Juggling Multiple Projects
Managing multiple projects and work teams requires advanced skills. Learn multi-project planning techniques to prioritize your projects and keep them on track!
Improve your Project Management abilities with this fast-paced program using a mix of interactive teaching methods, including:
- Instruction from highly experienced project leaders
- Shared project management experience through open class discussions
- Hands-on class exercises prioritizing projects
- Multiple project team assignments
- Industry case analysis
- Interactive project planning exercises
About this Seminar
In today's project driven corporate environment it is not uncommon for project leaders to end up managing 5-10 projects all at once. How do you handle competing priorities? How do you effectively schedule and manage multiple projects?
This intermediate seminar is ideal for project managers who are faced with juggling multiple projects, and need the understanding and skills to function effectively in a multi-project environment. Basic project management knowledge is a pre-requisite.
What You Will Learn
- How to analyze multiple project situations
- Techniques for successful management of task-oriented projects
- How to prioritize resource workloads across projects
- How to understand the role of the Project Sponsor
- How to create realistic schedules using modern PM methods
- How to prevent the domino effect between the projects
- Recognize the impact of organizational structure
- How and when to escalate
Who Should Attend?
Today's fast-paced business environment demands that managers have formal project management training. This course is vital for:
- Project managers needing additional tools to juggle projects
- New and functional managers
- Senior executives with business planning responsibilities
- Systems, manufacturing and operations personnel
- Engineering professionals
- Technology and research managers
Program Outline
Understanding the Multiple Project Environment
- Analyzing the makeup of your current portfolio
- Categorizing projects by size and type
- Using tools and templates to manage multiple project ripples:
- scope statement
- risk template
- change request
- communication plan
- project end evaluation
Managing Task Oriented Projects
- Personal organization and readiness
- Time management skills to help you achieve personal peak performance
- Prioritizing task oriented projects
Challenges in Managing Multiple Projects
- How organizational structure impacts personal influence and authority
- Identifying and communicating with project sponsors
- Prioritizing tasks and projects in accordance with corporate strategy
- Using a prioritization scorecard
- Tailoring the PM methodology to fit the project
Scheduling Techniques for Managing Independent and Interdependent Projects
- Understanding the implications of different types of deadlines
- Examining critical path Method
- Understanding critical chain scheduling
- Avoiding the pitfalls of safety nets
- Improve efficiency by
- reducing multi-tasking
- using 4 types of buffers
Faculty
Sandra Martyn, PMP
- Sandi is President of The Martyn Group, a consulting company specializing in project management training, project design and implementation.
- She has over 20 years of experience managing projects in all categories including construction, information systems, production, financial, transportation and public sector.
- Sandi has successfully instructed and coached thousands of managers to improve their project planning and management skills.
Kathryn Pottruff, PMP, MSPM
- Kathryn is one of Canada's most experienced project management professionals, with over 20 years of consulting and teaching experience. She recently completed her Masters of Science Degree in Project Management.
- As President of Pottruff Consulting Inc., Kathryn specializes in rapid deployment of project management methodologies throughout organizations. She is a dynamic instructor who has taught executives throughout Canada, the US and the Middle East.
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