Course Description
The Waves of Project Management
- Four Waves of Project Management
- Recognizing Complexity and Chaos elements
- Applying a Project Complexity Diagnostic Tool
Employing a Flexible Project Management Methodology
- Utilizing Predictive, Incremental, and Iterative Approaches
- Applying Adaptive Project Management Techniques
Minimizing Scale on Complex Projects
- Applying Big Picture Thinking
- Focusing on Real Business Value
Exploiting Risks on Complex Projects
- Evaluating Technology Maturity
- Creating Ranges for Risk Mitigation
Maximizing Pace on Complex Projects
- Creating Prioritized Batches of Work
- Managing adaptive requirements, change and quality
- Utilizing Lean Production Cycles
Optimizing Force on Complex Projects
- Meeting the Project Leadership Challenge
- Building High Performance, Learning Teams
You Will Learn How To
- Incorporate the science of complexity into project management strategies
- Assess project complexity using a Project Complexity Diagnostic Model
- Identify which PM methodology works best for each complex project
- Leverage best practices from Critical Chain, Adaptive, and Lean approaches to address specific issues
Who Should AttendAnyone managing, preparing or aspiring to manage large-scale, strategic or complex projects with experience at the level of Course 296, "Project Management: Skills for Success," or Course 340, "Project Management for Software Development."
Hands-On Experience:
- Analyzing the components of a complex project
- Applying a complexity assessment model to a case study
- Building an adaptive project management plan
- Decomposing a complex program into manageable components
- Delivering probabilistic estimations
- Optimizing your project with Agile and Lean best practices
Important Course Information
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Recommended Experience
- Solid understanding of conventional project management at the level of:
- Course 296, Project Management: Skills for Success, or
- Course 340, Project Management for Software Development
Exam Entry CriteriaManaging Complex Projects is much more than applying a set of standard practices. Managing complex recognizes the level of complexity early, establishing the proper initial conditions, and communicating the drivers of success and failure to management, stakeholders and the project team
In this Complex Project Management training course, you gain a deep understanding of essential influencers of project success or failure and a tool set to address the specific issues for your complex project. Through an intensive real-world, three-day project scenario, you learn how to assess, communicate and manage complex projects.
Audience
Anyone managing, preparing or aspiring to manage large-scale, strategic or complex projects with experience at the level of Course 296, "Project Management: Skills for Success," or Course 340, "Project Management for Software Development."