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Provider:
ESI International
Topic(s):
Organization Development > Planning
Who Should Attend?
Anyone involved in Project Management
Full Seminar Description
This course gives you an in-depth analysis of the process of business strategy formation from a project management perspective. 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. 3 days. 22.5 PDUs. Fee per person: $1995.Today's business climate is characterized by unprecedented changes in technology and globalization, as well as a 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 organization formulate a strategy to achieve competitive success? How do projects contribute to the implementation of the organization's strategy? How should a project manager develop a project strategy?
Aligning Project Management with Corporate Strategy gives you an in-depth analysis of the process of business strategy formation from a project management perspective. 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'll get expert guidance on how to select strategies for success in complex project environments, including geographically dispersed projects, multicultural projects, and complex team structures.
Through-provoking discussions and stimulating exercises highlight this dynamic, timely course.
LEARN HOW TO:
- Understand and support top-level strategy formulation
- Ensure project creditability by aligning your project with your organization'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
THE CHANGING FACE OF BUSINESS
- Change is the only constant
- Change as an opportunity, not a problem
- Strategy as a method for leveraging change
- Projects as instruments of organizational change
STRATEGY IN CONTEXT
- Strategy as a key to organizational success
- Strategy examples from familiar domains
- What is a business strategy?: Historic examples, Modern success stories
- Who is responsible for strategy?
PARADIGM SHIFTS
- Paradigm shifts and their impact
- Are you a paradigm shifter?
- Requirements for dealing with paradigm shifts
MODERN STRATEGIC APPROACHES
- The classic approach: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
- The five structural forces
- Competence-based strategy
- Capability-based strategy
- Resource-based strategy
IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGY THROUGH PROJECTS
- A hierarchical view of strategies and projects
- Project selection -- a taxonomy of project types
SELECTION OF PROJECT STRATEGY AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY
- What is a project strategy?
- Selection of the right strategy
PROJECT STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
- Project stakeholder identification
- The project stakeholder management process
STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX PROJECT ENVIRONMENTS
- Multicultural
- Geographically disbursed
- Complex team structures
RETROSPECTIVE
- Where do we go from here?
- Managing organizations by projects
Sponsor Background:
In 1989, ESI and The George Washington University School of Business and Public Management initiated the Project Management Professional Development Program as a corporate training program for one of the world's leading telecommunications companies.As the demand for project management expertise increased, ESI began offering public courses.
To date, more than 250,000 students from 50 countries around the world have benefited from the courses. As a result, our Project Management Professional Development Program has achieved the distinction of being the world's most comprehensive education program for building project management knowledge and skills.
Discounts and Payment Policy
Receive 10 percent off your registration when you sign up for two or more classes or you register yourself and a friend for the same course at the same time. You must sign up for the courses at the same time and pay in advance. Course discounts do not apply toward The Project Advantage course, the PMP Exam Preparation course or any e-training course.
In case of a course cancellation, substitutions can be arranged. Double Deal discounts cannot be applied to any past classes and are not applicable to e-training courses, the PMP Exam Preparation course or The ProjectAdvantage.
Past Participants Include:
- Abbott Labs
- Amoco Corporation
- AMTRAK
- Bank of America
- The Boeing Company
- Dell Computers
- FedEx
- The Gillette Company
- Hewlett-Packard
- IBM
- Oracle
- Shell Oil
- US Postal Service
- World Bank
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