale and adapt Align your various change programs through process strategies, architectures and governance Become a leader in communicating the latest BPM innovations and gaining acceptance Build a practical BPM Support Capability
	The Lazy Project Manager Live Masterclass with Peter Taylor This unique course will deliver On Time, On Budget, but with an Agile approach to Scope (in order to deliver the skills that are specifically needed).

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