WITH PMP® CERTIFICATION

Why Project Managers Needs to be Strategic?

Because organizations need a different breed of project managers. They need:

 Project Managers who have Business Acumen

 Project Managers who can lead the project from Complexity and Uncertainty Perspectives.
 Project Managers who can Engage Stakeholders and Manage their Expectations.

How Project Managers can become Strategic Leader?

To become a Strategic Project Manager, One Need to:

 Think how External and Internal Factors Influence Your Project

 Act Decisively with Less Data and Adapt Accordingly
 Influence People to Solve Problems Collaboratively

What Should Project Managers do to Promote them as Strategic Leader?

To Convince Your Management About Your Svtrategic Competency, One Need to:

 Discuss Your Work from Organizational Impact Rather Than Technical Perspective
 Accept Innovative Initiatives by Focusing on Outcomes
 Engage People Outside Your Department and Work Environment to Get Support
 What You will Learn?
Traditional practice of managing projects from time, costs, and scope constraints is not working. New breed of project managers is
required who can assess the complexity and uncertainty of project and device an implementation methodology. Lead Projects
strategically workshop will help you become a certified PMP® who has the competency to understand the dynamics of projects and
deliver results consistently.

Engagement Model

Content Interactive and informative sessions based on cutting edge research with practical scenarios

Context Collaborative coaching to help you identify relevant issues and applying content to your situation

Competence Experience experiential learning to map the competency requirements in a given context

WORKSHOP BENEFITS

ALIGN FORECAST HONOUR

Strategy with Project Delivery with Confidence Team Success

BALANCE ENGAGE INSPECT

Internal and External Needs of Project Criteria Stakeholder Expectations Results with Performance

CULTIVATE GROW JOIN

Transformative Culture in Project Environment Team for Delivery Management as Strategic

DESIGN
Outputs with Outcome Mindset

FOUR STEPS TO PMP® SUCCESS

Practice PMP®
Attend a 3-days Work with our Attempt PMP®
knowledge
workshop to facilitator to submit Success Guarantee
questions and
experience Project your PMP® exam Simulator to confirm
PMP® case-study
Management Cases Application your Preparation
questions
COURSE OUTLINE

Session 1
This session will cover:
This session will discuss the needs of project
Differentiate • Project Versus Operations
management and will compare it with project and
Projects • Project Versus Program program management concepts.
• Example: List of Projects

Session 2
This session will cover:
This session will discuss the alignment of projects
Align Portfolio • Strategy and Portfolio
with strategy. The participants will be able to
with Strategy • Portfolio Functions understand the functions of portfolio management.
• Example: Strategic Projects

Session 3
This session will cover:
Design Project • Project Life Cycle & Process Groups
Life Cycles • Project Life Cycle Types
• Example: Project Life Cycle
This session will compare the difference between
project life cycle phases and process groups. Partici-
pants will be able to access the different needs of
projects and design project life cycle.

Session 4
This session will cover:
Evaluate Project • Organization Structures
Manager Roles • Project Manager Role
• Example: List PM Responsibilities
This session will discuss the Organization structure
types and role of project manager in it. articipants
will be able to list their responsibilities as Project
Manager.

Session 5
This session will cover:
This session will discuss the Organization structure
Decide Project • Organization Structures
types and role of project manager in it. Participants will
Authorization • Project Manager Role be able to list their responsibilities as Project Manager.
• Example: List PM Responsibilities
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Session 6
This session will cover:
This session will discuss the types of stakehold-
Identify & Assess • Stakeholders and their Types
ers. Participants will be able to analyze and assess
Stakeholders • Stakeholder Engagement Strategies stakeholders needs and expectations.
• Example Stakeholder Engagement

Session 7
This session will cover:
Plan Project • Communication Types
Communications • Communication Planning
• Example Communication Management Plan
This session will provide the guidance to plan project
communications. Participants will be able to align
document project communication needs with their
organization governance plan.

