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This course supports your study towards PMI’s NEW Programme Management Professional (PgMP℠)Credential

 

Very suitable and well structured course – was real fun to take part.


Jan Maenen
Manager PPM
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Aligning Project Management with Organisational Strategy


Course information

Duration: 3 days
PDUs: 22.5

Course Fee:
£1595 excl. VAT
€2295 excl. VAT

 

Learn how to:

  • Understand and support top-level strategy formulation
  • Ensure project credibility by aligning your project with your organisation’s goals, objectives, and strategies
  • Create an appropriate strategy for your project
  • Communicate your strategy to the project team and the customer to achieve consensus
  • Manage stakeholder expectations to support project goals and objectives
  • Handle the stresses of globally dispersed and multicultural project teams

Course Synopsis

Today’s business climate is characterised by unprecedented changes in technology and globalisation, as well as by complex business relationships and the unrelenting drive for competitive success. In this highly stressful environment, it is essential for project managers to think and act strategically. How does an organisation formulate a strategy to achieve competitive success? How do projects contribute to the implementation of the organisation’s strategy? How should a project manager develop a project strategy?

Aligning Project Management with Organisational Strategy gives you an in-depth analysis of the process of business strategy formation from a project management perspective. You will learn how to link your project to the business strategy, develop an appropriate project execution strategy, and manage the expectations and interests of those who have a stake in the project outcome. You will get expert guidance on how to select strategies for success in complex project environments, including geographically dispersed projects, multicultural projects, and complex team structures.

Thought provoking discussions and stimulating exercises highlight this dynamic, timely course.

Course Topics

  1. Organisational Strategy in Context
    1. Strategy defined
    2. Strategy as a way to achieve organizational success
    3. Paradigm shifts and their impact—how change influences strategy
    4. Forces for business change
    5. The impact of organizational constraints on strategy
  2. Organisational Strategy: Approaches and Techniques
    1. Strategy as a key to organizational success
    2. Elements of a successful strategy
    3. The relationship between strategy and achievability
    4. Strategy assessments
    5. Classic approaches and techniques for level-setting strategic thinking
    6. Towards setting up a culture of strategic thinking
  3. Portfolio Management: Strategic Context
    1. Defining a portfolio
    2. Identifying projects included in a portfolio
    3. The impact of portfolio management on strategy
    4. Challenges and benefits of portfolio management
    5. Influential roles in portfolio management
  4. Portfolio Set-up and Maintenance
    1. Setting up a successful project portfolio
    2. Organisational influences of portfolios
    3. Generating potential portfolio projects
    4. Steps in selecting portfolio projects
    5. Integrating new projects into an existing portfolio
    6. Project performance and project gateway reviews
    7. The project filtering process
  5. Strategic Project Management
    1. Strategic vs. classic project management
    2. Aligning projects with strategy
    3. The role of the project team
    4. The importance of managing change that affects strategic projects
    5. Anticipating and managing stakeholder expectations and resistance

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