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Managing Multiple Projects
...Learn to practically manage multiple projects without becoming cutoff from the rest of the world
Does your organization do more than one project at a time? Are
there limitations to the type and amount of human and other
reasons for project assignments?
Are your project taking longer and longer to complete? Are
results less than optimal because of time pressures on
resources?
Would you like to increase project “throughput”?
Succeeding in today’s competitive marketplace often requires
cycle time reduction, reducing the duration of projects and
getting results faster. This workshop will address managing
multiple projects within the context of program or product
management. Planning and managing the individual projects is
challenging. When introducing the real life limitation of
resources and other outside influences into the Multiple
–Project environment, those challenges are magnified and new
challenges introduced.
This is an exercise driven, no nonsense professionals practice
focused workshop, positioning the participants for immediate
action. The goal of this course is to equip you with the
necessary knowledge, skills, and techniques so that you can
effectively and productively manage multiple projects.
Prerequisite
Basic understanding of project management
Course Level
Intermediate/Advanced
Duration
2 Days
Who should attend?
You should attend this workshop if you manage a single project
that is affected by other projects within your organization;
participate or lead resource assignment decision across multiple
projects; Support portfolio management decision-making processes for
the selection and prioritization of projects; and manage multiple
projects of your company.
What You Will Learn
- Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations
- Prioritize and sequence multiple projects
- Manage time and stress within a multi project
environment
- Applying scheduling and estimating techniques
- Use appropriate methods to plan and control multiple
projects
- Maintain a dynamic multi project schedule
Content
Basic Outline of the Course:
Foundation Concepts
Portfolio, program and project management principles
The Multiple project environments
The PM-Pulse Multi-project Process
Tools in PM-Pulse Multi-project Process
Developing the Multi-Project list
Multi-project portfolio management
Project selection
Project categories and types
The project list
Multi-Project Logic Dependencies
Project dependencies
Types of multi-project portfolios
Categories of logical dependencies across multiple projects
Project priorities in the multi-project schedule
Logical dependencies
Multi-Project Resource Management
Multi-project resources and resource management concepts
Multi-project resource loading
Resource pool and resource database
Critical chain resource management, including drum resources and
multitasking
Multi-project resources and out sourcing |
Managing Risk across Multiple-Project
Plan
Multi-project risk management process
Critical chain and multi-project risks
Identifying, assessing and responding to multi -project risks
Risk relationship management methods
Creating and Executing the
Multi-Project Plan
The multi-project plan
Multi-project scheduling
Multi-project budgeting
Executing & maintaining the multi project plan
Controlling in the multi-project environment
Multi – Project Communications
Effective communication in the multi project environment
Common communication barriers
Multiple project communications plan
Negotiate and resolving multi–project conflicts
Soft skills essential for effective
management and execution of multiple projects
Recap & Closing |
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