Session 8
This session will cover:
Measure Project • Project Management Needs This session will guide participants to assess the needs
Management of project management for their projects. Project
• Project Management Plan categorization will be used to develop sizing matrix.
Needs • Example Project Sizing Matrix

Session 9
This session will cover:
Scope • Design Thinking for Requirements
Finalization • System Thinking for Scope
• Example Scope Statement
This session will guide participants to utilize
empathy to gather project requirements. Design
Thinking along with system thinking will be used to
finalize project scope statement.

Session 10
This session will cover:
This session will guide participants to differentiate
Define Quality • Quality Requirements quality concepts. Participants will be able to create a
Measurements • Cost of Quality quality management plan with quality metrics to
• Example Quality Management Plan achieve quality standards.
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Session 11
This session will cover:
This session will guide participants to decompose
Decomposing • WBS
scope statement into work break down structure.
Scope • Activities Participants will be able to differentiate WBS work
• Example WBS and Activity List packages and activities.

Session 12
This session will cover:
This session will guide participants to identify
Sequence • Dependency Types dependency needs of project activities. Participants
Activities • Lead Versus Lag will develop a project network diagram for duration
• Example Network Diagram estimation.

Session 13
This session will cover:
This session will guide participants to estimate project
Estimating • Resource Types
resources. Specific estimation types will be discussed
Resources • Resource Breakdown Structure based on project status and availability of information.
• Example RAM and Histogram

Session 14
This session will cover:
Estimating This session will guide participants to estimate
• Estimation Techniques project resources, duration and cost. Specific
Duration and
• Estimation Types estimation types will be discussed based on project
Cost • Example Project Cost Estimates status and availability of information.

Session 15
This session will cover:
Perform Critical • Forward & Backward Pass method
Path Analysis • Free Float & Total Float Calculation
• Example Critical Path Analysis
This session will guide participants to use project
schedule network diagrams to calculate critical path.
Participants will perform forward and backward pass to
calculate free float and total float.
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Session 16
This session will cover: This session will guide participants to identify the
Identifying and • Risk Identification risks based on available data and assess their impact
Assessing Risks • Risk Audit and probabilities. Participants will be able to
calculate contingency reserves based on risk mation.
• Example Risk Response Plan

Session 17
This session will cover:
This session will guide participants to develop risk
Planning and • Risk Response Planning responses for both positive and negative risks.
Managing Risks • Risk Assessments Participants will also be able to monitor risks and
• Example Contingency assessment create strategies to implement risk responses

Session 18
This session will cover:
Finalizing • Schedule Baseline This session will guide participants to finalize schedule
Schedule and and cost baselines using resource optimization and
• Cost Baseline reserve management.
Cost Baselines • Example Schedule Compression

Session 19
This session will cover: This session will guide participants to understand
Understanding • Agile Manifesto and Principles the agile framework and compare it with traditional
Agile • Agile Events, Artifacts and Roles project management. Participants will be able to
develop the story maps.
• Example Story map

Session 20
This session will cover:
This session will guide participants to estimate the
Estimating Agile • Iteration and Release Planning
agile projects. Participants will be able to develop a
Projects • Team Velocity and Buffers release plan for their agile projects.
• Example Release Plan
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Session 21
This session will cover: This session will discuss the strategies to acquire
• Acquiring Project Team project resources, and will guide participants how to
Lead Team manage project resources with conflict management
• Developing Project Team
techniques.
• Example Conflict Management

Session 22
This session will cover:
This session will provide the steps to manage changes
• Change Types
Lead Change in the project. Participants will practice the decision
• Change Process making process for change processing.
• Example Decision Making

Session 23
This session will cover:
This session will provide the steps to perform
• Procurement types
Lead vendors procurement in your project and utilize negotiation for
• Vendor Engagement value delivery.
• Example Negotiation

Session 24
This session will cover:
Lead Project • % Versus Physical complete
Performance • Example Calculate Earned value
• Example Project Forecasts
This session will explore the project controlling tools
and techniques with practical examples of earned
value calculations for both lagging and leading
indicators.

Session 25
This session will cover:
Lead Project • Project versus Phase Closing This session will simulate the cases for project closing
Transition • Closing Activities with an example of lesson learned activity
• Example Lesson Learned Document
 VISION
Our Vision is to be the global provider of change agents.

MISSION
Our Mission is to educate, engage, and inspire people globally
to enable their potential for growth.